Tzadikim

Among the great men of Israel who lived before the First World War, the name of the Gaon Rabbi Baruch Halevi Epstein stands out. He is especially known for his…

Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Kamai • “The Last Rav of Mir”

In the Diaspora there have been communities large and small that have gained worldwide renown because they were places of Torah. One of these blessed places was the small town…

Rabbi Meir Yechiel Halevi • “The Tzaddik Who Fasted Forty Years”

Rabbi Yechiel was a child prodigy. His father, who was very poor, earned a living by baking bread. He would arise at dawn, as soon as the rooster crowed, and…

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson of Lubavitch

In 5689 (1929), Rav Yosef Yitzchak traveled to Eretz Israel. On route he passed by Alexandria, Egypt, and as his ship docked at port, the door to his cabin suddenly…

Rabbi Yaakov David Wilovsky • “The Ridbaz”

Rabbi Yaakov David was born to the Tzaddik Rabbi Zev in the Russian town of Kobrin on Shevat 30, 5605 (1845). From his earliest years, the young Yaakov excelled through…

Rabbi Yerucham Halevi Levovitz • “The Mashgiach of the Mir Yeshiva”

Rabbi Yerucham was for a symbol and model of behavior for his students. Not only did he speak well, he also acted in accordance with his own teachings. He demanded…

Rabbi Meir Shapira • “The Rav of Lublin and Creator of Daf Yomi”

It was the 3rd of Elul, 5683 (1923). Participating in the first general assembly of Agudath Israel was Rabbi Meir Shapira, who arose and proposed the idea of studying “one…

Rabbi Avraham Yoffen • “The Director of the Novardok Yeshivot”

I heard of Rabbi Avraham Yoffen’s name for the first time from my father, Zatzal. He told me that when he studied in the Novardok yeshiva, there was a young…

Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel • “The Kapischnitzer Rebbe”