Jerusalem, Israel – May 24, 2022 -    HaGaon HaRav Simcha HaKohen Kook,  the chief rabbi of Rehovot and the historic Hurva Synagogue in the Old City of Yerushalayim, was niftar on Tuesday at age 92.

HaRav Kook was hospitalized for several days in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem for a lung infection that caused difficulties in breathing.