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What tribe were Eldad and Medad from?

According to Bamidbar Rabba 15 19, Eldad was Alidad ben Kislon and Meidad was Kemuel ben Shaftan. That would put Eldad as the Nasi of Binyamin and Meidad as the Nasi of Ephraim as found in Parshas ...
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Who was the Megilat Esther?

R. David Conforte identifies (Korei Hadorot 28a) the author of Megillat Esther as R. Isaac de Leon, a student of R. Isaac Kampaton. R. Hayyim Joseph David Azulai, however, (Shem Hagedolim Vol. I ...
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Encyclopedia of Tzaddikim

For Tannaim and Ammoraim, see Erkhei Tannaim V'Amoraim by R. Yehuda ben Kloinmus of Speyers (Vol. I), (Vol. II). It includes an alphabetical list of all the Tannaim and Amoraim, and an examination of ...
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Biography of Rabbi Mordechai Carlebach

He lives in Yerushalayim, on Rechov Techeiles Mordechai in Romema. He is very young - and was even younger when he began publishing his sefarim. He is an alumnus of Brisk and R' Moshe Shapira, and ...
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What are the best biographies Vilna Gaon?

I really liked Artscroll's "The Vilna Gaon: The Life and Teachings of Rabbi Eliyahu the Gaon of Vilna" by Betzalel Landau. "The Vilna Gaon: The Story of Rabbi Eliyahu Kramer" by Yaacov Dovid ...
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Where can I find information on Rabbi Yaacov Wazana

I know this is very old post but what kind of info are you looking for? any chance you speak Hebrew? that rabbi died in my grandfathers house back in morocco around 60-70 years ago (if I'm not ...
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What are the best biographies Vilna Gaon?

First, it is surprising that someone would give a lecture based on the book you mentioned given the many inaccuracies in that book, as enumerated here and here. For more accurate information about ...
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Encyclopedia of Tzaddikim

You may also find some useful information with these ones (not online): Encyclopedia LeChachmei HaTalmud VehaGeonim ed. by Margaliot (2 vols). It cover sages from the Talmud to the 9th Century. ...
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Rav Nissan Kaplan - biography

Rav Naftali Shlita is a Native of Chicago and definitely speaks and reads english fluently. Rav Nissan Shlita has left The Mir and is now the Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Da'as Aaron.
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Chasam Sofer Biography

Artscroll not so long ago brought out a very comprehensive biography by Yisroel Besser. The blurb there reads: One hundred and eighty years after his passing, he stands tall, a leader for eternity. ...
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Chasam Sofer Biography

If podcasts are your thing, Jewish History Soundbites has a (currently) 5-part series on the Chatam Sofer. You can find it here.
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Biographical details of Rav Gidel?

An interesting book about biographical details of the sages of Talmud is Who's Who in the Talmud by Shulamis Frieman in which covers every personality if mentioned in the Talmud, it presents ...
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