Kollel Chazon Ish
Encyclopedia
Kollel Chazon Ish is an elite group of married Rabbi
s who study the Talmud
. The Kollel
is located in Bene Barak, Israel
. It is located on Rashbam
street.
The Kollel was originally established by Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, who was known as the "Chazon Ish". Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
, his brother-in-law, taught therehttp://www.shemayisrael.co.il/shavous/disguise.htm.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
s who study the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
. The Kollel
Kollel
A kollel is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim and learning sedarim ; unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kollel are all married men...
is located in Bene Barak, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is located on Rashbam
Rashbam
Samuel ben Meir after his death known as "Rashbam", a Hebrew acronym for: RAbbi SHmuel Ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Shlomo Yitzhaki, "Rashi."-Biography:...
street.
The Kollel was originally established by Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, who was known as the "Chazon Ish". Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky
Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, known as The Steipler or The Steipler Gaon , was a rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and posek .-Biography:...
, his brother-in-law, taught therehttp://www.shemayisrael.co.il/shavous/disguise.htm.
Members
- Rabbi Aharon FeldmanAharon FeldmanAharon Feldman is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, Maryland. He has held this position since 2001....
- Rabbi Chaim KanievskyChaim KanievskyShmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky, , is an Israeli rabbi and posek. Kanievsky is considered a leading authority in Haredi Jewish society.-Biography:...
- Rabbi Nissim KarelitzNissim KarelitzRabbi Nissim Karelitz is the chairman of the beis din tzedek of Bnei Brak.He is one of the most highly respected Orthodox rabbis in the world and one of the most important leaders of the Lithuanian Haredi world, together with Rabbi Yosef Sholom Eliashiv and Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner.His beis din ...
- Rabbi Yaakov Kohn
- Rabbi Gedaliah NadelGedaliah NadelRabbi Gedaliah Nadel is known as one of the heads of Kollel Chazon Ish and was the leading decider of Jewish Law in the Chazon Ish neighborhood of Bene Barak. Rabbi Nadel is celebrated as an expert in all facets of Torah and Talmudic knowledge....
- Rabbi Moshe Shmuel Shapiro
- Rabbi Yehuda Shapiro (Yudel Shapiro)
- Rabbi Aaron TeitelbaumAaron TeitelbaumRabbi Aaron Teitelbaum is one of two Grand Rebbes of Satmar, and the chief rabbi of the Satmar community in Kiryas Joel, New York...
- Rabbi Yisroel Eliyahu WeintraubYisroel Eliyahu WeintraubRabbi Yisrael Eliyahu Weintraub, known as Reb Yisroel Elya Weintraub, was known as one of the leading Kabbalists of his generation. Many people, including the leader of Jewry, Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach, flocked to him for his advice on various matters of life.Rabbi Weintraub was born in the...