Rabbi Gavriel Zinner ( גבריאל ציננער; also Tzinner, Cinner, Tsinner) is an Orthodox

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in Boro Park,

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known for his series of books on

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, ''Nitei Gavriel''.

Biography

Zinner studied at the Puppa

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and is a student of the Grand Rabbi Yosef Greenwald of the Puppa Hasidic dynasty. He received ''Hora’ah'' (ordination) from the latter, with whom he then interned for over 20 years. He married the daughter of Rabbi Yehoshia Friedman from

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. Early in his career, Zinner was associated with Rabbi Menashe Klein of Ungvar, the well known ''

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'' (legal scholar), author of ''Mishneh Halachos''. Zinner has also established connections with many other ''Gedolim'', among them Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Neumann, the

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Rav in

. Zinner was close to the Debreciner Rabbi, Rabbi Shmuel Wosner, and Rabbi Fishel Hershkowitz. In the many visits he made to

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, he learned from Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, with whom he enjoyed "talking in learning". Rabbi Zinner issues ''

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im'' (Kosher certification), with mark "NKG"

Works

Zinner has authored over 30 volumes of ''Nitei Gavriel'', (נטעי גבריאל, "Plantings of Gavriel") a ''

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'' on the entire spectrum of topics in '' halachah'' (Jewish law). The works are known for addressing situations not commonly brought in other works; they also delineate the varying approaches amongst the Hasidic branches. For both reasons they are often reprinted. In

, Zinner's tradition is to follow the Shulchan Aruch HaRav written by the '' Baal HaTanya''. This was passed on to him by his mentor, Rabbi Greenwald, from his father, and to him in turn from his father, the Arugas Habosem. He also has great admiration for the last Lubavitcher Rebbe.

References

External links

Rabbi Zinner's books listed in the National Library of Israel
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