Rabbi Yisrael Alter 1895–1977 Yisrael Alter, also known as the Beis Yisroel after the works he authored, was the fourth Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1948 until 1977.…
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook 1865-1935 Rav Kook was born in Griva, Latvia in 1865. His father was a student of the Volozhin Yeshiva, the center of ‘mitnagdut,’ whereas his maternal grandfather was a memeber of…
Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Schwadron 1835–1911 Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Schwadron (שלום בן משה הכהן שוודרן) was known by his acronym Maharsham. He was a foremost halachic authority and his main works “Shailos Uteshuvos Maharsham” and “Daas…
Meir Feinstein 1927-1947 Meir Feinstein (Hebrew: מאיר פיינשטיין; October 5, 1927 – April 21, 1947) was born in the Old City of Jerusalem. His parents, Bela and Eliezer, immigrated from Brisk. He was an Irgun…
Chaim ben Moses ibn Attar, the Ohr ha-Chaim 1696-1743 Chaim ben Moses ibn Attar also known as the Ohr ha-Chaim after his popular commentary on the Pentateuch, was a Talmudist and kabbalist; born at Mequenez, Morocco,…
Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan 1934-1983 Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s meteoric rise as one of the most effective, persuasive, scholarly and prolific exponents of Judaism in the English language came to an abrupt end on January 28, 1983, with his…
