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Yisrael Meir Kagan

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485: 307:. Kagan's mother remarried and moved to Radin, taking the name of her new husband, Poupko, which the young Kagan adopted as well. At 17, he married the daughter of his stepfather, and settled in Radin. Later in life, he would revert his name back to Kagan. This is why there are a number of letters of his extant that he signed as Poupko and others as Kagan. When Kagan arrived in Vilnius, Rav Chaim Nachman Parnas, who had know Kagan's father well, was friendly to him. Reb Yisrael Gordon, a friend of Parnas, took the young Kagan into his home and paid him to learn with Gordon's son, Mordechai. 960:
avert further altercation. Nevertheless, "his heart was broken upon hearing that the leaders of Zionism leading Jews astray in the colonies in Palestine and at home from the ways of the Torah; Kagan's stand was this: He denied "young scholarly-religious students under his jurisdiction to follow in the footsteps of the irreligious Zionist leaders, especially when one of the enlightened Zionists, reputed for always telling the truth, after his visiting all the schools in Palestine, testified that in the schools the critical method used to study the Holy Books."
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Hayim and Rabbi Elhanan Wasserman is once more extensively cited today, buttressing the attacks made by Rabbi Schach and his circle. As Schach quipped, "When I am asked by the heavenly court why I did not identify with the Zionist idea, I will unhesitatingly place the blame for this on the Hafetz Hayim and the other leading scholars who preceded me, and they will already know what answer to give."
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To be sure, this fierce opposition has not yet abated. There is little to distinguish the approach of Rabbi Hayyim Soloveichik of Brisk at the birth of Zionism from that of Rabbi Velvel Soloveichik after the establishment of the state. Just as the criticism levelled against the Zionists by the Hafetz
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Second was the objection to the religiously unacceptable notion of a Zionism that suggest the Jews could become a "People like all other people." The Orthodox did not want a "normal Jewish state," but one that was altogether different. "It was not worthwhile," the Hafetz Hayim was quoted as saying,
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Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan received protests from many rabbis concerning his silence and lack of objection against the leaders of the Zionist movement as well as against the mocking of religion. By nature, Kagan was a man who avoided quarrels, and in the dispute over the Zionist movement he tried to
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The book is also a vital component of the Judaic critique of Zionism, In this context the Chaftez Chaim was also very critical not only towards the state building attempts of Zionists, but also towards their efforts to create a modern Hebrew language. He sarcastically condemned the activities of
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greatly distressed him, Kagan initially refused to become personally involved in the matter and refrained from publicly denouncing the movement. When his views became known, he cautioned his students about joining the Zionists and declared its political aims as being contrary to the Torah. Kagan
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every day and doing everything in one's power (learning Torah and doing mitzvot) to bring the redemption. The Chofetz Chaim's expectation of the immediate redemption was so strong that he would always carry special garments to change into once the redemption
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deans persuaded him to remain in Radin and he died there on September 15, 1933, aged 95. He was interred in the nearby cemetery. Miriam Freida arrived in Montreal with her son Aharon via Siberia and Japan in 1942, and died in New York in 1946.
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Nathan Kamenetsky quotes that "Rabbi Zelig Epstein revealed that the Chafetz-Chaim himself, like most of the other Torah greats, was against Musar, 'not that he was among the vehement mithnagdim, but he did not approve its entire
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When his plans became public, a committee of leading rabbis and deans of theological seminaries requested him to postpone his journey, because the seminaries needed his guidance in the critical time of their existence. Kagan
322:. By all accounts, he was a modest and humble man, faithfully devoted to his Jewish faith. For a while, he had a shop selling household provisions, which he and his wife managed. From 1864 to 1869 he taught 484: 664:– one volume, published in 1905. On the importance of a man to study Torah, and encourage others to learn, as well as the need to create groups in every city wherein a man could acquire Torah. 341:". In addition to spreading Torah through his yeshiva, Kagan, who became known as "the Chofetz Chaim", was very active in Jewish causes. He traveled extensively to encourage the observance of 598:, translated as "gateways distinguished in (or marked in) Jewish Law," referring to the Torah study and scholarship that would distinguish Jewish homes. Kagan chose the title as a 1251: 1067:. Even through the Chaftez Chaim died 15 years before the establishment of the State of Israel, he influenced later rabbinical anti-Zionism in Israel very significantly. 758:– two volumes on those Biblical commandments that are applicable during the Exile, outside the land of Israel, and when the Temple is not in existence. Published in 1931. 1402: 1216:
He was sage, saint, and legend. Polish peasants used sundry ploys to get him to walk across their fields, believing that the touch of his feet would improve the soil.
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famously said that it would be preferable to lose a third of the amount of Torah we have throughout the world rather than join the WZO (World Zionist Organization).
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During his lifetime, Kagan was venerated by Jews and non-Jews alike. Orthodox Jews across the world viewed him as one of the
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In 1869, Kagan formed a yeshiva in Radin. The yeshiva was a success and grew to prominence, later becoming known as "
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In 1925, it was announced that he would be leaving Warsaw with his daughter and son-in-law to permanently settle in
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He served as the town rabbi of Radin for a short period. He then resigned from this position to establish a
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Marek Čejka; Roman Kořan (16 October 2015). "The rabbi for everyday: Israel Meir Ha-Kohen/Kagan".
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Rabbis of Our Time: Authorities of Judaism in the Religious and Political Ferment of Modern Times
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Many other Jewish religious institutions throughout the world also bear his name. One American
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in order to continue her son's Jewish education. While in Vilnius, Kagan became a student of
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to remind his followers that the Jewish fate was to remain in exile until redeemed by God.
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during the late 19th and early 20th century, taking a central leadership role in the
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The Chafetz Chaim Volume One The Life and Works of Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan of Radin
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in the city, which eventually became world-famous first being led by the notable
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and Shabbat amongst Jews. He became one of the most influential rabbis within
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whose works continue to be widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life. He was
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The saintly Rabbi Israel Meir ha-Cohen invoked the talmudic passage of the
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According to some reports, despite his rabbinic leadership he did not hold
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Wasserman, R. Elchonon. Kovetz Maamarim, vol. 1 "Eretz Yisrael", p. 155.
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Hebrew: חפץ חיים, romanized: Chafetz Chaim, lit. 'Desirer of Life'
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Chafetz Chaim, the life and works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin
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Fox, Joseph (October 16, 1931). "Chofetz Chaim – The Jewish Ghandi".
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Many of the Chafetz Chaim's works are available online in English
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Musar movement: Its history, leading personalities and doctrines
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Crisis and Covenant: Jewish Thought After the Holocaust
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Gershon Hellman (Feb 14, 2018). "Returning to Radin".
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Although the anti-religious attitudes which pervaded
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Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish Religious Radicalism
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Defenders of the Faith: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry
472:. According to another report, though, he received 147: 130: 120: 96: 67: 62: 54: 32: 211:, who was also well known for the Mishna Berurah, 1123:"Chofetz Chaim Will Leave for Palestine Nov. 1". 49:Age 91, on his visit to the Polish Prime Minister 1210:William G. Braude (1988). "Longevity's Secret". 227:Kagan was born on 26 January 1838 in Dzienciol ( 804: 802: 488:Yisrael Meir Kagan towards the end of his life. 444:until late in life, when he had to apply for a 1086:. University of California Press. p. 29. 1396: 620:– one volume, on the minimum requirements of 8: 1164:. Kingston, New York. 7 May 1932. p. 5. 1143:The history of the Musar movement, 1840–1945 1017:. University of Chicago Press. p. 176. 955:The history of the Musar movement, 1840–1945 499: 786: 784: 782: 1794: 1570: 1428: 1403: 1389: 1381: 930:. Hamesorah Publishers. pp. 573–575. 706:(ritual bath) in accordance with accepted 452:in order to honestly enter "rabbi" as his 43: 29: 1309:"Chofetz Chaim, 105, is Dead in Poland". 165:Yisrael Meir Kagan arriving at the first 1260: 1145:. Shengold Publishers. pp. 101–2. 981:. Manchester University Press. p.  778: 656:Artistic portrait of Yisrael Meir Kagan 361:, he was sometimes associated with the 2070:Kohanim writers of Rabbinic literature 1364:The Ohr Olam Edition 'Mishnah Berurah' 1193:"Chofetz Chaim, 105 Is Dead in Poland" 537:View the online edition in Hebrew here 528:View the online edition in Hebrew here 402:Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen 1109: 1107: 554:'s digested compilation of practical 7: 957:. Shengold Publishers. p. 100. 915:(new ed.). Feldheim Publishers. 263:), and died on 15 September 1933 in 1276:Hebrew: משנה ברורה "Clear Teaching" 722:– three volumes, published in 1913. 500: 272: 232: 1330:Yisrael Meir Kagan (Chofetz Chaim) 25: 1337:Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation 1290:Yoshor, Moses Meir (June 1986) . 696:– two volumes, published in 1907. 642:– two volumes, published in 1893. 418:Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation 169:of Agudas Yisroel in Vienna, 1923 2006: 2005: 1323: 1313:. 16 September 1933. p. 13. 1082:(1992). "Who are the Haredim?". 752:– one volume, published in 1925. 744:– one volume, published in 1925. 736:– one volume, published in 1923. 730:– one volume, published in 1915. 716:– one volume, published in 1911. 648:– one volume, published in 1893. 151: 339:Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim of Radin 2080:Authors of books on Jewish law 791:Rabbi Moses M. 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