Parasha: Bo
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9th Heshvan 10/27/2020
Rabbi Asher Ben Yechiel
Halachist, Talmudist
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9th Heshvan 10/27/2020
Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Shkop
Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Shkop (Hebrew: שמעון שקופ; 1860 – October 22, 1939) was a rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Yeshiva of Telshe (Telšiai) and then of Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah of Grodno, and a renowned Talmid Chacham (Talmudic scholar). He has created a unique way in classic Eastern European erudition, which is expressed mainly in his book Sha'arei Yosher, and is characterized by a logical-legal analysis of the basic principles of Halakha, and less than local pilpul.
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10th Heshvan 10/28/2020
Gad ben Yaakov Avinu
Gad was the Son of Jacob the Patriarch and Zilpa the handmaid of Leah. He is one of the 12 Tribes.
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10th Heshvan 10/28/2020
Rabbi Dov Berish Weidenfeld
Rabbi Dov Berish Weidenfeld (1881–1965) was the Chief Rabbi of Tshebin (Trzebinia), Poland, and after World War II spent his final years in Jerusalem. His principal work of Jewish law is titled "Dovev Meisharim"