Agra D’Kala - R’ Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov.
Shemen Rosh - Rav Asher Anshel Katz shlit”a, Boro Park, NY; Assumed the position of Viener Rebbe in 1992, transforming the kehilla into a large chassidus with multiple Viener shuls in Boro Park. Published numerous volumes of shiurim delivered on Torah, Pirkei Avot, and Yom Tovim.
Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev - (1740-1809), Poland, Belarus, Ukraine; The Berdichever. A child prodigy, he was drawn to Chasidism by R' Shmelka of Nikolsburg, who introduced him to the Maggid of Mezritch, under whom he studied for many years. His love of the Jewish people and his charitable interpretations of their actions before G-d are legendary.
Tosfot - Members of a school of Torah and Talmudic interpretation, 12th and 13th century France and Germany.
Tanna debei Eliyahu - A Midrash that reworks earlier Midrashim, using them to highlight ideas like the importance of Tefilla and Torah study. The Talmud attributes a midrash of the same name to Eliyahu HaNavi, though whether the existing midrash is the one referred to in the Talmud has long been a subject of debate. Some date the work as early as the 3rd century CE, while others date it as later as the 10th century.
