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Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שלמה גורן) (born 3 February 1917, died 29 October 1994), was anOrthodox Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel who founded and served as the first head of theMilitary Rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces and subsequently as the third AshkenaziChief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983.
He served in the Israel Defense Forces during three wars, wrote several award-winning books on Jewish law[citation needed], and was appointed Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv in 1968. Goren served as Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, after which he established ayeshiva in Jerusalem, which he headed until his death.
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