Tzadikim

Three shepherds of Israel have placed Jerusalem at the head of their concerns. They always dreamed of returning to Zion, and they impatiently awaited the day when they could settle

The history of Eretz Israel has known many pioneers that have come to cherish its earth. We have heard of the disciples of the Vilna Gaon and the Baal Shem…

We may say without exaggeration that among the thousands of Bnei Torah living in the world today, there are perhaps only a few hundred who are aware of the fact…

The Lubavitch movement has always shown interest in intense public work for Klal Israel. Its Rebbes have never enclosed themselves in the four cubits of Halachah, but rather have c

Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, the Rav of Boston, recounts that two Roshei Yeshiva worked effectively for Jewry in the last century: Rabbi Chaim of Brisk and Rabbi Yitzchak of Ponev

Among the numerous disciples of Rabbi Israel of Salant, there were three whom he considered as his spiritual heirs: Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer (known as Rabbi Itzele Peterburger), Rabbi

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 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

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…

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