Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 5 Av
Rav Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi from Tzefas, the Arizal (1534-1572), born in Jerusalem, son of Rav Shlomo Luria Ashkenazi, who is believed to be descended...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 3 Av
Rav Shimshon of Astropolia, along with 10,000 Jews of Polana, died al kiddush Hashem, in the Chmielnicki massacres (1648).
Rav Shimshon Bachrach of Nicholsburg, son...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 28 Tammuz
Rav Elazar of Lizhensk (1806). He was the oldest son of the Rebbe Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk. He put together his father's sefer, Noam...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 27 Tammuz
Birth and yahrtzeit of Yosef ben Yaakov Avinu (1561-1451 BCE). According to most opinions, however, the actual date was 1 Tammuz.
Rav Yitzchak Charif of...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 25 Tammuz
Rav Yosef Yitzchak Rottenberg, head of Belgian community
Rav Aharon Berachia ben Moshe of Modina (1639). A student of the Rema. He was the author...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 22 Tammuz
Rav Shmuel ben Yoel ibn Shuiv, Rav in the Aragonese community of Salonica (1528). His father, who was born in Spain and moved to Salonica...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 21 Tammuz
Rav Shlomo of Chelm (1717-1781). Born in Zamosc, he became Rav of Chelm and Lvov (Lemberg). author of Merkevet Hamishnah, a work which is considered...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 20 Tammuz
Rav Nosson Nata (ben Moshe) Hanover (1683). A talmid of the Maharshal, he was the author of Yaven Hametzula and Shaarei Tzion, a popular kabalistic...
Today’s Yahrtzeit and History – 18 Tammuz
Rav Yehuda Halevi Eidel of Slonim (1805). Born in Zamosc, Galicia, in 1757 or 1759. His most famous work was Afikei Yehuda. His chidushim...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 17 Tammuz
Chur, son of Kalev and Miriam, killed by the erev rav for his protest against making the Egel. (1309 or 1312 BCE)
Rav Shimon Moshe...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 15 Tammuz
Rav Chaim ben Atar, the Ohr HaChaim Hakadosh, (1696-1743). Born into a well-respected family in Sali, Morocco, Rav Chaim spent his early years learning...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 14 Tammuz
Rav Yosef Trani, the Maharit (1568-1639). Born in Safed, he married to a descendant of Rav Yosef Caro, but fled Safed due to plague...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History, 13 Tammuz
Rav Moshe Rivkash (Rivka's), author of Be'er Hagolah on Shulchan Aruch (1684). He was one of four great tzadikim of Vilna who lived at...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 11 Tammuz
Rav Yitzchak Chiyus (1616). Rav in Prossnitz (Prostejov) and Prague. Author of Pnei Yitzchak (which sets Yoreh Deah to rhyme), Siach Yitzchak (which sets...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 10 Tammuz
Rav Binyamin Levy of Smyrna (1721)
Rav Mordecai of Kremnitz (1813). One of the five sons of the Magid of Zlotchov (Rav Yechiel Michel). One...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 8 Tammuz
Rav Meir Horowitz of Dzikov (Tarnobrzeg), author of Imrei Noam, grandson of Rav Naftali, the Ropshitzer Rov. One of his sons, R' Tuvia Horowitz,...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 7 Tammuz
Rav Pinchas Halevi Horowitz of Nikelsburg (1730-1805), Rav of Frankfurt, the Baal Hafla'ah. His father was the Rav of Tchortkov. His brother, Reb Shmuel...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 6 Tammuz
Rav Yisrael Yaakov Algazi, grandson of Rav Shlomo Algazi, author of Yavin Shemua. He served the Sephardic community of Yerushalayim, replacing the batei Kehuna...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 4 Tammuz
Rav Yaakov ben Meir (Rabbeinu Tam). The most famous of Rav Meir ben Shmuel's sons, one of Rashi's grandsons. He studied under his father...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 3 Tammuz
Rav Yaakov Sapir, author of Even Sapir (A Journey to Yemen), a collection of stories of his...
