Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv (Eliashov) שלמה בן חיים חייקל אלישיב | |
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Title | kabbalist |
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Born | January 5, 1841 |
Died | March 13, 1926 | (aged 84)
Religion | Judaism |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Buried | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery, Jerusalem |
Shlomo Elyashiv (Eliashov) (January 5, 1841 [12 Tevet 5602] - March 13, 1926 [27 Adar, 5676]) (Hebrew: שלמה בן חיים חייקל אלישיב), also known as the Leshem or Ba'al HaLeshem, was a famous kabbalist, who was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania, and later moved to the Land of Israel.