Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz Chazon Ish (Cheshvan 15, 5714 / 1953 - 71st Yahrzeit)
Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, the Chazon Ish, was educated by his father, the Av Bais Din in Kosova, Poland (near Grodno). His first work on several parts of the Shulchon Aruch was published anonymously in Vilna in 1911 under the title Chazon Ish, by which name he became known. He moved to Vilna about 1920 and moved to Eretz Yisrael in 1933, settling in Bnei Brak. Upon his arrival in Eretz Yisrael, he devoted vast amounts of time and energy to Seder Zero’im, which deals mainly with laws pertaining to the Land, to answer the many Halachic problems inherent to a life in Eretz Yisrael consistent with Torah.
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A Tefillah For Success In Torah Study By The Chazon Ish
May it be Your Will, Hashem, our G-d and G-d of our forefathers, that You have mercy on my son [name of son] son of [mother’s name], and direct his heart to love and fear Your Name, and to be diligent in the study of Your holy Torah. May You remove from before him all circumstances that may deter him from diligent study of Your holy Torah and may you make ready all the conditions that will bring him/her closer to Your holy Torah.
