Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 24 Iyar
Rav Yitzchak Feigenbaum, Rav and Av Beis Din in Warsaw (1911). He was a prominent supporter of the Chovevei Tzion
-Rav Binyamin Mendelson, Rav...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and 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 Radomsk, who in turn...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 20 Iyar
Rav Mordechai ("Mottel") of Chernobyl (1770-1838). Successor to his father, Rav Nachum, the Meor Einayim, he became the son-in-law...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 18 Iyar
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Lag Ba'omer, yahrtzeit of Rav Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Holy Zohar, and...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 17 Iyar
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...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 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...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 14 Iyar
Rav Meir Baal Haness (121 CE). A descendant of proselytes, Rav Meir was a talmid of Rebbi Akiva, Rabbi Yishmael, and Elisha ben Avuyah....
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 13 Iyar
Rav Masoud bar Yaakov Abuchatzera, the father of the Baba Sali (1908)
Today in History - 13 Iyar
· The Pope refused to grant permission...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and 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...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 10 Iyar
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...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 9 Iyar
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...
Today in History – 7 Iyar
Rav Shlomo Ephraim of Luntchitz, author of Kli Yakar and Ololos Ephraim (1550-1619). Rav Shlomo Ephraim...
Today Yahrtzeit and History – 6 Iyar
Rav Levi ben Gershon (Ralbag), philosopher, and commentator on Chumash. Though a distinguished Talmudist, Levi never held a...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 4 Iyar
Rav Yosef Dov (Yoshe Ber) Soloveitchik of Brisk, the Beis Halevi, father of Rav Chaim Solevetchik. Yosef Dov (1820-1892) was born in Nisvizh, near...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 3 Iyar
Choni Hama'agal (see see Menachos 94b, Rashi).
Rav Aryeh Leib Tzintz of Plotzk, the Maharal Tzintz (1833). Author of Get Mekushar, Maayanei Hachachma on Bava Metzia,...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 2 Iyar
Rav Kalman Vermaiza of Lvov (1560). One of the first marbitzei Torah in Poland.
Rav Nosson Shapiro (1570), author of She'arim eshaarei Dura.
Rav Shmuel Shmelke...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 30 Nissan
Rabbeinu Yosef Halevi ibn Migash (Rimigash), talmid of the Rif (1077-1141). As head of the famous academy of Lucena, Spain, R' Yosef taught numerous...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 29 Nissan
Rav Moshe Pallier of Kobrin (1784-1858). A close follower of the Rebbe, Rav Mordechai of Lechovitch and his son, Rav...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 27 Nissan
Rav Asher Margulies, a Yerushalmi mekubal, author of Kumi V'Roni
Rav Yehuda Kahana, the Kuntres Hasefeikos (1819)
Rav Levi Yitzchak (ben Moshe) Greenwald, the Tzelemer Rav...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 26 Nissan
Yehoshua bin Nun - Buried in Timnas Serach in Har Ephraim (1354-1244 BCE)
Rav Ephraim (ben Aharon) Navon, the Machaneh Ephraim (1677-1735). Born in Andrinople,...
