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Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Soloveithchik, or Reb Velvel Soloveitchik, sometimes known as the Brisker Rav, was a son of the famed Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik. Eventually moving to Israel from the town of Brisk, he continued educating students as his father did, with what would come to be known as the Brisker Derech (the Brisker way) of analyzing Talmud. This form of analyzation stressed conceptual understanding combined with strict adherence to the text. Eventually he opened what came to be known as the Brisk Yeshiva in Israel. After his passing the yeshiva split in two, each one taken over by a different one of his sons. The Brisker Rav was also a leader of the chareidi community in Israel and advocated complete withdrawal of participation with the Israeli government, a secular government whose ideals and values were, in his view, antithetical to the principals of orthodox judaism. He even advocated not taking any money from the government in support of yeshivas and other torah institutions. This viewpoint of his was disputed by other leaders in the chareidi community, such as Rabbi Menchem Schach, the leader of the Agudah party, Degel Hatorah, in Israel.¹

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Reb Velvel Soloveitchik Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik ( Hebrew : יצחק זאב סולובייצ'יק ), also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish ) or as the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk", (1886, Valozhyn - 1959, Jerusalem ), was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk . He is also commonly known as the GRYZ , an acronym for G aon R abbi Y itzchak Z ev ("sage Rabbi Isaac Wolf") and "The Rov".

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Yitzchok Zev Halevi Soloveitchik ( Hebrew : יצחק זאב הלוי סולובייצ'יק), also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish ) or as the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk", (19 October 1886, Valozhyn – 11 October 1959, Jerusalem ), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem , Israel . He was a son of Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk .

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Yitzchok Zev Halevi Soloveitchik ( Hebrew : יצחק זאב הלוי סולובייצ'יק), also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish ) or the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk ", (19 October 1886 – 11 October 1959), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem , Israel . A scion of the Soloveitchik rabbinical dynasty , he is commonly referred to as the "GRY"Z" (an acronym for G aon R abbi Y itzchok Z ev) and "The Rov". He was known for his stringency in halakha (Jewish law) and advocacy for non-participation in the Israeli political system .

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Belarusian-Israeli Orthodox rabbi Yitzchok Zev Halevi Soloveitchik ( Hebrew : יצחק זאב הלוי סולובייצ'יק), also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish ) or the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk ", (19 October 1886 – 11 October 1959), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem . A scion of the Soloveitchik rabbinical dynasty , he is commonly referred to as the "GRY"Z" (an acronym for G aon R abbi Y itzchok Z ev) and "The Rov". He was known for his stringency in halakha (Jewish law) and advocacy for non-participation in the Israeli political system .

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Belarusian-Israeli Orthodox rabbi Yitzchok Zev Halevi Soloveitchik ( Hebrew : יצחק זאב הלוי סולובייצ'יק ‎ ), also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish ) or the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk ", (19 October 1886 – 11 October 1959), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem . A scion of the Soloveitchik rabbinical dynasty , he is commonly referred to as the "GRY"Z" (an acronym for G aon R abbi Y itzchok Z ev) and "The Rov". He was known for his stringency in halakha (Jewish law) and advocacy for non-participation in the Israeli political system .

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