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Shlomo Nosson Kotler (Hebrew: שלמה קוטלר; 1856 – c. 1920) was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva (dean), Talmudic scholar, Torah author and posek (halakhic decisor).

Early life

Born in Kovno, Lithuania, Kotler studied in the Telz yeshiva under Eliezer Gordon and Jacob Joseph. He later studied in the yeshiva of Yaakov Charif, who became his rebbe (foremost teacher). He received semikhah (rabbinical ordination) from many great rabbis, among them Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor. Having already served as a Talmudic lecturer in the Łomża yeshiva at the age of twenty, he became one of the first teachers in the Knesses Yisroel yeshiva in Slobodke. A few years later, he accepted the position of Av Beth Din in the city of Uzhvent, near Kovno.

Career

In 1893, Kotler's ailing former teacher Joseph, then the chief rabbi of New York City, invited him to serve as his associate. Kotler served as rabbi of Congregation Tiferes Jerusalem in New York in Joseph's stead for the next three years. In 1896, he joined the newly founded Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) as a rosh yeshiva (dean).

Unsatisfied with the weak Orthodox Jewish life and practice in the United States, Kotler returned to Europe to serve as rabbi in the cities of Kurshan and Luknik. Before World War I, Kotler returned to the United States, settling for seven years in Detroit.

Personal life and death

Towards the end of his life, Kotler emigrated to Palestine, where his daughter lived. Following Kotler's death, his son-in-law Yaakov Moshe Charlap renamed his Jerusalem yeshiva in his memory. His great-grandson Zevulun Charlop was the dean of RIETS many decades later.

Works

Kotler authored numerous Torah articles which were published in the various Torah journals of his day, as well as many sefarim (books), including the two-volumed responsa Kerem Shlomo (Jerusalem, 1936) and the original work Beis Shlomo (St. Louis, 1927). Many of Kotler's unpublished Torah manuscripts and insights have been lost.

References

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+{{Short description|American rabbi and scholar}}
-Rabbi '''Shlomo Nosson Kotler''' (1856-c. 1920) was a distinguished [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] rabbi and [[Rosh yeshiva]], and an acclaimed [[Talmudic]] scholar, Torah author and [[Posek]] (Halachic decisor).
+'''Shlomo Nosson Kotler''' ({{lang-he|שלמה קוטלר}}; 1856 – c. 1920) was an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[rabbi]] and [[rosh yeshiva]] (dean), [[Talmudic]] scholar, [[Torah]] author and [[posek]] (''[[halakha|halakhic]]'' decisor).
+== Early life ==
-Born in [[Kovno]], [[Lithuania]], Rabbi Kotler studied in the world-renowned [[Telz yeshiva]] under the eminent Rabbi [[Eliezer Gordon]], as well as under Rabbi [[Jacob Joseph]] and later in the [[yeshiva]] of Rabbi Yaakov Charif, who became his foremost teacher. He received [[semicha]] from many great rabbis, among them Rabbi [[Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor]]. At the young age of twenty, having already served as a Talmudic lecturer in the [[Łomża]] yeshiva, he became one of the first teachers in the famed [[Slabodka yeshiva|Knesses Yisroel yeshiva]] in Slobodke. A few years later, he accepted the position of [[Av Beth Din]] in the city of [[Uzhvent]], near Kovno.
+Born in [[Kovno]], [[Lithuania]], Kotler studied in the [[Telz yeshiva]] under [[Eliezer Gordon]] and [[Jacob Joseph]]. He later studied in the [[yeshiva]] of Yaakov Charif, who became his ''[[rebbe]]'' (foremost teacher). He received ''[[semikhah]]'' (rabbinical ordination) from many great rabbis, among them [[Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor]]. Having already served as a Talmudic lecturer in the [[Łomża]] yeshiva at the age of twenty, he became one of the first teachers in the [[Hebron Yeshiva|Knesses Yisroel yeshiva]] in [[Vilijampolė|Slobodke]]. A few years later, he accepted the position of [[Av Beth Din]] in the city of [[Uzhvent]], near Kovno.
+== Career ==
-In 1893, Rabbi Kotler's ailing former teacher, Rabbi Jacob Joseph, then the [[chief rabbi]] of [[New York]], invited him to serve as his associate. Heeding the request, Rabbi Kotler served as rabbi of Congregation Tiferes Jerusalem in New York in Rabbi Joseph's stead for the next three years. In 1896, he joined the newly-founded [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] as a Rosh yeshiva.
+In 1893, Kotler's ailing former teacher Joseph, then the [[chief rabbi]] of [[New York City]], invited him to serve as his associate. Kotler served as rabbi of [[Congregation Tiferes Jerusalem]] in New York in Joseph's stead for the next three years. In 1896, he joined the newly founded [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] (RIETS) as a [[rosh yeshiva]] (dean).
-Unsatisfied in an America weak in Orthodox Jewish life and practice, Rabbi Kotler returned to Europe to serve as rabbi in the cities of [[Kurshan]] and [[Luknik]]. After World War I, Rabbi Kotler returned to America, settling for seven years in [[Detroit]].
+Unsatisfied with the weak [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] life and practice in the United States, Kotler returned to Europe to serve as rabbi in the cities of [[Kurshan]] and [[Luokė|Luknik]]. Before World War I, Kotler returned to the United States, settling for seven years in [[Detroit]].
+== Personal life and death ==
-Towards the end of his life, Rabbi Kotler emigrated to Israel, where, following the death of his first wife, he remarried the daughter of the leading Talmudic scholar Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Charlop, who was a close disciple of Rabbi [[Abraham Isaac Kook|Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook]]. Following Rabbi Kotler's death, his father-in-law renamed his [[Jerusalem]] yeshiva in his memory.
+Towards the end of his life, Kotler emigrated to Palestine, where his daughter lived. Following Kotler's death, his son-in-law [[Yaakov Moshe Charlap]] renamed his [[Jerusalem]] yeshiva in his memory. His great-grandson [[Zevulun Charlop]] was the dean of RIETS many decades later.
-==Torah Works==
+== Works ==
-Rabbi Kotler authored numerous Torah articles which were published in the various Torah journals of his time, as well as many ''sefarim'', including the two-volumed [[responsa]] [http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=946&pgnum=1 Kerem Shlomo] (Jerusalem, 1936) and the original work ''Beis Shlomo'' ([[St. Louis]], 1927). Many of Rabbi Kotler's unpublished Torah manuscripts and insights have been lost.
+Kotler authored numerous Torah articles which were published in the various Torah journals of his day, as well as many {{transl|he|sefarim}} (books), including the two-volumed [[responsa]] [http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=946&pgnum=1 Kerem Shlomo] (Jerusalem, 1936) and the original work ''Beis Shlomo'' ([[St. Louis]], 1927). Many of Kotler's unpublished Torah manuscripts and insights have been lost.
-==References==
+== References ==
 *[http://www.yutorah.org/bio.cfm/80101/Rabbi_Shlomo_Nosson_Kotler YU Torah Online Rosh yeshiva biographies]
-*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&pg=PA124&dq=%22shlomo%22+%22kotler%22&lr=&sig=su3f7Py-dJpI_dq_yNyYhI_ioAs#PPA124,M1 Orthodox Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary]
+*[https://books.google.com/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&pg=PA124&dq=%22shlomo%22+%22kotler%22&lr=&sig=su3f7Py-dJpI_dq_yNyYhI_ioAs#PPA124,M1 Orthodox Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary]
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