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  Adar - Famous Rabbis Yarzheits
Reb Pinchos Menachem Alter, Gerrer Rebbe, Jerusalem 1996.
Reb Yaakov Chaim Jofen, rosh yeshivas Beis Yosef and the son of Reb Avrohom Jofen, the son-in-law of the Alter of Novhardok.
Reb Yekusiel Zalman, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe, 1867 (Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev's grandson)
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 Yitzchak Meir Alter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yitzchak Meir Alter (also Rottenburg, Rothenburg or Rothenberg as an alternate for "Alter") (1798 - March 10, 1866), was also known as the Chidushei Harim for his Torah book/s.
He was a descendant of Rashi, and R. Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg (1215 - 1293) the Tosafist.
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter was succeeded by his colleague and disciple Rabbi Chanokh Heynekh of Alexander.
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 Meir Summary
Meʾir was one of the five rabbis secretly ordained by Yehudah ben Bavaʾ during the Hadrianic persecutions that followed the collapse of the Bar Kokhba Revolt (c.
Meir Lublin (1558—1616), a Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek
Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838—1933), a Polish rabbi, Halakhist and ethicist
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Yitzchak Meir Alter
He was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism in the town of Góra Kalwaria ("Ger" in short) in Poland.He came from a very distinguished family of Rabbis, among the most prominent in Germany and Poland.
He was a descendant of Rashi, and R. Meir ben Baruch Rothenburg (1215 - 1293) the Tosafist, one of his first ancestors to hold that surname.
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter was a disciple of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, known as the Kotzker rebbe who was famous for his acerbic wit and Talmudic brilliance.
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Birth of Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan Hakohen of Radin, the Chofetz Chaim (1838-1933).
Rav Meir's daughter, Michle was married to the holy Rav Elchonon Wasserman, Rosh Yeshiva of Baranovich.
Rav Yitzchak Yerucham Diskin, the Maharil Diskin (1839-1925), born in Valkovisk, Russia, the son of Rav Yehoshua Leib Diskin of Brisk and Rebbetzin Hinda Rochel.
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 Dia-pozytyw: DICTIONARY
Alter's work, published posthumously, Chidushey RIM (Hebrew, The New Interpretations of R[abbi] I[tzhak] M[eir], 1875) became one of the basic works on Jewish ritual studied in yeshivas in Poland.
Alter believed a Jew's most important duty was to study the Torah, stressing the joy that Talmudic studies bring.
Alter was succeeded first by his friend, Rabbi Henoch Henich Kohen Levin of Aleksandrow, and beginning in 1870, by his grandson, Yehuda Arie Leyb Alter (1847-1905).
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 Judaism 101 - Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg Alter - A Glossary of Basic Jewish Terms and Concepts - OU.ORG
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir was the founder and first rebbe of the Ger dynasty, which at one time counted over 100,000 Chasidim, and to this day remains one of the largest Chasidic groups.
The Rim became a disciple of Rabbi Simcha Bunem of Pshischa and Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk.
The custom to make siyyumim during the nine days was seen by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir as motivated by a desire to bring Jews together in a harmonious spirit and thus rectify the sin of sinas chinam which had caused the destruction of the Temple.
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 Meir - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Meir Ben Baruch (1215—1293) aka Meir of Rothenburg, a German rabbi, poet, and author
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843—1926), a rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe
Yitzchak Meir Alter (1798(?)—1866), a Polish rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism
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Yitzchak Meir Alter - Yitzchak Meir Alter (also Rottenburg, Rothenburg or Rothenberg as an alternate for "Alter") (1798(?) - March 10 1866), was also known as the Chidushei Harim for his Torah book/s.
Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter - Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter (1847 - 1905), also known by the title of his Torah book/s as the Sfas Emes, was born in Warsaw, Poland and died in Góra Kalwaria, Poland.
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 Rav-SIG: Online Journal > The Hasidic Rabbinate, Part II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Yitzchak b'Mordechay Leifer of Stanislawow faced his followers with his face covered, R. Benyamin b'Yechiel Leifer of Cluj never tasted meat, R. Shlomo Zalman b'Avraham Frenkel of Debica never slept in his bed, R. Shabtay b'Shlomo Zaunina Zuckerman of Ruscova in the United States used to feed the animals each morning.
Klonimus Kalman b'Aharon Epstein, one of the founders of the Krakow-Neustadt dynasty, was excommunicated by R. Yitzchak b'Mordechai Halevi, the Av Beit Din (head of the rabbinic court) of Krakow, and was subjected to years of humiliation by the community.
Meir and Aharon became frequent in the Przemysl dynasty.
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 US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Sefat Emet
Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter (1847 - 1905), also known by the title of his Torah book/s as the Sfas Emes (שפת אמת), was born in Warsaw, Poland and died in Góra Kalwaria, Poland.
Eventually his followers succeeded in gaining his assent for him to become their leader as rebbe.
Alter was very worried over these devotees and would constantly write to them.
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The body of R. Meir (MaHaRaM) of Rotenburg's was released for burial in 1307, fourteen years after his death in the fortress of Ensisheim.
Only after the Kotzker Rebbe and Rav Yitzchak Meir had passed away, and hundreds of their followers turned to Rav Avraham for blessings and advice, did he finally agree to became a Rebbe.
Avraham Borenstein of Sochatchov, author of Avnei Nezer, Eglei Tal (1839-1910), son-in-law of the Kotzker Rebbe, a chasid of R' Chanoch Henach of Alexander.
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 Ascent of Safed - In The City of Kabbalah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the time of the Holocaust, the Gerrer Rebbe (Grand Rabbi Abraham Mordechai Alter, 1866-1948) was the spiritual leader of over 100,000 Chassidim in Poland.
He was succeeded by his son, Grand Rabbi Yisrael Alter (referred to by his followers as the Beis Yisroel).
Four years after the death of Rabbi Yitzchak-Meir in 1866, Judah-Aryeh-Leib Alter (1847-1905), the grandson of Rabbi Yitzchak-Meir and the son of Abraham-Mordechai became the second Grand Rabbi of the Gur-Alter dynasty.
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 Parashat Toldot - 5761 - OU Torah Insights Project
EXPLAIN THAT YITZCHAK’S REQUIREMENT to remain in Eretz Yisrael stems from his designation as the olah temimah, the perfect burnt-offering, when he was bound and prepared as a sacrifice by his father Avraham at the Akeidah.
AN ANSWER to this problem is quoted in the name of the Chidushei HaRim (R.Yitzchak Meir Alter Rothenberg, the first Gerrer Rebbi, 1789-1866): At first, it seems, that Yitzchak is to be offered as a sacrifice in the conventional manner.
YITZCHAK LIVED AS AN OLAH TEMIMAH after the Akeidah, which is not to say that he regarded his life forfeit.
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 Po-Lin
At the turn of the century, a sewer system was installed in the town, which at the time was unheard of in a town of its size.
Since the time of the first Gerer Rebbe in 1859, there have been six leaders of the Gerer chasidim:Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg Alter (1789-1866); Yehuda Arie Leib Alter (1847-1905); Avraham Mordechai Alter (1866-1948) who in 1940 escaped from Poland and reestblished the dynasty in Jerusalem; Yisrael Alter (1892-1977); Pinchas Menachem Alter (1926-1996); Yaacov Aryeh Alter (1939-).
There are many stories told of each of the great Rebbes of Gur, and many of their teachings are studied in yeshivas around the world.
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 Teves - Famous Rabbis Yarzheits
Reb Suleiman (Salman) Mutzafi of Yerushalayim (5735); born in Baghdad on 27 Shevat, 5660.
Reb Yerachmiel Yisroel Yitzchak of Alexander, the Yismach Yisroel.
Reb Meir Chodosh, mashgiach of Yeshivas Chevron, a talmid muvhak of the Alter of Slabodka, Reb Nosson Tzvi Finkel, born on 27 Shevat, 5658, in Patrich, Lithuania, lived through the Arab massacre of Chevron's Jews on Shabbos morning, 16 Av, 5689, died 5749.
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 Ger (Hasidic dynasty) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The founder of this group was Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Alter (1798-1866), known as the Chidushei HoRim after his scholarly works by that title.
After the death of the Kotsker Rebbe in 5619 (1859) the vast majority of his chasidim chose Rabbi Yitschok Myer Alter, the Kotsker Rebbe's brother-in-law and his closest disciple, as their new rebbe (leader).
Grand Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter (born 1939), son of Rabbi Simchah Bunim.
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 Herbal Treatment
At the festive meal following a circumcision, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir, the "Chidushei HaRim" of Gur, once asked a certain chassid to tell a story he knew concerning Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev and circumcision.
"One of the disciples of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak," began the chassid, "was a dealer in oxen.
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg/Alter (1789 - 23 Adar 1866) of Gur was the successor to Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotsk and the founder of the Gur dynasty.
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A grandson of the renowned Reb Akiva Eiger, Reb Leibel was born in Warsaw.
He learned under Reb Yitzchak Meir Alter, later known as the Chiddushei Harim in Warsaw.
In 1943, Rabbi Gifter became Rov of the chareidi community in Connecticut, and one year later, his uncles, Reb Eliyahu Meir Bloch and Reb Chaim Mordechai Katz founded the Telz yeshiva in Cleveland.
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It all began in the town of Góra Kalwaria near Warsaw, Poland, home of Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, the founder of Ger Hassidism.
Two other MKs, Shmuel Halpert, a Vizhnitz hassid, and Meir Porush, who is descended from members of the Old Yishuv in Jerusalem, are also subordinate to the Gerer rebbe.
The Gerer hassidim have dozens of yeshivas for young men and older men, as well as schools for boys and girls, run by Rabbi Nachman Vidislavsky, with a population totaling 24,000 students.
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 Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg Alter (The Chiddushei HaRim)
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Rothenberg Alter (The Chiddushei HaRim)
Rabbi Yitzchak Meir was the founder and first rebbe of the Ger dynasty, which at one time counted more than 100,000 Chasidim, and to this day remains one of the largest Chasidic groups.
All I want is to spend my years bringing the children of Israel nearer to their Father in Heaven”.
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 R. Yitzchak Meir Alter of Ger - Jewish Knowledge Base
Yitzchak Meir Alter of Ger - Jewish Knowledge Base
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Chassidic Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Altar (1799-1866), author of Chiddushei Harim (a commentary on the Talmud and Shulchan Aruch), was a disciple of the Maggid of Koshnitz and Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, and the founder of the "Ger" (Gerer) Chassidic...
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It was the Rebbe's son-in-law Reb Levi Yitzchak, an accomplished scholar known for his brilliant perception and phenomenal grasp of all branches of Torah.
The Hasidim tell of Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, who used to say, before he went to sleep at night, "Master of the Universe, today I didn't...
Reb Levi Yitzchak is remembered for his din Torah / lawsuit against God in which he takes God to task.
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Rabbi Yitzchak Meir, the "Chidushei HaRim" of Gur, asked for a story concerning Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and circumcision
At the festive meal following a circumcision, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir, the "Chidushei HaRim" of Gur, once asked a certain chassid to tell a story he knew concerning Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and circumcision.
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (1740 - 25 Tishrei 1810) is one of the most popular rebbes in chassidic history.
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 Vedibarta Bam — And You Shall Speak of Them: Chapter Four
Rabbi Meir says one should not put an entire category of people in one basket and judge their qualifications by the majority.
Alternatively, Rabbi Meir was justifying his continuing to learn Torah from Elisha ben Avuyah after the latter became a heretic.
Thus, Rabbi Meir is offering words of consolation that no Jew should despair when reading of His attributes of mercy since also in venakeih lo yenakeh there is hidden mercy.
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 Third Temple .com - Almanac
Rabbi Binyamin Zeev Kahana (son of Rabbi Meir Kahana) and his wife, Talya Kahana, HY"D, of Tapuach were murdered while driving home early on a Sunday morning in an ambush near Ofrah, al kiddush Hashem, by Islamic Arabs yimach sh'mam.
HaRav HaKadosh Rabbi Alter Elazar Menachem (son of HaRav HaKadosh Rabbi Moshe Mordechai) Biderman of Lelov.
HaGaon HaTzadik Rabbi Menasheh Yitzchak Meir of Zidetchov- Petach Tikvah (son of HaGaon HaTzadik Rabbi Asher Yeshaya of Pruchnik) passed away.
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