Rav Sholom Mizrachi Didye Sharabi Rashash (Shevat 10, 5542 / 1782 - 242nd Yahrzeit)
Rav Sar-Shalom Mizrachi Didia ben Yitzchak Sharabi, the "Rashash" was born in 5480 (1720) in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen. After being saved through a miracle, he vowed to move to the Holy Land, and after fulfilling this neder he moved to Eretz Yisrael in order to live in Yerushalayim. His journey led him through India, Baghdad and Damascus, and finally he arrived in Yerushalayim where he served as Rosh Yeshivah of Beit E"l.
Among his talmidim were Rav Yosef Dovid Chaim Azulai, the Chidah, and the Maharit Algazi who succeeded him as the Rosh Yeshiva after his passing.
He wrote a commentary on the Etz Chaim of which Rav Yeddiya Abulafia said that whoever learns Etz Chaim without the commentary of the Rashash is like a blind man feeling his way in the dark. Among his most famous writings is the Siddur HaRashash, known for its special Kabbalistic intentions for prayer, which has become the standard for all [Sephardic] Kabbalists today.
The Rashash passed on to his heavenly reward on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Shevat, in the year 5537 (1777) at the age of 57, in Jerusalem. He is buried on the Mount of Olives, where his grave is a pilgrimage site until this day.
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Rav Shlomo Flam Dibras Shlomo (Shevat 10, 5573 / 1813 - 211th Yahrzeit)
Rav Shlomo Flam passed away on 10 Shevatי' בשבט התקע"ג .5573 Teacher of Sar Sholom of Belz, who used to leave home through window at night, because of his father in law not allowing him to learn Chassidus. Student of the Maggid of Mezritch (next in line to Baal Shem Tov) and writer of his sayings In Likute Amarim (Maggid Devorov Leyakov) along with Dibras Shlomo.
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Rebbetzin Rivka Schneerson (Shevat 10, 5674 / 1914 - 110th Yahrzeit)
Rebbetzin Rivka Schneerson (10 Shevat 1914) a granddaughter of Rabbi DovBer, the 2nd Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, at age 16 married her first cousin, Rabbi Shmuel, who later became the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe. Surviving her husband by 33 years, for many years she was the esteemed matriarch of Lubavitch, and chasidim frequented her home to listen to her accounts of the early years of Lubavitch. She is the source of many of the stories recorded in the talks, letters and memoirs of her grandson, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe). The Beis Rivka network of girls' schools are named after her.
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Rav Eliezer Tzuker (Shevat 10, 5680 / 1920 - 104th Yahrzeit)
Rav Eliezer married Rivka, daughter of Rav Avrohom Yehuda HaKohen Schwartz of Bergsaz and Mad, mechaber of Kol Arye. He authored Shu”t Damesek Eliezer on Shulchon Aruch, Migdenos Eliezer on the Torah and Mosok Midevash on Mo’adim.
Rav Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson Frierdiker Rebbe, Rebbe Rayatz, Lubavitcher Rebbe (Shevat 10, 5710 / 1950 - 74th Yahrzeit)
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn [10 Shevat 5710], known as the Rebbe Rayatz, was the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, from 1920 to 1950. He established a network of Jewish educational institutions and Chassidim that was the single most significant factor for the preservation of Judaism during the dread reign of the communist Soviets. In 1940 he moved to the USA, established Chabad world-wide headquarters in Brooklyn and launched the global campaign to renew and spread Judaism in all languages and in every corner of the world, the campaign continued and expanded so remarkably successfully by his son-in-law and successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
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Rav Meir Atlas Founder of Telz (Shevat 12, 5686 / 1926 - 98th Yahrzeit)
Rav Meir was born in 1848 in Baisagola, Lithuania and in 1881 founded the Telz Yeshiva alongside Rabbi Zvi Yaakov Oppenheim, later Rov in Kelm; and Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Abel zt"l (Rabbi Shimon Shkop zt"l's brother- in-law). He was Rav in a number of cities, including Libau in Latvia, Salant in Lithuania and Kobryn in Belarus. In 1904, about a year after Rabbi Yosef Zecharya Stern's passing, Rav Meir Atlas succeeded him as Rav of Shavel (Siauliai). He was the rabbi of the community of Shaveli (Lithuania) for more then 20 years. His son-in-law was the Gaon Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman, who sometimes took his father-in-laws place. Rav Wasserman was later Rav and Rosh Yeshivah in Baranowitch. Another son-in-law, who lived in Shavel, was Rabbi Yudel Kahana Shapiro, the son of Rabbi Zalman Sender Kahana Shapiro of Krinika. Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski was also his son in law. Rabbi Meir Atlas passed away in 1926.
Rav Shlomo Yitzchok Schwartz Schwartzie (Shevat 12, 5777 / 2017 - 7th Yahrzeit)
Rabbi Shlomo-Yitzchak ("Schwartzie") Schwartz [12 Shevat 5777] became in 1969 one of Chabad’s first full time college campus rabbis, serving UCLA and other UC system colleges for almost twenty years. In the 1980's the widowed Schwartzie married Olivia, and in 1989 they opened Chai Center, independent of Chabad, to give full expression to his creative--and wild--ideas for adult education for "every Jew that moves." Over the years he had a life-changing effect on thousands of Jews. For the last two decades of his life, he was Ascent's "Summer Rabbi-Scholar in Residence"-- accompanied and aided by Olivia, of course.
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Rav Doniel Frisch Mosok Midevash (Shevat 14, 5765 / 2005 - 19th Yahrzeit)
A Holy Man With a Holy Mission – Sweeter Than Honey
Rav Yaakov Meir Shechter grew excited as he remembered and described how Rav Frisch would spend his days immersed in study and dveikus in Meron at the Tziun HaRashbi. As he sat there, the wellsprings of wisdom opened for him and the power of the sanctity of the remains of the G-dly Tanna [Rav Shimon bar Yochai] gave him the ability to begin the task of composing his sefer [the commentary Mosok Midevash on the Zohar.]
Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz added, “Rav Frisch attached himself in dveikus to Rashbi. At the end, he merited an ibbur neshoma, where the soul of the Tzaddik impregnated itself within him, as the talmidim of the Arizal once merited, and through this ibbur neshoma, a pure spirit took hold and allowed him to compose the sefer in a supernaturally fast manner.”
The whole story began when Rav Doniel Frisch started spending time in Meron. He was summoned by the Rebbe of Toldos Aharon, the Divrei Emuna, and given a mission and a shelichus.
The Divrei Emuna handed Rav Frisch a handwritten manuscript. Tears filled Rav Frisch’s eyes as he gazed at a new commentary on the Zohar that the Toldos Aharon Rebbe was authoring. Then the Rebbe said, “I have a tradition that the Chozeh of Lublin said to his talmidim that before the coming of Moshiach, a Jew will come forth who will compose and author a new commentary on the Zohar and enlighten the eyes of Klal Yisrael who await the redemption! I thought I would be that person,” explained the Divrei Emuna, “and so I began to compose a commentary, as you can see, but I feel that I am growing weak and my ability is not what it once was. I am asking you to let me appoint you as my shaliach (emissary) to fulfill this mission, to author a commentary on the holy Zohar that will be appropriate for anyone and all souls, that will open the gates of the Zohar and allow everyone to understand the Toras HaRashbi.”
Rav Doniel nodded his consent and the Divrei Emuna of Toldos Aharon enumerated for him several benefits and ideas that the commentary should contain. Rav Frisch agreed, and so the Mosok Midevash was composed. (Ba’al Mosok Midevash p. 100–101)
Rav Avraham Weinfeld Lev Avraham (Shevat 15, 5749 / 1989 - 35th Yahrzeit)
Born in Kashau he studied under Rav Moshe Neuschloss of Serdhali and Vadmir, he was also a talmid of the Klausenberg Rav. He was dedicated to Torah and Avodas Hashem, he later lived in Monsey NY, and authored the seforim Lev Avraham.
Rav Moshe Ginz (Shevat 16, 5550 / 1790 - 234th Yahrzeit)
Rav Moshe was the father of Rav Akiva Eiger.
Rav Boruch Sholom Schneerson (Shevat 16, 5629 / 1869 - 155th Yahrzeit)
Rabbi Baruch-Shalom Schneersohn [22 MarCheshvan 5566 – 16 Shevat 5629 (Oct. 1805 – Feb. 1869] was the firstborn of the 3rd Rebbe of Chabad, the Tzemach Tzedek, and the great-great-grandfather of the 7th Rebbe (1902-1994). Unlike his younger brothers became the, he remained inflexible in his determination not to accept any position as head of a Chassidic community, even though he was eminently qualified. He was exceptionally humble. It was only after his passing that numerous manuscripts he had authored came to light, which provided evidence of his profound intelligence and wisdom.
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Rav Sholom Mordechai Schwadron Maharsham (Shevat 16, 5671 / 1911 - 113th Yahrzeit)
R' Sholom Mordechai Hacohen was born on 27th Nisan. His father, R' Moshe zt'l made a good income from his winery but as his son testified, even while he was dealing with customers and wine dealers, he constantly learnt Torah by heart until he had finished Shas six times and had mastered all chapters of the Rambam and Tur, Shulchan Oruch and the Zohar Hakodosh.
The Maharsham's exceptional talents and incredible memory became famous when he was
