Rav Shneur Zalman Fradkin Toras Chessed

Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin of Lublin [5 Nissan 5662], A chasid of the Tzemech Tzedek and Maharash of Lubavitch, was chief rabbi in Polotsk and then Lublin. When he made aliyah to the Holy Land, he became a major rabbinical figure in the Jerusalem community. He is best remembered for his important scholarly book, Toras Chesed.