Rav Yisroel Yaakov Fisher zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 25 Adar

Rav Zelig Reuven Bengis zt”l, the well-known Yerushalmi godol and av bais din, was once visited by a brilliant Yerushalmi yungerman. To the shock and surprise of Rav Bengis’ gabbai, the godol of Yerushalayim Jewry stood (more…)

Rebbetzin Zahava Braunstein a”h, On Her Yahrtzeit, Today, 25 Adar

Today, 25 Adar, is the yahrtzeit of the renowned educator, Rebbetzin Zahava Braunstein ע”ה. Thousands around the globe were touched by the life, words, and deeds of this remarkable woman. She was an (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History - 25 Adar

Rav Gershon (ben Efrayim) Kitover, brother-in-law of the Baal Shem Tov (1696-1761). His father was a Rav and Av Beis Din in one of the four batei din in Brody , Poland . In 1747, he moved to Eretz (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 24 Adar

Rav Yitzchak Eizik Margulies of Prague (1525).

Rav Chaim Algazi of Kushta, author of Nesivos Hamishpot. Student of Rav Shlomo Algazi Rabbi of (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 23 Adar

Rav Chaim Cheikel of Amdur (Indura) (1787). Born in Karlin, he was a disciple of the Vilna Gaon, and later became a student of Rav Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mazerich. Rav Chaim became one of the first (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History - 22 Adar

Rav Yaakov of Novominsk (1902). Father of Rav Yehuda Aryeh Perlow of Vlodova (1878-1961) and Rav Alter Yisrael Shimon Perlow of Novominsk. (more…)

Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spector zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 21 Adar

Rav Yisroel Isser, the son of Elchonon, was the rav and moreh tzedek in the Lithuanian town of Roush, located in the Grodno district, at the turn of the nineteenth century. The rav was well versed in all four (more…)

Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 21 Adar

Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin (1890-1978) was universally acknowledged as one of the great Talmudic and Halachic prodigies of the last century. Born in Kazimirov, Belorussia, he won early recognition as a genius (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 21 Adar

Rav Avraham ben Musa (1660-1733). Born to Rav Shlomo in Tutiuan , Morocco , he moved to Saly , Morocco some time before 1706, and was probably Rav of the city. A learned mekubal, he later moved (more…)