Abraham Isaac Kook
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Summary
Abraham Isaac Kook was born on September 7, 1865[1], in Grīva[2]. He died on September 1, 1935[3], in Jerusalem[4]. He worked as a rabbi[5], mystic[6], rosh yeshiva[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,077 views/month, #7,012 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery[11]
- Father: שלמה זלמן הכהן קוק[12]
- Child: Zvi Yehuda Kook[13]
- Country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire[14], Mandatory Palestine[15], Russian Empire[16]
- Occupation: talmudist[17]
- Position held: Chief Rabbinate of Israel[18], rabbi[19]
- Educated at: Vałožyn Yeshiva[20]
- Student: Zvi Yehuda Kook[21], Yaakov Moshe Charlap[22], David Cohen[23], Yitzhak Arieli[24], Aryeh Levin[25], Moshe-Zvi Neria[26], Shalom Natan Ra'anan[27], rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach[28], Shlomo Goren[29], Monsieur Chouchani[30], Cemach Green[31]
- Notable work: Orot[32], Orot HaTorah[33], Le-Mahalakh ha-Ide'ot be-Yisrael[34], For the Perplexed of the Generation[35], Lights of Holiness[36], שמונה קבצים[37]
- Religion or worldview: Judaism[38]
- Influenced by: Zvi Hirsch Kalischer[39]
- Sex or gender: male[40]
- Genre: religious philosophy[41]
- Commons category: Abraham Isaac Kook[42]
- Archives at: Gnazim Institute archive[43]
- Cause of death: cancer[44]
- Given name: Avraham[45], Yitzhak[46]
- Significant event: Aliyah[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Abraham Isaac Kook[48]
- Commons gallery: Abraham Isaac Kook[49]
- Relative: Hillel Kook[50]
- Student of: Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin[51], ראובן לוין[52], Eliʻezer Don-Yiḥya[53]
- Manner of death: natural causes[54]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Abraham Isaac Kook include Rabbi Kook Prize for Rabbinical literature[56].
Why It Matters
Abraham Isaac Kook has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for him include Rabbi Kook Prize for Rabbinical literature[56].
FAQs
Where was Abraham Isaac Kook born?
Abraham Isaac Kook was born in Grīva[2].
Where did Abraham Isaac Kook die?
Abraham Isaac Kook passed away in Jerusalem[4].
Who were Abraham Isaac Kook's parents?
Abraham Isaac Kook's father was שלמה זלמן הכהן קוק[12].
What did Abraham Isaac Kook do for work?
Abraham Isaac Kook worked as a rabbi[5], mystic[6], rosh yeshiva[7], poet[8], and philosopher[9].
Where did Abraham Isaac Kook go to school?
Abraham Isaac Kook was educated at Vałožyn Yeshiva[20].