Rabbis of Israel
Persons, originating from Poland

Rabbis of Israel

Isaac Herzog
Alsoo known as Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog
Born 1889 in Łomża, Poland
Died 1959 in Israel.
He was the first Chief Rabbi of the Irish Free State, his term lasting from 1921 to 1936.
From 1937 until his death, he was Chief Rabbi of the British Mandate of Palestine and of Israel, once formed.
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Shmuel Salant
Born: January 2, 1816 Białystok
Died: August 16, 1909 in Jerusalem
Shmuel Salant served as the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for almost 70 years. He was a renowned Talmudist and Torah scholar. He was also known for his moderation and tolerance of all classes of Jews. As Ashkenazic chief rabbi, he was on friendly terms with his Sephardic counterpart, Chief Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Elyashar.
<-- Portrait of Rabbi Shmuel Salant on an American charity stamp (no postage stamp).
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Samuel Mohilewer
Born: April 25 1824 in Glebokie, now Hlybokaye, Belarus
Died: June 10, 1898 in Białystok
Samuel Mohilewer was a rabbi in Białystok, and a pioneer of Religious Zionism and one of the founders of the Hovevei Zion movement. He dedicated himself to promote Zionism by convincing Białystok's Jews to move to Petah Tikva, then a struggling settlement. In 1884, Mohilever was elected to the presidency of the Hovevei Zion conference, with Leon Pinsker serving as chairman. He served as chairman in the 1887 and 1889 conferences. Detail of a photograph of a meeting of zionists in Katowice in 1884. -->
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Shlomo Goren
Born: (February 3, 1917 in Zambrów
Died: October 29, 1994 in Jerusalem
Goren's original family name was Gorenchik. He emigrated with his family to the British Mandate of Palestine in 1925. Following the establishment of the state of Israel, Goren was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Military Rabbinate of the IDF with the rank of Major-General. He fulfilled that function until 1968. Once he was retired, he established a yeshiva; an educational institution that focuses on the study of the Talmud and Torah.
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<-- Shlomo Goren as a young officer and rabbi

Polonica stamps:

Israel 1984, 20 XI
 Israel 2006, 25 VII
 Israel 2008, 17 IX