Rabbi Chaim Volozhin ( Lithuania 1749 – 1821 ) reports in an introduction to Siphra Dzeniouta ( 1818 ) that he once presented to his teacher, the Vilna Gaon, ten different versions of a certain passage in the Sefer Yetzira and asked the Gaon to determine the correct text.

Peres ' grandfather, Rabbi Zvi Meltzer, a grandson of Rabbi Chaim Volozhin, had a great impact on his life.

* Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin ( 19th century founder of the Lithuanian yeshivoth )

Organised Torah study was revolutionised by Rabbi Chaim Volozhin, a disciple of the Vilna Gaon ( an influential 18th century leader of Judaism ).

Zundel Salant was a student of Rabbis Chaim Volozhin and Akiva Eiger whose profoundly good-hearted and humble behavior and simple lifestyle attracted Yisrael Salanter's interest, and Zundel Salant allegedly urged Salanter to focus himself on Musar.

Rabbi Chaim Volozhin was the chief follower and disciple of the Vilna Gaon and founded the Volozhin yeshiva-often referred to as the " Mother of the Yeshivas "-to which most Litvish (" Lithuanian ") yeshivas can be traced.

As the Mishna in Tractate Peah ( 1: 1 ) states: " The study of Torah is equal to all of the mitzvos ", the Gaon encouraged his chief pupil, Rabbi Chaim Volozhin, to found a yeshiva ( college ) in which rabbinic literature should be taught.

The child prodigy began studying in the Volozhin yeshiva at the age of 16, under the guidance of the legendary Torah giant Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik.

After his 1823 marriage to Esther Fega Eisenstein ( died August 1871, Vilnius ), Rabbi Lipkin settled in Salant, where he continued his studies under Rabbi Hirsch Broda and Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant, himself a disciple of Rabbi Chaim Volozhin.

As is written in the book Iggrot HaTanya in the name of the Gaon of Vilna who does not believe in the Kabbalah of the Ari in its entirety that it is wholly from the mouth of Elijah z " l, only a small portion is from the mouth of Elijah z " l, and the rest is from his great knowledge and it is not required to believe it ... and thus wrote Rabbi Chaim Volozhin in the foreword to his book ... and if so, why all this awe that we should put aside the words of all the Poskim and all of the laws because of the opinion of the Ari z " l?

Regarding Jewish Law, those of the Vilna Gaon's successors who were associated with the Volozhin yeshiva, such as the Brisker group and in particular Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, had a very high regard for the Mishneh Torah and held it as the best tool for the theoretical understanding of the Talmud and of Jewish law generally.

The Soloveitchik family includes many significant rabbinical forebears, most notably Rabbi Chaim Volozhiner, famed Talmudist and founder of the Volozhin yeshiva.

His first wife was the daughter of Rabbi Yitzchok of Volozhin, the son of Rabbi Chaim Volozhin.

The scholarship of the work is evidenced by the fact that Rabbi Chaim Volozhin, known for his opposition to " digests of halacha ", granted the work his approbation ( on condition that each section be cross-referenced to the Shulchan Aruch to allow for further study ).

The scholarship of the work is evidenced by the fact that Rabbi Chaim Volozhin, known for his opposition to " digests of halacha ", granted the work his approbation ( on condition that each section be cross-referenced to the Shulkhan Arukh to allow for further study ).

Chaim Volozhin ( also known as Chaim ben Yitzchok of Volozhin or Chaim Ickovits ; January 21, 1749 – June 14, 1821 ) was an Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and ethicist.

Popularly known as " Reb Chaim Volozhiner " or simply as " Reb Chaim ", he was born in Volozhin ( aka Vałožyn or Valozhyn ) when it was a part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

:... If you were inspired by the message of " An E-Mail from Hashem " may I suggest that you contact the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation.

Rabbi Chaim Noach Levin also wrote in his notes on Megillas Yuchsin that he heard directly from Rabbi Yosef Shaul Halevi, the head of the Rabbinical court of Lemberg, that when he wanted to go see the remains of the Golem, the sexton of the Alt-Neu Shul said that Rabbi Yechezkel Landau had advised against going up to the attic after he himself had gone up.

" Many other well-known Russian and Jewish artists eventually sought to escape: these included Chaim Soutine, Max Ernst, Max Beckmann, Ludwig Fulda, author Victor Serge and prize-winning author Vladimir Nabokov, who although not Jewish himself, had a " passionate interest " in Jews and Israel.

* 1928 ( 23 ) Chaim ( Life ) ( or Hyman ) Arluck renames himself Harold Arlen, a name that combined his parents ' surnames ( his mother's maiden name was Orlin ).

Rembrandt and Caravaggio were primary influences on Nerdrum's work, while secondary influences include Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, and the less obvious influences, according to Vine and either mentioned by Nerdrum himself or other critics, that include Brueghel, Goya, Chardin, Millet, as well the even less apparent Henry Fuseli, Caspar David Friedrich, Ferdinand Hodler, Edvard Munch, Käthe Kollwitz, Salvador Dalí, Chaim Soutine and Lars Hertervig.

* Moshe Chaim Luzzatto " The holy one who cleaves constantly to God and his soul fires up with true intellectual understanding with great love of his creator and fear ... Behold a person like this, he himself, is considered to be like the Tabernacle Beit HaMikdash and the Mizbeiach ... And also it is said regarding Tzadikim they are the Markavah, because the Shekhinah dwells in them just like it dwelled in the Beit HaMikdash.

During the early 20th century, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan known as the Chofetz Chaim and himself a kohen, advised some followers to set up special yeshivas for married students known as Kodshim Kollels that would specialize in the study of the korbanot and study with greater intensity the kodshim sections of the Talmud in order to prepare for the arrival of the Jewish Messiah who would oversee the rebuilding of the original Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem that would be known as the Third Temple.

At first he aligned himself with religious Zionism and the Mizrachi movement, but after meeting Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld leader of the Haredi Jewish community, he became the political spokesman of the Haredim in Jerusalem and was elected political secretary of the Orthodox community council, Vaad Ha ' ir.

Regarding Nolte's claim that Chaim Weizmann on behalf of world Jewry had declared war on Germany in 1939, Broszat wrote Weizmann's letter to Neville Chamberlain promising the support of the Jewish Agency in World War II was not a " declaration of war " nor did Weizmann have the legal power to declare war on anyone Broszat commented " These facts may be overlooked by a right-wing publicist with a dubious educational background but not by the college professor Ernst Nolte " Broszat accused Michael Stürmer of attempting to create an " ersatz religion " in German history that Broszat argued was more appropriate for the pre-modern era then 1986 Broszat wrote that " Here the roads part " and argued that no self-respecting historian could associate himself with the effort to " drive the shame out of the Germans ".

Acetone for the cordite industry during late World War I was eventually produced through the efforts of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, considered to be the father of industrial fermentation.

The psychiatric diagnosis post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) was coined in the mid 1970s, in part through the efforts of anti-Vietnam War activists and the anti war group Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Chaim F. Shatan.

Sousa Mendes was inspired to this act in part through his friendship with Rabbi Chaim ( Haim ) Kruger, who had fled to France from Antwerp.

" In addition to spreading Torah through his yeshiva, Kagan, who became known as the Chofetz Chaim, was very active in Jewish causes.

The Palmach Museum, located on Chaim Levanon Street in Tel Aviv, near the Eretz Israel Museum, explores the Palmach legacy through the stories of individuals and groups.

He and his family made generous donations to Tulane University, the Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School, and to other philanthropic ventures, including the Zionist movement through his personal acquaintance, beginning in the 1920s, with Chaim Weizmann.

The four strands of the tzitzit are passed through holes near the four corners of the garment ( Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 11: 9-11, 15 ) that are farthest apart ( 10: 1 ).

Chaim Lipshitz was its Rosh ( head or leader ), with assistance from Norman Lourie and advise and Hebrew terminology being developed through a committee run by Wellesley Aron.

Biebow exercised his control in part through a Jewish administration headed by Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski.

He was a great-grandson ( through the direct male line ) of Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz ( the Divrei Chaim ), one of the great Hasidic leaders of Polish Jewry, and a grandson of the Gorlitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Baruch Halberstam ( 1829 – 1906 ).

In 1974, Chaim attended a performance of the " Emmett Kelly, Jr.

The Mishnah Berurah of Rabbi Yisroel Meir ha-Kohen, ( the " Chofetz Chaim ", Poland, 1838 – 1933 ) is a commentary on the " Orach Chayim " section of the Shulchan Aruch, discussing the application of each Halakha in light of all subsequent Acharonic decisions.

Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, President Chaim Herzog, all cabinet ministers present in Israel, Supreme Court justices, Knesset members from most parties and a number of foreign ambassadors attended the funeral.

Modigliani painted a series of portraits of contemporary artists and friends in Montparnasse: Chaim Soutine, Moise Kisling, Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Marie " Marevna " Vorobyev-Stebeslka, Juan Gris, Max Jacob, Blaise Cendrars, and Jean Cocteau, all sat for stylized renditions.

In 1895 Hebrew linguist and publisher Rabbi Chaim Hirschensohn became entangled in a failed effort to purchase the Western Wall and lost all his assets.

On 16 February 1941, after Chaim Weizmann's intervention in London, they were all released.

He stressed the need for mussar ( ethics ), using works such as those of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, polishing the character traits of his students so that they would aspire to become gedolim-" great ones " in all areas of both scholarship, and personal ethics.

He moved to Vilna in about 1920, and became close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, consulting with him in all religious and communal matters.

Known mockingly as " King Chaim ," he was granted unprecedented powers by the Nazi government, which authorized him to " take all necessary measures " to maintain order in the ghetto.

However, in his book, or hachaim pp. 38, Chaim Michael states that there is no basis for his critique and its all empty talk.

Chaim Perelman and Lucie Olbrechts-Tyceta offer the following statement on the conditioned nature of all discourse, which has applicability to the concept of discourse community: " All language is the language of community, be this a community bound by biological ties, or by the practice of a common discipline or technique.

When Scheinberg asked the Chofetz Chaim for an additional blessing since he had come all the way from America to study at the Mir, the Chofetz Chaim quipped, " Moses came down all the way from heaven to teach the Jews Torah.

The Divrei Chaim was acclaimed by the leading rabbis of his generation as one of the foremost Talmudists, poskim and Kabbalistic authorities of his time, he received queries from Rabbis and communities from all over the world.

Chaim, in contrast, answers that faith in God doesn ’ t automatically make citizens behave ethically and that nonbelievers are able to be the most honorable of all.