Avraham Korman

Avraham Korman

Avraham Korman (1917-2002) was a Polish-born Orthodox rabbi who wrote extensively and prolifically on many subjects relating to rabbinic literature.

Biography

Korman was born in Narol, Galicia, Southern Poland in 1917. As a youth he attended the Yeshiva of the Bobov sect and was by all accounts a brilliant young student. When the Nazis invaded Poland, most of his family – including his father – were taken away and murdered. He along with his mother survived the Holocaust and emigrated to Canada after the war.

He made aliya to Israel alone and settled in Tel Aviv. he taught 'Jewish thought' for several years at the prestigious 'Midrashiat Noam' in Pardes Hannah.

He died in 2002 at the age of 84, leaving over 50 books behind and no progeny.

Controversy

Korman was an unconventional rabbi who didn't quite belong to any particular Orthodox group though he is most commonly identified with the Religious Zionist ("Dati-Leumi") community.

Some in the chareidi community in Israel viewed many of his writings as heretical and the Supreme Rabbinic court of the Edah HaChareidis issued a ban against his books.

Scholar Rabbi Yosef Shani dedicates a large chapter in his book "Shaar Yosef" to refute some of Korman's writings particularly the latter's stance on the "four bechinot" (basic elements) which form an integral part of the Kabbalah. According to Rabbi Korman the origin of these concepts lie in ancient Greece and not Judaism.

External links

* [http://www.tora.us.fm/tnk1/sofrim/qormn/ Rabbinic works by Avraham Korman available to read online]
* [http://www.kipa.co.il/upload/users_files/1029.PDF Bio in Hebrew]


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