Judah Loew ben Bezalel — Ladislav Šaloun s statue popularly ascribed to Loew at the new town hall of Prague in the Czech Republic. Judah Loew ben Bezalel, alt. Loewe, Löwe, or Levai, (c. 1520 – 17 September 1609)[1] widely known to scholars of Judaism as the Maharal of… … Wikipedia
Shlomo Carlebach (rabbi) — Shlomo Carlebach (Salomon Peter Carlebach) (b. August 17, 1925 in Hamburg, Germany), (not to be confused with his cousin, the well know Jewish musician) is a Haredi rabbi and scholar who was chosen to be the mashgiach ruchani ( spiritual advisor… … Wikipedia
Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin — Not to be confused with Chaim Berlin. Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin Location Brooklyn, New York United States Information Type Yeshiva Established 1904 Affilia … Wikipedia
Yitzchok Hutner — Yitzchok (Isaac) Hutner (1906–1980) was an Orthodox rabbi and American rosh yeshiva born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family with both Ger Hasidic and non Hasidic Lithuanian Jewish roots. As a child he received private instruction in Torah and Talmud … Wikipedia
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Pinchas Stolper — is a prominent Orthodox rabbi, writer, and has been a spokesman for Orthodoxy through his writings and books popularizing Orthodox Judaism. BiographyRabbi Stolper is a disciple of Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner and studied at the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim… … Wikipedia
Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok — is a yeshiva that was established in Jerusalem, Israel in the late 1970s by Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner. It is located in the Har Nof neighborhood. Rabbi Hutner had previously been the long standing Rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and Kollel … Wikipedia
Yaakov Perlow — Rabbi Yaakov Perlow is a Hasidic rebbe and rosh yeshiva living in Boro Park, Brooklyn. He is the current Novominsker Rebbe and serves as rosh ( head ) of the American Agudath Israel of America, a Haredi communal organization. He is also the head… … Wikipedia
Yehuda (Leo) Levi — (1926 ) was Rector and Professor of Electro optics at the Jerusalem College of Technology. He is best known as the author of several books on Science and Judaism, and Judaism in contemporary society, as well as on physics.BiographyProfessor Levi… … Wikipedia
Ger (Hasidic dynasty) — Ger, or Gur (or Gerrer when used as an adjective) is a Hasidic dynasty originating from Ger, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland. Prior to the Holocaust, Ger was the largest and most important Hasidic group in Poland. Today… … Wikipedia
