Rabbi Nahum Zev Ziv
Outside of Israel there are small, remote cities that have gained universal recognition in the Jewish world because of the great men of Torah that resided in them. Among these…
Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Halevi • “The Author of Dorot HaRishonim”
Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Halevi was an exceptional figure whose name became famous both in Russia (his birthplace) and Germany. He made a great name for himself among the Torah persona
Rabbi Yechiel Michael Halevi Epstein • “The Author of Aruch HaShulchan”
Our Sages have said, “A man has three names: One given to him by his father and mother, one given to him by his friends, and one that he acquires…
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Rabinowitz
Among the great Torah personalities of Russia, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Rabinowitz (the Rav of Kovno) occupies a particularly honorable position. He was a pleasant man filled with great ch
Rabbi Shlomo Hacohen of Vilna
Rabbi Shlomo Hacohen, the dean of the Vilna Rabbanim, served as a Rabbi for nearly 40 years. He was famous throughout the Diaspora for his commentary Cheshek Shlomo on the…
Rabbi Israel • “The Maggid of Kozhnitz”
The Baal Shem Tov was sitting at the table with his disciples one Friday night, when all of a sudden he let out a loud laugh. After Shabbat he was…
Rabbi Shemuel Mohilever • “The Rav of Bialystok”
Rabbi Shemuel Mohilever loved his people with all his heart and all his soul. Without taking his health or financial situation into consideration, he placed himself entirely at the
Rabbi Naphtali Tzvi Yehudah Berlin • “The Netziv of Volozhin”
The 5th of Shevat 5652 (1892) was a sad and bitter day, a day when the holy yeshiva of Volozhin was closed and its doors sealed shut by the government.…
Rabbi Israel Yehoshua Tronk • “The Rav of Kutna”
Rabbi David Tronk was a simple, G-d fearing man and a skillful teacher who carried out his work to perfection. Rabbi Zalman Posner, a wealthy man and Torah scholar, offered…
Rabbi Yossef Dov Soloveitchik of Brisk • “The Author of Beit Halevi”
Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik was truly one of the greatest and most amazing personalities that Lithuanian Jewry has given to the Jewish people. Stories concerning this Tzaddik and
