Rabbi Menachem Zemba of Poland
The light of the gaon Rabbi Menachem Zemba Zatzal began to shine in 5644. Born in the Polish capital of Warsaw, he was known as a child prodigy from his…
In Memory of the Tzadikim — biographies of the righteous, in the spirit of Hevrat Pinto.
Rabbi Shneur Zalman – The Torat Chesed of Lublin
The gaon Rabbi Shneur Zalman Zatzal, the author of the book Torat Chesed, was among the greatest men of Torah in his generation. He was born in the town of…
Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson of Lvov – The Author of Shoel U’Meishiv
The gaon Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson Zatzal was among the great figures of his generation and one of the outstanding Poskim of the last centuries. He could fully explain the…
Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld – The Rosh Av Beit Din of Jerusalem
The gaon Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld Zatzal was born to the tzaddik Rabbi Avraham Shlomo in the Slovakian town of Worboy in 5609. At the age of four he lost…
Rabbi Nathan Tzvi Finkel – The Alter of Slabodka
The gaon Rabbi Nathan Tzvi Finkel Zatzal was born in the tiny Lithuanian town of Rasei in the year 5609. From his youth he was known as an illui (genius),…
Rabbi Chaim David Bernhard of Piotrkow – Rebbe and Physician
In his youth, Rabbi Chaim David Bernhard was very far from Judaism, living his life much like a Polish nobleman. In fact he was the personal physician of King Wilhelm…
Rabbi Nathan David Rabinowitz – The Rebbe of Pertzova
The Rebbe Rabbi Nathan David Rabinowitz, from the Polish city of Pertzova, was a gaon in Torah and famous in his time. He was the son of the tzaddik Rabbi…
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi – The Author of the Tanya
Forty-seven years after the birth of that great light, our teacher the holy Baal Shem Tov on Elul 18, 5458, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneerson Zatzal was born in 5505. The…
Rabbi David Tebele – The Av Beit Din of Lissa
The gaon Rabbi David Tebele was great in Torah and famous in his generation, becoming the Rav and Av Beit Din of the great town of Lissa. Rabbi David was…
Rabbi Moshe Biderman –The Lelover Rebbe
Rabbi Moshe Biderman was born in the Polish town of Lelov in 5535 to the saintly Rabbi David, may his merit protect us. His father was the founder of the…
