Living Legacy: Rav Yaakov Yosef of Ostroh, Known as Rav Yaivee
By: Yehuda AlterAmong the early luminaries of the chassidic movement, whose Sefer remains a classic to this day, is “Rav Yaivee,” who left this.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Chaim Berlin, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter One of the great gedolim of the turn-of-the-century Lithuania, Rav Chaim was a great-grandson of Rav Chaim Volozyner, and would.... read more
Living Legacy: The Shpoler Zeide
By: Yehuda Alter6 Tishrei marked the yohrtzeit of Rebbe Yehuda Aryeh Leib, known as the Shpoler Zeide, zy”a, who was known for his fiery avodas.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Chaim Yehuda Leib Aurbach
By: Yehuda Alter One of old Yerushalayim’s most prominent figures, founder of the famed Yeshiva Sha’ar Hashomayim for the study of kabbalah,.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Yonasan Eibschutz, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter Shabbos, 21 Elul, marks the yohrtzeit of Rav Yonasan Eibschutz, one of the greatest ge’onim in modern history, and author of.... read more
Living Legacy: Rebbis Yosef Chaim of Bagdad, the Ben Ish Chai, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter Friday, 13 Elul, marks the yohrtzeit of the Ben Ish Chai—a mekubal, posek, darshan, and Torah.... read more
Living Legacy: The Novominsker Rebbe, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter Monday, 9 Elul, marks the yohrtzeit of the Novominsker Rebbe, Rebbe Nochum Mordechai Perlow, zt”l, who was niftar in the year.... read more
Living Legacy: The Skulener Rebbe, zt”l, Upon his Fortieth Yohrtzeit
By: Yehuda Alter Friday, the 29th of Av, marks the 40th yohrtzeit of Rav Eliezer Zusia Portugal, zt”l, the Skulener Rebbe, who epitomized.... read more
Living Legacy: The Steipeler, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter Shabbos, the 23rd of Av, marks the yohrtzeit of Rav Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky, zt”l, one of the greatest luminaries of postwar.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Shloime Chanoch Hakohen Rabinovitch of Radmosk, zt”l, Hy”d
By: Yehuda AlterThe 18th of Av marks the 80th yohrtzeit of Rebbe Shloime Chanoch, the last Rebbe of the Radomsker dynasty and the head of the Kesser.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Itzele (Blazer) Peterburger, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter 11 Av marks the yohrtzeit of one of the greatest figures in the mussar movement that thrived in Lita since its introduction by.... read more
Living Legacy: The Kedushas Tzion of Bobov, zt”l, Hy”d
By: Yehuda Alter Monday, the fourth day of Av, marks the 81st yohrtzeit of the Bobover Rebbe, Rav Benzion Halberstam, zt”l, who was murdered.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Yaakov Joseph, The Rav Hakollel of New York, on his 120th Yohrtzeit
Shabbos, the 24th of Tammuz, marks the 120th yohrtzeit of New York’s one and only chief Rabbi who came to this country in the late 1800’s, and.... read more
Living Legacy: The Kapishnitzer Rebbe, zt”l
One of the most important and renowned Chassidic figures in America, the Kapishnitzer Rebbe embodied the royalty for which the house of Ruzhin is.... read more
Living Legacy: Rebbe Hershele of Zidichoiv, zy”a
By: Yehuda AlterThis week, 11 Tammuz, marks the 190th yohrtzeit of one of the greatest lights of the Chassidic movement, a patriarch to countless.... read more
Living Legacy: Rebbe Nachman of Horodenka, zy”a
BY: Yehuda Alter One of the most famous talmidim of the holy Ba’al Shem Tov, Rebbe Nachman was referenced by his holy Rebbe as “my trusted.... read more
Today: 120th Yohrtzeit of Rav Yaakov Ehrenreich, Kever in Boro Park
It is difficult to believe, but America at the turn of the century boasted quite a number of tremendous talmidei chachomim—despite the fact that.... read more
Living Legacy: Rav Shimshon Aaron Polonsky, Tepliker Rov, zt”l
By: Yehuda Alter The Tepliker Rov (1876-1948) was known as a legendary ga’on, admired by Tzaddikim throughout the world, a teacher to many of.... read more