Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan | |
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![]() Age 91, on his visit to the Polish Prime Minister | |
Title | The Chofetz Chaim |
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Died | September 15, 1933 (24 Elul 5693) | (aged 95)
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Religion | Judaism |
Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan (February 6, 1838 – September 15, 1933) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life. He was known popularly as the Chofetz Chaim,[a] after his book on lashon hara, who was also well known for the Mishna Berurah,[b] his book on ritual law.[3][4]
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