Yisrael Meir Kagan

Rabbi, Deceased Person

1838 – 1933

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Who was Yisrael Meir Kagan?

Yisrael Meir, known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi of the Musar movement, a Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Jewish life. His surname, Poupko, is not widely known.

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Born
Feb 6, 1838
Dzyatlava
Also known as
  • Israel Meir
Religion
  • Judaism
Profession
Died
Sep 15, 1933
Radun'

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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