Adar - Famous Rabbis Yarzheits - Antiquejewishbooks.net

Adar - Famous Rabbis Yarzheits5 Adar Reb Avraham Landau of Tchechenov (1875). Born in Prantzav, he married at 16 andhad 4 children. Lodz and Lublin fought for the honor of hiring Reb Avraham as theirRov, but he instead chose to lead the small rural community of Tchechenov. Onlyafter the Kotzker Rebbe and Reb Yitzchak Meir had passed away, then theirfollowers turned to Reb Avraham for blessings and advice, and he finally agreed tobecome rebbe.Rabbi Morechai Shlomo of Boyan (1891-1971), died in USA6 Adar Reb Naftali Amsterdam, disciple of Reb Yisroel Salanter6 Adar Reb Dovid Povarsky, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ponovezh, (1902-1999). When hewas twelve years old, he learned with Reb Isser Zalman Meltzer in Slutzk.Afterward, he transferred to Poltova, where he became deeply attached to his ravmuvhak, Reb Yeruchom Levovitz, whom he followed to Kelm and Ponovezh. FromPonovezh, he transferred to Mir yeshiva and became very close to Reb ChaimShmuelevitz. One of his chavrusas in Shulchan Aruch was Reb Aharon Kotler. Awhile after his marriage, he transferred to the yeshiva in Baranowitz, where hestudied under Reb Elchonon Wassermann. Later on, Reb Yeruchom sent Reb Dovidto be a ram in Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin headed by Reb Meir Shapira of Lublin.Reb Dovid merited to form a special bond with Reb Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky.6 Adar Birthday of R. Menachem Mendel, son of the Lubavitcher Rebbe MaHaRaSh, 5627[1867].He was born in the year after the Tzemach Tzedek's passing, and named after him.Hagaon Rav Yechiel Michel Pines, zt"l (d.1931), an early Torah Zionist and leaderof the Chovevei Tzion movement.7 Adar Birthday of Moshe Rabbeinu, in 2368 [1393 BCE] and his Yarzheit in 2488 [1273BCE]7 Adar Reb Shlomoh Efraim,of Lunshitz, author of Klay Yakar, Rosh Yeshiva in Lemberg,Rov of Prague 1550-16197 Adar Reb Yitzchak Eizik Taub of Kalev, founder of Kalever Chassidic line in Hungary1821 (see Photos of Ohel of the Rebbe ).8 Adar Reb Gershon of Lotzk, student of the Baal Shem Tov, 1745file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jonny/Desktop/Adar%20-%20Famous%20Rabbis%20Yarzheits.htm (6 of 16)07/01/2007 19:58:19