Category: yarzheit
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26th Sivan – Rabbi Yonatan ben Uzziel
According to my calendar: Some say that today is the yahrzeit of the Tanna, Rabbi Yonatan ben Uzziel, and that he is buried in Amukah. But I do not know the source of this. Clearly this is a GOOD THING for the various charity organisations, because they can take your money in exchange for praying… Read more
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Yaakov Bei Rav and Semicha
Today, 1st Iyar, is the yarzheit of a very interesting person in Jewish history. Rav Yaakov Bei Rav passed away on this day in 1546. His main contribution to history was that in 1538 R’ Yaakov Bei Rav reintroduced semicha in Eretz Yisrael for the first time in several hundred years. The background to the… Read more
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3rd Adar Yarzheit of the Aderes
On Shabbos it was the Yarzheit of the Aderes, Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz Teomim (his initials spell Aderes). I wanted to copy and paste the wikipedia article on him to my blog, but there wasn’t an article on him. So I wrote it (mostly lifted from www.jewishencyclopedia.com). He is one of the few Rabbis who… Read more
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Mei Shiloach – Yarzheit 7th Tevet
Today (8th Tevet) is the beginning of the three days of darkness. Look at my torahlab.org blog (the story so far) for more details. Yesterday was the yarzheit of the Izhbitzer Rebbe, R’ Mordechai Yosef Leiner. He was a Chasidic Rebbe and a radical thinker, taking the classical views of Chasidut (based on the Baal… Read more
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Rebbi’s Yahrzeit
Yesterday, Sunday 25th November 2007 – 15th Kislev 5768 was the Yarzheit of Rebbi Yehuda HaNassi, the Tanna and compiler of the Mishna. The Talmud at the end of Sotah tells us that: WHEN RABBI DIED, HUMILITY AND FEAR OF SIN CEASED. R. Yosef said to the Tanna, [when reciting this Mishnah] do not include… Read more
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Yarzheit – Rabbeinu Yonah
Today (27th Cheshvan) is the Yarzheit of my favourite Rishon (at the moment), Rabbeinu Yonah. His words are all classics of Jewish thought, and his commentary on Pirkei Avos is essential reading for every Jew (according to R’ Wolbe in Alei Shur). As you know, I have just translated this commentary into English, and you… Read more
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Yarzheit – the Rosh
The Rosh is one of the most crucial Rishonim on the Talmud. He is printed in the back of almost every Talmud, and is useful both as a halachacist, and also as one of the last tosafists he often clarifies and explains their position. He is the bridge between Talmudic commentary and Halachic works. His… Read more
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Yarzheit – R’ Shimon Shkop
Known to all as simply R’ Shimon, R’ Shimon Shkop is one of the ‘Roshei Yeshiva’ who has become part of the staple diet of all yeshiva students. His chidushim in Shaarei Yosher with new and unique ways of looking at talmudic topics, revolutionised Torah study, and created a new foundation on which later novellae… Read more
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Yarzheit – R’ Meir Shapira
Today is the yarzheit of the founder of ‘daf yomi’, Rav Meir Shapira. Although the idea of daf yomi met with some opposition, with hindsight we can see the tremendous amount of Torah learning by people of all stripes that R’ Shapira brought into the world. Although a simple idea, it needed the right person… Read more
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Yarzheit – Chay Adam
Today is not only Tzom Gedaliah (delayed by a day because of Shabbat, which makes some of the piyutim we said this morning in selichot somewhat ironic), but also the Yarzheit of R’ Avraham Danzig – the Chay Adam (also the Chochmas Adam and many other names). There were many books written in the 18-19th… Read more