Weekly Newsletter Volume 5, Issue 27, Emor
- Sefas Tamim
- Jul 9
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May 17, 2025; 19 Iyar, 5785 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara
Rav Yisroel Hager ZT”L, the third Rebbe of Vizhnitz, was the son of the saintly Rabbi Baruch of Vizhnitz. He was born on August 20, 1860 and was known as the “Ahavas Yisroel.” In 1893, he was appointed as Rebbe in Vyzhnytsia. He invigorated the Vizhnitzer dynasty and attracted many more followers from the surrounding provinces. He established many Talmud Torahs (small institutions for students with modest backgrounds), and he established a Yeshiva which became one of the largest dormitory Yeshivas in Europe...