Yahrtzeits
Wednesday May 9, 2012 12:19 AM
Rav Yechezkel Landau, the Noda Beyehuda (1713-1793). Born in Apta, Poland, learned and served in Brody, serving as Av Beis Din at the age of 20 years. In 1755, he was appointed Rav of Prague and all of (more…)
Tuesday May 8, 2012 1:22 AM
A tremendous gaon with mastery in all fields of Torah knowledge, Rav Yechiel Michel Feinstein’s home, at the time of his petirah, held over forty volumes filled with his chiddushim on Shas and still more (more…)
Tuesday May 8, 2012 12:03 AM
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, before the age of 30. In 1591 he became rabbi at (more…)
Monday May 7, 2012 1:10 AM
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…)
Monday May 7, 2012 12:24 AM
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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Sunday May 6, 2012 12:08 AM
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…)
Friday May 4, 2012 12:12 AM
Rav Zorach Eideles of Prague (1755)
Rav Masoud Abuchatzeira, father of the Baba Sali (1835-1908). Born in Taflilat, Morocco, he (more…)
Thursday May 3, 2012 12:12 AM
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…)
Wednesday May 2, 2012 12:08 AM
Eli Hakohen and his sons Chofni and Pinchas. The Bnei Yisrael were defeated by the Plishtim, 30,000 soldiers were slaughtered, the Aron Kodesh was taken into captivity, and Chofni and Pinchas, the (more…)
Tuesday May 1, 2012 12:18 AM
Rav Avigdor Kara, Rav of Prague and author of Hahanek Hakaneh Hagadol (1439)
Rav Yitzchak Bernays (Barneis) (1792-1849). Born in Mainz, Germany, Reb Yitzchak learned at the (more…)
