Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 4 Cheshvan
Rav Kalonimus Kalman Shapira,Piacezna Rebbe, author of Chovos Hatalmidim and Aish Kodesh (1889-1944). His father, Rav Elimelech of ...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 7 Nissan
Rav Yitzchak of Drovitch (1758). He was the father of R' Yechiel Michel, the Maggid of Zlotschov. In later years, Rav Yitzchak served as...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 9 Tammuz
Rav Zalman Sorotzkin, the Lutzker Rav and author of Oznaim L'Torah (1881-1966). Learned at Volozhin and Slabodka; married the daughter of Rav Eliezer Gordon,...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 24 Nissan
-Rav Moshe of Premishel, author of Mateh Moshe (1606)
-Rav Chaim Menachem Heschel of Zhinkov (1837-1893). Succeeded his father, Rav Meshulam Zusya, and expanded...
Rashi – A Tribute To The Rebbi Of Klal Yisroel On His Yahrtzeit, Today
Anyone who has any learning background is a student of Rashi. Rashi's commentaries are part and parcel of both Chumash...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 27-28 Tammuz
Yahrtzeits, Friday, 27 Tammuz
Birth and yahrtzeit of Yosef ben Yaakov Avinu (1561-1451 BCE). According to most opinions, however, the actual date was 1...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 26 Iyar
Rav Saadyah ben Yosef Gaon (882-942). Born in Fayum (the former name of Cairo), Egypt, he led an all-out war ...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 25-26 Nissan
Yahrtzeits, Friday, 25 Nissan
Rav Dan of Radvil (1838)
Rav Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, author of Divrei Chaim (1793-1876), founder of the Sanzer Chasidus. ...
Rav Shmuel Salant zt”l, Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim, On His 100th Yahrtzeit, Today, 29...
Rav Shmuel Salant zt"l, who lived from January 2, 1816 to August 16, 1909, served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim and was...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 9-10 Iyar
Yahrtzeits - 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,...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 14 Adar, Purim
Rav Ze'ev Wolf of Zhitomer, student of the Maggid of Mezeitch, author of Or Hameir, one of the early foundation texts of Chassidus (1800).
Rav...
The Ponovezher Rov zt”l, On His 45th Yahrtzeit, Today, 20 Elul
By Dayan Moshe Swift
The Ponevezer Rav was known to the Torah world as a Master Builder. This appreciation, from a hesped delivered in London...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and Elul – 15 Elul
Rav Chanoch Henach Eiges of Vilna, author of Marcheshes. Learned under Rav Alexander Moshe Lapidus at his Kollel in Rassein.
Rav Yaakov Koppel Chassid, the...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 5 Tammuz
Rav Ezriel Meir of Lublin (1873-1941). Born to Rav Avraham Eiger of Lublin, a descendent of Rav Akiva Eiger. He...
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 & History – 6 Kislev
Rav Yakov Schick of Karlin, author of Mishkenos Yakov (1844).
Rav Menachem Ash, Rav of Ungvar (1869)
Rav Mordechai Dovid Teitelbaum of Drohbitch (1919).
Rav Eliezer Horowitz...
Today’s Yahrtzeits and History – 13 Shevat
Rav Mordechai of Lechovitz, founder of Kobrin and Slonim dynasties (1810). He always told his chassidim that he first learned Torah from Rav Aharon...
The Belzer Rebbe, Rav Aharon Rokeach zt”l, Upon His Yahrtzeit, Today, 21 Av
Rav Aharon Rokeach zt"l was the fourth rebbe of the Belzer dynasty. He led the chassidus from 1926 until his passing in 1957. Rav...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 10 Teves
Zecharia ben Berachya ben Ido Hanavi (320 or 313 BCE)
Malachi Hanavi (320 or 313 BCE). His death ended the era of prophecy.
Rav Yehuda Eilenberg,...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 11 Shevat
Rav Dovid Nosan Deutsch, son of R' Yosef Yoel Deutsch, and the second Rav of Kretchenif (1879). He authored Nefesh Dovid on Chumash.
Rav Yisrael...
