September Archives

Rabbi Ezra Attiya was born in Aleppo in 1884 (5645) and died in Jerusalem in 1969 (5730). Sephardic Jews, who in every generation have given Torah giants and luminaries to…

Rabbi Hizkiyahu Medini’s books provide an abundance of principles concerning Halachah, both in general and in detail, and reference a great many authors from different eras. He was

Rabbi Rahamim Hai Hawita Hacohen was born on the isle of Jerba on Sivan 22, 5661 (1900). His father, Rabbi Hanina, had great difficulty in providing for the needs of…

Rabbi Tsemah Tsarfati was the leader of the Rabbanim of Tunis. He founded a great spiritual center and taught Torah to numerous students that came to imbue themselves with his…

The great Kabbalist Rabbi Ovadia Hadaya Zatzal was at his desk, immersed in his thoughts. A letter from abroad had just been brought to him, and as was his habit…

Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried was born in Ungvar, Hungary in 1804 (5564). His father, Rabbi Yossef Ganzfried, died during his childhood, and this orphan was brought up by one of the…

Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Hacohen Schwadron was born in 1835 (5595) and passed away in Berzhan in 1911 (5671). He was among the greatest and most renowned figures of his era.…

Rav Saadia Gaon was the Rosh Yeshiva of Sura in Babylon. He was very wealthy, but also merited teaching Torah to numerous disciples. The story that we shall recount occurred…

Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spector, who was known as the Rav of all Israel, was the Rabbi of Kovno. He was born in 1817 (5577) and died in 1896 (5656). He…

The following story is one that pertains not only to Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra, but also to Shabbat. In 1159 (4919), more than 840 years ago, Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra…