๐๏ธ Todayโs Yartzites โ 22nd Tishreiy
๐ฏ๏ธ 1783 โ The Passing of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe ืืื ืืขืืื ืฉืืืืจ of Mainz
In the year ืชืงืโื (1783) passed away the gaon Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Dovid Tevele Shayer, Av Beis Din of Mainz, ืืฆโื.
Rabbi Tevele was one of the leading rabbinic authorities of German Jewry in the eighteenth century. As Rav of the prestigious community of Mainz, he guided one of the most important kehillos in Ashkenaz and was respected throughout Europe for his Torah scholarship, wisdom, and leadership.
๐ฏ๏ธ He is remembered among the prominent rabbinic figures who preserved the great Torah tradition of German Jewry.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1829 โ The Passing of Rabbi Aharon HaLevi Horowitz of Strashelye
In the year ืชืงืคโื (1829) passed away the holy Rabbi Aharon HaLevi Horowitz of Strashelye, author of:
ืขืืืืช ืืืื
Rabbi Aharon was one of the foremost disciples of the Alter Rebbe and one of the outstanding Chassidic thinkers of the first generation of Chabad. After the passing of the Alter Rebbe, he established his court in Strashelye and became the leader of a distinct branch of Chabad Chassidus.
His teachings emphasized deep contemplation, heartfelt prayer, and internalization of Chassidic concepts. His monumental work, Avodas HaLevi, is considered one of the classic texts of early Chabad thought.
๐ฏ๏ธ Rabbi Aharon was renowned for his profound understanding of Chassidus and his burning devotion to avodas Hashem.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1850 โ The Passing of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Danziger, Founder of Aleksander Chassidus
In the year ืชืจโื (1850) passed away the holy Rabbi Shraga Feivel Danziger of Grรณjec, father of the Aleksander Chassidic dynasty.
Although the flourishing Aleksander court would later be established by his descendants, Rabbi Shraga Feivel laid its spiritual foundations through his holiness, humility, and dedication to Torah and Chassidus.
He was highly respected among the Chassidic leaders of Poland and helped shape the path that would later make Aleksander one of the largest Chassidic movements in pre-war Poland.
๐ฏ๏ธ He is remembered as the patriarch of the illustrious Aleksander dynasty.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1873 โ The Passing of Rabbi Shlomo Kluger of Skala
In the year ืชืจืโื (1873) passed away the gaon Rabbi Shlomo ben Rabbi Yaakov of Skala, author of:
- ืฉืโืช ืืืช ืฉืืื
- ืืฉืจืฉ ืืขืงื
Rabbi Shlomo was one of the foremost halachic authorities of Galicia during the nineteenth century. His responsa, collected in Beis Shlomo, became an important source for later poskim and are frequently cited in halachic literature.
Known for his sharpness, clarity, and broad mastery of Torah, he was regarded as one of the outstanding rabbinic scholars of his generation.
๐ฏ๏ธ His sefarim continue to occupy an honored place in the libraries of rabbanim and ืชืืืืื ืืืืื.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1881 โ The Passing of Rabbi Avraham Chagag, Chief Rabbi of Tunis
In the year ืชืจืโื (1881) passed away Rabbi Avraham Chagag, Chief Rabbi of Tunis, author of:
ืืจืขื ืฉื ืืืจืื
Rabbi Chagag was one of the leading Torah sages of North African Jewry and served as a central spiritual authority for the Jewish community of Tunisia.
His sefer reflects his breadth of learning and deep involvement in the religious life of Tunisian Jewry.
๐ฏ๏ธ He is remembered as one of the prominent Sephardic rabbanim of nineteenth-century North Africa.