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13th Nisan 4/7/2020
Rabbi Moshe Alshich
Popularly referred to as Alshich. Commentator, kabbalist.
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13th Nisan 4/7/2020
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, famed as the "Tzemach Tzedek" after his magnum opus on Talmudic law, was born on the eve of Rosh Hashana 5549 (1789),
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13th Nisan 4/7/2020
Rabbi Joseph ( Yosef) Karo
Rabbi Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, also spelled Yosef Caro, or Qaro (1488 – March 24, 1575, 13 Nisan 5335 A.M.), was author of the last great codification of Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch, which is still authoritative for all Jews pertaining to their respective communities. To this end he is often referred to as HaMechaber (Hebrew: "The Author") and as Maran (Aramaic: "Our Master")
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14th Nisan 4/8/2020
Rabbi Hai ben Sherira
Rabbi Hai ben Sherira (Hebrew: האי בר שרירא) better known as Hai Gaon (Hebrew: האי גאון), was a medieval Jewish theologian, rabbi and scholar who served as Gaon of the Talmudic academy of Pumbedita during the early 11th century. He was born in 939 and died on March 28, 1038.