Yisrael Meir Kagan

Rabbi
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Age 91, on his visit to the Polish Prime Minister
TitleThe Chofetz Chaim
Personal
Born(1838-02-06)February 6, 1838
Dzyatlava, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 15, 1933(1933-09-15) (aged 95)
(24 Elul 5693)
Radun, Poland
ReligionJudaism
Parents
  • Reb Aryeh Z'ev Kagan[1] (father)
  • Dobrusha Kagan (mother)
Signature
Yisrael Meir Kagan arriving at the first Knessia Gedolah of Agudas Yisroel in Vienna, 1923[2]

Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan (February 6, 1838 – September 15, 1933) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life. He was known popularly as the Chofetz Chaim,[a] after his book on lashon hara, who was also well known for the Mishna Berurah,[b] his book on ritual law.[3][4]

  1. ^ Rabbi Moses M. Yoshor (1984). The Chafetz Chaim Volume One The Life and Works of Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan of Radin. Mesorah Publications, Ltd.
  2. ^ "Chofetz Chaim". yonasan.weebly.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. ^ Fishman, Tzvi. "Hilchos Aliyah: Kissing The Ground, Shehechiyanu, & More". Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  4. ^ "Praying Towards Jerusalem Or Towards The Aron - Practical Halacha". OU Torah. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2022-02-03.


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