Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook

religious leader

Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook was a prominent rabbi and a pivotal figure in the Jewish religious Zionist movement. Born in 1891 in what is now Latvia, he was the son of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Palestine. After moving to Israel, he became a respected authority on Jewish law and philosophy, known for his teachings that integrated Jewish spirituality with the Zionist vision of returning to the Land of Israel. He served as the head of the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, shaping generations of Jewish leaders and thinkers. Rabbi Kook's writings and teachings continue to influence religious Zionism and Jewish thought today.