Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 10 Sivan

Rav Eliezer Rokeach of Amsterdam, the Maaseh Rokeach

Rav Ezra Harari Raful, mekubal of the Aleppo community (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 8-9 Sivan

Yahrtzeits - 8 Sivan

Rav Moshe Blau, Agudas Yisrael activist and a 6th generation of the Old Yishuv. He was the editor of Agudah’s local weekly, Kol Yisrael, (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 5-6-7 Sivan

Yahrtzeits - 5 Sivan

Rav Ze’ev Wolf of Zhitomer, the Ohr Hameir (1797) (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 4 Sivan

Rav Yeshaya Naftali Hertz of Dinov, author of Hanosen Imrei Shefer (1888). Born approximately 1838 to Rav Dovid Dinov (the Tzemach Dovid), who was the son of Rav Tzvi Elimelech, the Bnei

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Yesterday: 76th Yahrtzeit of the Minchas Elazar zt”l

The 75th yartzeit of the revered Munkatcher Rebbe zt”l, author of Minchas Eluzar, was commemorated yesterday, the 2nd day of Sivan. Thousands of Munkatcher Chassidim  converged on the central Munkatcher  (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 3 Sivan

Rav Yosef Irgas, Italian Kabbalist, author of Divrei Yosef, and Shomer Emunim, 1730.

Rav Yaakov Shimshon of Shpitivka (1801). He was a disciple of the Maggid of Mezhrech and a close (more…)

Parsha Partner - Behar-Bechukosai

[Download below.] Bring new meaning to your Shabbos seudah by involving your family and guests in discussions on the weekly parsha. Parsha Partner has meaningful divrei Torah and engaging discussion (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 1-2 Sivan

Yahrtzeits, Friday, 1 Sivan

Rav Meir Halevi Horowitz, the Maharam Titkin (1743). Titkin was founded in 1437. In 1522, ten Jews (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 29 Iyar

Rav Meir of Premishlan (1773), a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov. (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 28 Iyar

Shmuel Hanavi (930-878 BCE)

Rav Yosef Yehuda Reiner, rosh yeshiva in Yeshiva Kol Torah. The yeshiva, located in Bayit Vegan, was founded in 1939 (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 27 Iyar

Rav Eliezer Ze’ev Rosenbaum of Kretchenif (Kretshnif)(1944). Author of Raza D’Shabbos, and son of Rabbi Meir of Kretshniff. Towards the end of the First World War he moved to Sziget. During World War

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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 26 Iyar

Rav Saadyah ben Yosef Gaon (882-942). Born in Fayum (the former name of Cairo), Egypt, he led an all-out war against the Karaites when he was just 23, criticizing their theories with articulately advanced

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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 25 Iyar

Rav Yaakov Loeberbaum of Lisa, author of Chavas Daas, Nesivos Hamishpat, and many other sefarim (1760-1832). A great-grandson of the Chacham Tzvi, Reb Yaakov lost his father before his (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 23-24 Iyar

Rav Moshe of Premishel, author of Mateh Moshe (1606)

Rav Chaim Menachem Heschel of Zhinkov (1837-1893). Succeeded his father, Rav Meshulam Zusya,  (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 22 Iyar

Rav Shlomo Eliezer Alfandri, the Maharsha Alfandri (1820-1930). Born in Istanbul, Rav Shlomo Eliezer served as the chief rabbi in Istanbul, Damascus, and subsequently in Tzefas for 20 years. He (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 21 Iyar

Rav Yitzchak Eizik Segal, author of Raza Meihemna (1783).

-Rav Yaakov Yosef Hakohen Rabinowitz (1873-1902). The son of the Chessed L’Avraham of (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 20 Iyar

av Mordechai (”Mottel”) of Chernobyl (1770-1838). Successor to his father, Rav Nachum, the Meor Einayim, he became the son-in-law of Rav Aharon  (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 19 Iyar

Rav Meir ben Baruch, the Maharam MiRottenberg, teacher of the Rosh, (1215-1293). In 1286, Rudolf of Germany wanted to institute a new tax on the Jews of Germany. The Jews objected to this tax.

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Rav Yechezkel Landau zt”l, the Nodah B’Yehudah, On His Yahrtzeit, Yesterday, 17 Iyar

Rav Yechezkel Landau, the Rav of Prague, was known by the name of his sefer Noda B’Yehuda. During his time he was the source par excellence to whom people turned for practical advice, and even until today his (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 18 Iyar

Lag Ba’omer, yahrtzeit of Rav Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Holy Zohar, and a disciple of Rabbi Akiva. After Rabbi Akiva was murdered by the Romans, Rav Shimon bar Yochai, together with his son

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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 16-17 Iyar

Yahrtzeits - 16 Iyar

Rav Meir ben Gedaliah of Lublin, author of Maharam on Shas, also known as Meir Einai Chachamim. He was invited to the rabbinate of Cracow in 1587, (more…)

Video: Remembering Rav Tuvia Goldstein zt”l

[Video below.] Marking the tenth yahrtzeit of Rav Tuvia Goldstein zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Emek Halacha, today, we present the following (more…)

Rav Tuvia Goldstein zt”l, On His 10th Yahrtzeit, Today, 15 Iyar

Today is the yahrtzeit of one of the leading poskim of the previous generation, Rav Tuvia Goldstein zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Emek Halocho in New York City and an important conveyor of the teachings of (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 15 Iyar

Rav Chaim Meir Yechiel Shapira of Mogelnitz (or Moglonitza) (1849). He was raised and taught by his maternal grandfather, the Koznitzer Maggid. He married the granddaughter of the Rebbe R.

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Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 14 Iyar

Rav Meir Baal Haness (121 CE). A descendant of proselytes, av Meir was a talmid of Rebbi Akiva, Rabbi Yishmael, and Elisha ben Avuyah. There are 335 halachos are mentioned in the Mishnah with (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 13 Iyar

Rav Masoud bar Yaakov Abuchatzera, the father of the Baba Sali (1908) (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 12 Iyar

Rav Zorach Eideles of Prague (1755)

Rav Masoud Abuchatzeira, father of the Baba Sali (1835-1908). Born in Taflilat, Morocco, he (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 11 Iyar

Rav Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz, author of Ayalah Sheluchah and Zera Kodesh, (1760-1827). When R’ Naftali decided to join the chassidic movement he chose Rav Elimelech of Lizhensk as his mentor. (more…)

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History - 9-10 Iyar

Yahrtzeits - 9 Iyar

Rav Avigdor Kara, Rav of Prague and author of Hahanek Hakaneh Hagadol (1439) (more…)