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Alfredo Sabato Toaff (Livorno, 16 novembre 1880 – Livorno, 18 novembre 1963) è stato un rabbino e biblista italiano. Conseguì il titolo religioso ebraico di Maskil nel 1898 dal Rabbino Elia Benamoze...

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Alfredo Sabato Toaff (Livorno, 16 novembre 1880 – Livorno, 18 novembre 1963) è stato un rabbino e biblista italiano. Conseguì il titolo religioso ebraico di Maskil nel 1898 dal Rabbino Elia Benamoze...

6/7/2024

Shimon Eleazar Mandel (1895 - 1942)

"Shimon Luzer"

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Rabbin Elio Toaff Youtube Bio Elio Toaff (born 30 April 1915 in Livorno) is the former Chief Rabbi of Rome, serving from 1951 to 2002. In 1947 Toaff served as a rabbi in Venice and in 1951 he be...

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Rabbin Elio Toaff Youtube Bio Elio Toaff (born 30 April 1915 in Livorno) is the former Chief Rabbi of Rome, serving from 1951 to 2002. In 1947 Toaff served as a rabbi in Venice and in 1951 he be...

4/3/2024

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Shimon Szymon Mateles (1792 - 1872)

"Shimele Hussid", "Szymon", "Shimmele ha Chossid"

ha chussid, introduced chassidish to Krakow. Einikel++ of Tosfos Yomtov.

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Shimon Szymon Mateles (1792 - 1872)

"Shimele Hussid", "Szymon", "Shimmele ha Chossid"

ha chussid, introduced chassidish to Krakow. Einikel++ of Tosfos Yomtov.

4/3/2024

Yaakov Yitzhak Mandel (1827 - 1916)

source: Descendants of Jacob-Izaak Mandel Possibly married at 13 (family mesora that his friends asked him whose tallis it was) Yakov Yitzchok Mandel Jan 10 1916 or Jan 11 1916 which is hay Shvat or ...

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Yaakov Yitzhak Mandel (1827 - 1916)

source: Descendants of Jacob-Izaak Mandel Possibly married at 13 (family mesora that his friends asked him whose tallis it was) Yakov Yitzchok Mandel Jan 10 1916 or Jan 11 1916 which is hay Shvat or ...

4/3/2024

Nachman Lejzor Oberklajd (c.1847 - d.)

"Oberklejd"

rebbe of Bialki Dolne Clearly the family was well established an archive for 1847, lore says 1852

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Nachman Lejzor Oberklajd (c.1847 - d.)

"Oberklejd"

rebbe of Bialki Dolne Clearly the family was well established an archive for 1847, lore says 1852

4/3/2024

Rabbi of the Mayor synagogue in Salonika.

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Chief rabbi. Av beit din of the Sephardic Community of Amsterdam. Pressented to be the rishon letzion (Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel). Yartseit second day of Shavuot Rabbi Eliyahu Moshe Frances Z"L ...

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Chief rabbi. Av beit din of the Sephardic Community of Amsterdam. Pressented to be the rishon letzion (Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel). Yartseit second day of Shavuot Rabbi Eliyahu Moshe Frances Z"L ...

4/3/2024

רבי_מנחם_מנדל_מונדרר

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12/27/2023

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein MP (1923 - 2023)

"(ראש ישיבת פוניבז')"

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein (18 April 1923 – 30 May 2023) was a Russian-born Ashkenazi rabbi who was rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, president of the Vaad Hayeshivos, and the spiritual lea...

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4/27/2023
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Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein MP (1923 - 2023)

"(ראש ישיבת פוניבז')"

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gershon Edelstein (18 April 1923 – 30 May 2023) was a Russian-born Ashkenazi rabbi who was rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, president of the Vaad Hayeshivos, and the spiritual lea...

4/27/2023

Rav Simcha Zelig Riger (Reguer), Posek of Brisk (Brest) MP (1864 - 1942)

"Rieger", "Reiger", "Riger", "Rijer", "Ryjer"

R. Simcha Zelig served as the Dayan of Brisk for three decades from from 1899. He was the right-hand of R. Chaim Soloveitchik and took charge of daily Halachic matters in the town of Brisk.see also:*

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Rav Simcha Zelig Riger (Reguer), Posek of Brisk (Brest) MP (1864 - 1942)

"Rieger", "Reiger", "Riger", "Rijer", "Ryjer"

R. Simcha Zelig served as the Dayan of Brisk for three decades from from 1899. He was the right-hand of R. Chaim Soloveitchik and took charge of daily Halachic matters in the town of Brisk.see also:*

2/27/2023

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1/11/2023

Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky MP

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikipedia: Shmuel Kamenetsky / שמואל קמנצקי. Came 1937 to the USA rosh yeshiva הרב שמואל קמנצקי - ראש ישיבת פילדלפיה וחבר מועצת גדולי התורה בארצות הברית. נישא לתמי בת מרדכי ברוקס.

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Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky MP

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikipedia: Shmuel Kamenetsky / שמואל קמנצקי. Came 1937 to the USA rosh yeshiva הרב שמואל קמנצקי - ראש ישיבת פילדלפיה וחבר מועצת גדולי התורה בארצות הברית. נישא לתמי בת מרדכי ברוקס.

1/10/2023

Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel MP (1910 - 1998)

Died 86 years later to the day after his grandfather David Wachtfogel.

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Rabbi Nosson Meir Wachtfogel MP (1910 - 1998)

Died 86 years later to the day after his grandfather David Wachtfogel.

1/10/2023

Rabbi Eliyahu Simcha Schustal (1923 - 2012)

"Elias", "Eli"

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HaRav Mordechai Gifter MP (1915 - 2001)

Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 - January 18, 2001) was the rosh yeshiva of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland and among the foremost religious leaders of Orthodox Jewry in the late 20th century. He stud...

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HaRav Mordechai Gifter MP (1915 - 2001)

Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 - January 18, 2001) was the rosh yeshiva of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland and among the foremost religious leaders of Orthodox Jewry in the late 20th century. He stud...

1/9/2023

Reb Zalman Chosid (c.1722 - 1790)

"Mirlesh-Chassid"

Rosh Yeshiva. Known as Reb Zalman Chosid. He was one of the Rabbi's of Rabbi Moshe Sofer-Schreiber, ''Hatam Sofer'' החתם סופר בילדותו למד בישיבתו והיה מתלמידיו.

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Reb Zalman Chosid (c.1722 - 1790)

"Mirlesh-Chassid"

Rosh Yeshiva. Known as Reb Zalman Chosid. He was one of the Rabbi's of Rabbi Moshe Sofer-Schreiber, ''Hatam Sofer'' החתם סופר בילדותו למד בישיבתו והיה מתלמידיו.

10/30/2022

Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (26 August 1926 – 29 July 2022) was the Chief Rabbi, or Gaavad (Gaon Av Beis Din), of Jerusalem for the Edah HaChareidis. He was appointed to this post in 2004, after having ...

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Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (26 August 1926 – 29 July 2022) was the Chief Rabbi, or Gaavad (Gaon Av Beis Din), of Jerusalem for the Edah HaChareidis. He was appointed to this post in 2004, after having ...

7/30/2022