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Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim (also
known as the
Rabbinical Seminary of America) is an
Orthodox yeshiva based in Kew
Gardens Hills, Queens, New York, United...
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Sefer Chofetz Chaim (or
Chafetz Chaim or
Hafetz Hayim) (Hebrew: חָפֵץ חַיִּים, trans. "Pursuer of Life") is a book by
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, who...
- (Jewish law) by
Rabbi Yisrael Meir
Kagan (Poland, 1838–1933, also
known as
Chofetz Chaim). It is a
commentary on
Orach Chayim, the
first section of the Shulchan...
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Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation (established in 1989) is a non-profit
Orthodox Jewish organization based in Monsey, New York,
United States. The...
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often referred to as
Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Radin. Its
successors officially adopted this name. In 1869 when the
Chofetz Chaim returned from Vasilishki...
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widely influential in
Orthodox Jewish life. He was
known po****rly as the
Chofetz Chaim,
after his book on
lashon hara, who was also well
known for the Mishna...
- Rosh
Hayeshiva (deans) at the
Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir
HaKohen (
Chofetz Chaim). He is a
prominent figure in the
yeshiva world and
speaks annually...
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disciple of
Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania, he went on to
found Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in the
United States,
where he
served as rosh
yeshiva (dean). As...
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Yisrael Meir
Kagan wrote two
major halakhic works on the evil tongue:
Chofetz Chaim ("Desirer of Life",
Psalms 34:13–14) and
Shmirat HaLashon ("Guarding...
- Europe. He was one of the
closest students of
Rabbi Yisrael Meir
Kagan (the
Chofetz Chaim) and a
noted Talmid Chacham. In the
interwar period, he
served as...
