Reflections
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HaGaon Rav Eliyahu Dushnitzer zt’l
Motti Meringer 12/08/2009 12:00The multi-faceted character of this great Tzaddik personified untold greatness, sterling qualities and a G-dly spirit that resonated from deep within. His passing is mourned anew each year on the 22nd of Av, 5709
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Sir Moshe Montefiore
Motti Meringer 07/08/2009 10:00"Protector of the Jews" was the nickname earned by the kindhearted and considerate man, Sir Moshe Montefiore, who worked tirelessly for World Jewry in general, and for the Jews of Eretz Yisrael in particular.
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The Alter of Kelem
03/08/2009 14:41The three Torah Giants who were given the name "Alter" were Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, Rav Yosef Yoizel Horovitz and Rav Simcha Zissel Ziv(Broide)
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A Fire from the West – Rashi haKadosh
Motty Meringer 21/07/2009 16:05‘Teacher of Israel’ – this was Rabbenu Shlomo Yitzchaki, the holy Rashi whose commentary encompasses the entire Tanach and a large share of the Talmud, granting him generations of ‘sons’ who study his Torah
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Crowning Glory of 19th Century Hungary
Avi Lazer 20/07/2009 17:40Rav Shlomo Ganzfried – ambassador of the Hungarian community and sentinel at the guard-post of Torah and Judaism; his famous works illuminate the study of Halacha until this day
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Rav Moshe Cordovero – the Ramak
Barak Sarig 15/07/2009 11:39The Ari haKadosh testified that the Ramak never tasted sin his entire life; he died with a pure and untainted soul. In his 48 years he became the greatest master of the mystical world of Kabbalah
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Rav Shlomo Kluger, the Maggid of Brody
Motty Meringer 22/06/2009 11:09A determination to preserve the customs of his ancestors permeated the halachic rulings of the great Gaon Rav Shlomo Kluger ztz”l, also known as the ‘Maggid of Brody’.
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Don Yitzchak Abarbanel
Barak Sarig 11/06/2009 15:24At a time of terrible decrees against the Jewish people, including the infamous expulsion from Spain, Rabbeinu Don Yitzchak Abarbanel, the great scholar and advocate for his brethren, suffered together with his people.
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HaRav Gedaliah Nadel
08/06/2009 17:15Rav Gedaliah Nadel was a true talmid chacham who was exceptionally brilliant with a creative mind
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The Beis Halevi
Motty Meringer 28/04/2009 10:00The method of Brisk, which is followed by most of the Lithuanian Yeshivas today, began its journey under the guidance of Rabbi Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik, founder of the Brisk dynasty, who passed away on the 4th of Iyar, 5652.
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