The tzaddik, Rebbe Naftali of Ropshitz, zt”l, was beloved for his sense of humor, holy laughter and frank and pithy observations. A brilliant talmid chacham,
In a small village, near the town of Kolbisov, there lived a simple Jew who made his living from the kretchma, the little inn that
Rav Yitzchok Breiter, HY”D, was one of the great Breslover manhigim of pre-war Europe. As one of the first Jews in Poland to make the
Rebbe Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir, zt”l, “Reb Shayaleh,” was beloved and respected as a tzaddik, rebbe and miracle worker, who dedicated his life to the
Rav Simcha Wasserman—the renowned rosh yeshiva and pioneering educator—was the eldest son of the martyred gaon, Reb Elchonon, Hy”d. A “down to earth” talmid chacham,
Rav Baruch Ber Leibowitz, zt”l, was a renowned gaon and lamdan (rabbinical scholar). The rosh yeshiva of Kaminetz was a talmid muvhak (outstanding student) of
Rabbi Irving Levy was a wise and respected talmid chacham and businessman, who together with his wonderful wife, Shirley, a”h, were legendary baalei chesed, and
The great tzaddik, Rabbi Chaim haGadol (died 1845) of Mogador (Essaouira), Morocco, was a link in the illustrious, holy chain of chachamim in the Pinto
Jews came from far and wide to the modest Bnei Brak apartment of Rav Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, zt”l, the Steipler Gaon, to consult and discuss
From its humble beginnings in the shtetl of Mir, Belarus, to fleeing to Shanghai and relocating in Yerushalayim — for more than 200 years —
Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, zt”l — rosh yeshiva of Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan and av beis din of Boston — was one of the leading scholars,
The legendary rosh yeshiva and author, Rav Shimshon Pincus, zt”l, was a talmid chacham, ba’al avodah and tzaddik, who served as Chief Rabbi in the
