Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 1 Tammuz

Rav Klonymos Kalman Halevi Epstein of Cracow, the Maor Vashemesh (1823). One of the most celebrated of the followers of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk,...

Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 29-30 Sivan

Yahrtzeits, Shabbos, 30 Sivan Rav Shlomo Kluger (1783-1869), author of Sefer HaChaim (a commentary on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim), and Chochmas Shlomo. Rav ...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 27 Sivan

Rabbi Chanina ben Tradyon, one of the Asara Harugei Malchus (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 580). Rav Meir Eisenstadt, the Maharam Eish, author of Panim Meiros (1670-1744)....

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 26 Sivan

Rav Yonasan ben Uziel, student of Hillel. Rav Yosi ben Kisma (quoted in Pirke Avos 6:9 and Sanhedrin 98a). Rav Yehoshua (ben Yosef) Bucksbaum, the...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 24 Sivan

Rav Moshe ben Shlomo HaKohen, a German Tosefist (1198) Rav Yisrael Chaim Friedman of Rachov, the Likutei Maharyach, a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 23 Sivan

Rav Eliezer Yosef, son of Rav Yitzchak HaLevi Ledenberg, Belzer Rebbe (1954). He learned Beitza and Rosh Hashanah over 4000 times (memorized over 6...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 22 Sivan

Rav Isamar Rosenbaum, Nadvorna Rebbe (1973). Son of Rav Meir of Kretchnif, a descendent of the Premishlaner dynasty, Rav Isamar was appointed Rebbe at...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 19 Sivan

Rav Shmuel Hominer of Yerushalayim, author of Eved HaMelech on the Chumash, and Ikarai Dinim, a summary of the laws of loshon hora with...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 17 Sivan

Rav Tzvi Hirsh Broide, Rosh Yeshivas Kelm. His wife was Rebbetzin Nechamah Leba Broide, the daughter of the Alter of Kelm. He became very...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 16 Sivan

Rav Mordechai Menachem Kalish, of Vorke (1868). A talmid of the Kotzker Rebbe. He passed away at a young age. Rav Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of...

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,...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 13 Sivan

Rav Ephraim Hakohen Katz of Vilna, the Shaar Ephraim (1616-1678). Father-in-law of the Chacham Tzvi. In 1678, he accepted the position of Chief Rav...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 12 Sivan

Rav Dovid Pardo of Sarajevo, author of Chasdei Dovid on the Tosefta, and Maskil L'Dovid on Rashi (1710 or ...

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 – 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,...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and 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...

Today in History – 2 Sivan

Rav Ovadia Bartenura (1445 -1500 ). He lived in Italy in the second half of the 15th century and eventually moved to Yerushalayim. He...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 28 Iyar

Rav Shimshon Aaron Polansky, the Teplik Rav (1876-1948). Rav of Midovia in Ukraine's Kiev district at age 20. Five years later, he became Rav...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 27 Iyar

Rav Eliezer Ze'ev Rosenbaum of Kretchenif (Kretshnif)(1944). Author of Raza D'Shabbos, and son of Rabbi Meir...

Today’s Yahrtzeits and 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...

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