Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Ashkenaz

Rabbi and scholar

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Ashkenaz was a prominent rabbi and scholar of the 18th century. He was born in 1698 in Ashkenaz, Poland and died in 1760. He was a student of the Vilna Gaon and later became a prominent rabbi in his own right. He was known for his expertise in Jewish law and his writings on the subject.