The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do not Reply this message! Please send messages to kehilasmy@yahoo.com Cortesy of [ http://anshe.org ] Congregation Anshe Emes, Los Angeles The update of Jewish History of this week YAHRTZEITS Sunday, 16 Cheshvan Rav Elazar Menachem Mann Shach (1894?-2001). Born in Vaboilnick, Lithuania, and left for Ponevezh (38km away) at age 7. Learned at Slabodka under Rav Yechezkel Bernstein (Divrei Yechezkel), then under the Alter (Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, and developed a close relationship with Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, whose niece Rav Shach eventually married. In 1927, he served as Rosh Mesivta at Kletzk under Rav Aharon Kotler, holding the same position at Novardok from 1932-34. In 1951, he started his career as Rosh Yeshiva at Ponevezh under Rav Yosef Kahanemen. Reb Shlomo Carlebach, the foremost Jewish songwriter in the 2nd half of the 20th century, passes away, 1994. Monday, 17 Cheshvan Rav Menachem Mendel Hager, the Ahavas Shalom, of Kosov (1768-1825), founder of the Vizhnitz dynasty. The son of Rav Yaakov Koppel Chassid, Rav Menachem Mendel was a student of Rav Moshe Leib of Sassov, Rav Tzvi Hirsch of Nadvorna, and Rav Ze'ev Wolfe of Tcharne-Ostra. His grandson was Rav Menachem Mendel of Vizhnitz. Rav Reuven Katz, rav of Petach Tikva and author of Degel Reuven. His son, Rav Leizer Katz, was a rav in Passaic, New Jersey, for many years until his petira in 2001. Rav Meshulam Zushe Twersky, the Chernobyler Rebbe of Bnei Brak (1917-1987). An eighth generation direct descendent of the Rav Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl, Rav Meshulam Zushe was born in Mozyr, Belarus. He lived and learned with his maternal grandfather, the Admor of Tchetchov, Rav Yeshaya Halberstam, the youngest son of the Divrei Chaim. In 1959, he moved his court to Bnai Brak. He was succeeded by his son, Rav Menachem Nachum. Rav Tzvi Pruzansky (2005). He helped found the Toronto Kollel, and established, along with his friend, Rav Dovid Hersh Mayer zt"l, Yeshivas Beis Binyomin in Stamford, which was named after Rav Tzvi's father and funded by Rav Tzvi's brothers, ybl"c, Reb Yosef and Reb Moshe. Tuesday, 18 Cheshvan Rav Yisrael Odesser, leader of Breslover Chassidim Rav Yishayah Bardaky (1862). R' Bardaky was born in Pinsk and taught Torah there, but he decided to settle in Eretz Yisrael after his first wife died. When the ship carrying R' Bardaky, his son, Shmuel Akiva, and his daughter, neared the port of Akko, it was wrecked, and all the passengers were thrown into the sea. R' Bardaky, however, was a powerful swimmer, and, with his two children on his back, he swam ashore. Upon reaching Yerushalayim, R' Bardaky was appointed head of the Ashkenazic community. He also was appointed vice-consul of the Austrian Empire. Rav Yaakov Friedman of Bohush-Husyatin (1956) Rav Rafael Baruch Toledano of Morocco, author of Sephardic Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (1970) Rav Nachum Pertzovitz (Partzovitz), Rosh Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim (1986). At the age of 9, he attended Ramailles Yeshiva in Vilna, and became close to its rosh yeshiva, Rav Shlomo Heiman. Rav Meir Kahane, assassinated November 5, on a visit to New York City (1932-1990), first victim of Islamic terror in the US. Born in Brooklyn, NY, to Rabbi Charles Kahane, who was involved in the Revisionist Zionist movement, and was a close friend of Zev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky. Meir was active in Betar, the militant revisionist youth movement. Kahane received a degree in International Law from New York University, and ordination from the Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn. He edited the Jewish Press, and served as a pulpit rabbi and teacher in New York until the mid-1960s. His life's work, however, started in 1968, when he founded the Jewish Defense League (JDL), setting out to change the image of the Jew from "weak and vulnerable" to one of a "mighty fighter, who strikes back fiercely against tyrants. " Kahane and his family moved to Israel in 1971, where he founded the militantly anti-Arab Kach party. His son, Binyamin Zev Kahane was murdered by Arab extremists in 2001, as he traveled with his family in the West Bank. Rav Nechemiah Kibel (1952-2005). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Holocaust survivors, R' Kibel entered the newly founded Yeshiva of the South, under Rav Meir Belsky, who was one of the first talmidim of Rav Yitzchak Hutner. He served as a magid shiur at the yeshiva in Memphis, then founded and taught at RITSS (Regional Institute for Torah and Secular Studies), Cincinnati's Bais Yaakov in 1989. A few later, he played a major role in the founding of Cincinnati's Community Kollel. Birth of Rav Yechzkel Landau of Prague (1713-1776), Noda BeYehuda Wednesday, 19 Cheshvan The Chofetz Chaim completes the last volume of the Mishnah Berurah, marking the culmination of more than three decades of toil, 1906. Rav Moshe Michel of Biala, born to Rav Eliezer Fishel of Strizhov, a mekubal. After his marriage, Rav Moshe Michel settled in Zamoszh, where he and his wife were supported by her father. After the passing of his father in 1812, he became a chassid of the Chozeh of Lublin, and then Rav Bunim of Peshischa. He eventually became Rav of Biala. (1854) Rav Yehoshua Attiah Rav Avraham Tzvi Hirsch Kamai, the last Rav of Mir (1859-1942). Born in the Lithuanian town of Shkod, his family traced its ancestry back to the brother of the Vilna Gaon, Rav Avraham, author of Maalos Hatorah. His father was Rav Eliyahu Baruch Kamai, who served as Rav of of the communities of Shkod, Karelitz and Czechnovtza, following which he served as rov of Mir and as head of the town's yeshiva. His chiddushim were published in Bris Melach. Rav Tzvi Hirsch's wife, who was a clever and highly-educated woman, opened a pharmacy in order to support the family. Rav Tzvi Hirsch assisted her from time to time when she needed help, and he would also prepare medicines for the customers according to the prescriptions that they brought. With his father's petira, however, he replaced as Rav and Rosh Yeshiva in Mir. Rav Pinchas Epstein, Rosh Av Beis Din of the Eida Hachareidis Thursday, 20 Cheshvan Rav Avraham ben Yitzchak of Narbonne, author of Sefer HaEshkol, father-in-law of the the Raavad, Rav Avraham ben Dovid. Rav Avraham ben Dovid (Ravad II) (1119-1198). R' Avraham lived at the time of Rabbeinu Tam and is mentioned a few times in the Tosafos. He had the merit of having Eliyahu HaNavi appear to him, as claimed by Rabbi Chaim Vital in his introduction to Etz HaChaim. His son was the tzaddik Rabbi Yitzchak Sagi Nahor. Rav Shalom of Kaminka (1851) Birth of Rav Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura (1820-1883), son of Rav Yisrael of Ruzhin Rav Yechezkel, the third Rebbe of Radmosk, known as the Kenesses Yechezkel of Radomsk (1864-1910) Rav Moshe Lemberger, the Makava Rav of Kfar Ata (1982) Rav Mordechai Sharabi, the kabbalist, founded Yeshivat Nahar Shalom in the Machane Yehuda section of Jerusalem. (1984) Rav Mordechai Leib Zuckerman, author of Meir Einei Yisrael (1912-2003). Born in Samagron, a city near Vilna. In 1931, he moved to Radin to learn with the Chafetz Chaim. After the petirah of the Chafetz Chaim, Rav Mordechai Leib stayed in Radin for eight more years. During the war, he arrived in the Kovna ghetto, where he acted as shamash for Rav Avraham Grodzinsky, the mashgiach of Slabodka. As Rav Avraham's talmid muvhak, he transcribed his mentor's discourses and studied with him privately bechavrusa when Rav Avraham was hospitalized. Subsequently, the Nazis burned down that hospital and Rav Mordechai Leib was the last person to have seen Rav Avraham alive. When the Nazis decided to liquidate the entire ghetto, Rav Mordechai Leib was saved by a miracle when he hid in a pit with a few others. In 1948, he moved to Yerushalayim. When he settled in Givat Shaul, he accepted the positions of rav of the Perushim shul and the head of Kollel Chevron there. He occupied those positions for over 50 years. Friday, 21 Cheshvan Rav Dovid ben Zimra, the Radbaz (1480-1573). Arriving in Tzefas as a child after the Spanish expulsion, he emigrated to Egypt in 1514. Shortly thereafter, he was recognized as chief rabbi of Egypt, a post he held for 40 years. His income, however, came through business, from which he became quite wealthy. Among his talmidim in Cairo were Rav Yitzchak Luiria (the Ari) and Rav Betazelel Azhkenazi, the Shita Mekubetzes. In 1553, he returned to Eretz Yisrael, settling in Tzefas. Rav Avraham Azulai, author of Chessed L'Avraham (1569-1643), which is often quoted in the writings of the Ari HaKodesh. Rav Avraham was the great, great-grandfather of the Chida. Born in Fez, Morocco, he eventually moved to Chevron in 1609 and became the holy city's Chief Rabbi. [according to some, his yahrtzeit is 24 Cheshvan] Rav Yichya Halevi Alshich, head of Yemenite community Rav Dovid Shlomo Eibshitz of Soroka (1755-1813), author of Levushei Serad (on halacha) and Arvei Nachal (a Torah commentary with Chasidic philosophy). In 1809, he settled in Tzefat, Israel, where he died and is buried. Rav Yissacher Ber of Podheitz, son of the Pnei Yehoshua (1844) Rav Elazar HaKohen of Poltusk (1881) Rav Moshe of Shitchelnik (1912) Rav Betzalel Stern, author of Teshuvos B'Tzel Hachochma, and brother of Rav Moshe Stern (1988) Shabbos, 22 Cheshvan Rav Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the third Belzer rebbe (1854-1926) Rav Moshe Lima, author of Chelkas Mechokek. Early in the 17th century, he was hired by the city of Slonim to be its first Rav. While there, he was considered the highest authority in halacha in all of Lithuania. He later served as Rav in Brisk and Vilna. Rav Ezriel Halevi Horowitz, the "Eizener Kop" of Lublin. Opposed the Chozeh when the latter arrived in Lublin. Harav Uriel Dovidi (2005). The 14th of 14 children, 9 of whom died in childhood (while 3 others died in early adulthood). His mother, Serach, demanded a healthy son, talmid chacham. Rav Uriel had a photographic memory and great analytic ability, despite having had only four years of structured schooling. He lived with and learned from shieks, which helped later during the Iranian revolution. Rav Uriel lost his father at 17, and married his first cousin at 18. He became an expert in Tanach & Midrash, and wrote a Hebrew-Persian dictionary. He became a mohel, a shochet, and then became a teacher. He had a large library and owned one of only three sets of Shas in Iran. Rav Uriel moved to Tehran and became one of the two main rabbis of the city. He was personally responsible for keeping shops closed on Shabbos and provided kosher food for Jews in army. When he escaped Iran in 1994, two thousand sefarim had to be left behind; only his Torah Temima was taken to Israel. OTHER EVENTS OF JEWISH HISTORY Sunday, 16 Cheshvan * Jews, with the exception of peddlers and petty traders, are granted civil rights in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, formerly part of the kingdom of Westphalia, 1833. Emancipation is granted to the remainder of German Jews nearly 40 years later. * Ulysses S. Grant (future president of the U.S.A.) orders Jews barred from service under his command, during the civil war 1862. * 1500 Jews of Kolomyya, Galicia and 15,000 Jews of Rowno, Poland massacred by the Nazis, 1941. * Aliya of Yemenite Jews began, 1949. Operation Magic Carpet brings almost 40, 000 Jews from Yemen to Israel. Monday, 17 Cheshvan * Chmielnicki's forces massacred 12,000 Jews, 1648. * A Hezbullah terror group truck-bombed a military barracks in Beirut, murdering 241 United States Marines, and later killing 58 French soldiers in a separate attack, 1983. The notorious Imad Mugniyah, the group's most dangerous and barbaric operative orchestrated these operations. Tuesday, 18 Cheshvan * Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade, 1668. * Hermann Goering announced plans for Madagascar as a home for European Jewry, 1938. * 16,000 Jews of Pinsk murdered by the Nazis, 1942. Wednesday, 19 Cheshvan * The first Jewish neighborhood outside of the old city wall of Yerushalayim is dedicated, 1860. The site, purchased by Sir Moses Montefiore five years earlier, is known as Mishkenot Sha'ananim. Although there was initial resistance by Jews to leaving the security of the old city walls, it soon led to the establishment of dozens of new neighborhoods outside of the Old City. * U.S. census of 1940 counted 1,750,000 Jews. * UN General Assembly Resolution 242 is adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967 in the aftermath of the Six Day War. It called for the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict and the [t]ermination of all claims or states of belligerency. It also calls for the recognition of all established states by belligerent parties ( Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan ) of each other and recognized boundaries for all parties. Thursday, 20 Cheshvan * Restricted rights for Austrian Jews, 1396. * Jewish community of Ferrara, Italy miraculously escaped disaster when a violent earthquake struck, 1571. Friday, 21 Cheshvan * Jews barred from German schools, 1938. Shabbos, 22 Cheshvan * Jewish physicians barred from treating Christians, Sicily, 1296. * Proposal to establish independent Jewish homeland in Israel, 1818 (by an English missionary to Czar of Russia). * British capture Gaza from Turkey, 1917. * Deportation of Budapest Jews began, 1944. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit our web page http://www.kehilasmy.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIDDUCHIM for RUSSIAN BAALEY TESHUVAH Worldwide in Russian http://www.toldot.ru/shiduchim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books with 10% off from Artscroll and Artscroll will donate us 5% of your purchase: http://artscroll.com/linker/kehilasmy/home -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: http://felist.com/member/unsub?grp=lit.kehilasmy&email=e@mail http://felist.com/ mailto:ask@felist.com