Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 24-25 Teves
Rav Naftali Katz, author of Semichas Chachomim (1660-1719), descendent of the Maharal. Born in Ostracha, Ukraine and died in Istanbul. His father, Yitzchak, a...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 20 Teves
Rabbeinu Moshe ben Maimon, the Rambam (1135-1204). Born at Cordova, Spain, the Rambam received his rabbinical instruction at the hands of his father, Maimon....
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 12 Cheshvan
Rav Yehuda Tzadka, rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef (1909-1991). Born in Yerushalayim, Rav Yehuda was a great-great grandson of Rav Tzadka Chutzin, author of...
Today’s Yahrtzeits – 3 Tishrei
Rav Naftali Trop, Rosh Yeshiva Radin (1871-1930). Born in Grodno, he studied with his father, Rav Moshe Trop, who was Rosh Yeshiva of a...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 1 Adar
Rav Avraham Ibn Ezra (1089-1164). He was born in Tudela during the height of Spain's Golden Age. There, he established a close friendship with...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 28 Adar
Rav Shmuel Halevi Klein of Boskowitz, author of Machtzis Hashekel, a super-commentary on the Magen Avraham on the Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (1738-1827)
Rav Mordechai...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 30 Tishrei-1 Cheshvan
Yahrtzeits - 30 Tishrei
Rav Tzvi Hirsh Chayos, the Maharatz Chayos (Chiyus), Rav of Zolkov (1805-1855). Born in Brody to Rav Meir Chiyus. He...
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 – 8 Tishrei
Rav Baruch Schneerson, father of the Baal Hatanya (1789)
Rav Noach of Lechovitz (1775-1832), son of Rav Mordechai, the founder of the Lechovitz dynasty. As...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 10 Sivan
Rav Eliezer Rokeach of Amsterdam, the Maaseh Rokeach
Rav Ezra Harari Raful, mekubal of the Aleppo community
Rav Moshe of Rozvadov, son of Rav Eliezer of...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 29 Kislev
Rav Aharon Shimon Shapiro of Prague (1679)
Rav Chizkiya ben Dovid di Silva, author of Pri Chadash on the Shulchan Aruch (1659-1698). Born in Livorna,...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 5-6-7 Sivan
Yahrtzeits - 5 Sivan
Rav Ze'ev Wolf of Zhitomer, the Ohr Hameir (1797)
-Rav Chaim Yaakov Safran, Kamorna Admor
-Rav Eliyahu of Ziditchov (1875)
-Rav Uri Shraga Kellerman,...
The Chofetz Chaim zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 24 Elul
By Rabbi Nosson Scherman
A little more than one hundred years ago, an unknown author was arranging for the publication of an anonymous work on...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 2-3 Shevat
Asher ben Yaakov Avinu
Rav Menachem Mendel Krochmahl of Nikolsburg, the Tzemach Tzedek (~1600-1661). He learned in Krakowat the yeshiva of the Bach, his rebbi...
Today’s Yahrtzeits – 27 Shevat
Rav Elazar Rokeach (1758-1837). Born in Stanislow, Poland, he was the son of R' Arye Leib and a grandson of the baal Ateres...
Chacham Ben Tzion Abba Shaul zt”l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 19 Tammuz
Ambulances speeding down Geula's Malchei Yisroel Street with their sirens wailing are, sadly, not an uncommon...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 12 Shevat
Rav Chaim Kapusi (~1540-1631). Born in Algiers, he moved with his family to Egypt in his early years. He became Rav and Dayan in...
Today’s Yahrtzeit and History – 5 Cheshvan
Rav Tzvi Hirsh Kalisher
Rav Moshe Birdogo, son of Rav Avraham. Rav Moshe resided in western Morocco and was known as the Rosh Mashbir (1730)
Rav...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 1 Adar II
Rav Avraham Ibn Ezra (1089-1164). He was born in Tudela during the height of Spain's Golden Age. There, he established a close...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 13 Teves
Rav Moshe ben Dovid Biderman, the Lelover Rebbe (1776-1850 or 1851). Born in abject poverty, he married Rachel Rivka, a daughter of the Yid...
