Gedolei YisraelThe Sages of the Jewish People
Meet the great Torah scholars, sages and leaders who shaped Jewish history.
Today in Hilula of Gedolei Yisrael
Today marks the yahrzeit of Rabbi Akiva
It is customary among many to light a memorial candle in memory of the tzadik on his yahrzeit.
Some also mark the day of hilula through Torah study, reciting Tehillim, or giving tzedakah for the elevation of his soul.
Be careful to honor your teachers and learn from each and every one
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The Eras of the Generations
Take a chronological journey through eight central eras in which Torah was transmitted from generation to generation
Biblical Era
Men of the Great Assembly
Era of the Pairs (Zugot)
Era of the Tannaim
Era of the Amoraim
Era of the Geonim
Era of the Rishonim
Era of the Acharonim
Recent Generations
Rashi
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki • Rabbenu Shlomo • Parsandata • Salomon de Troyes
1040 – 1105
Rashi — Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak — is one of the greatest commentators on the Written and Oral Torah in all o…
Rachel Imenu
Rachel
1589 BCE – 1553 BCE
Rachel is a central biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis, the most beloved wife of Jacob and the m…
Leah Imenu
Leah
Leah is a central biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis, one of the four matriarchs of the people o…
Sarah Imenu
Sarai • Sarah
Sarah, originally Sarai, called in Jewish tradition Sarah Imenu, Sarah our mother, is a central biblical figur…
Rebecca Imenu
Rebecca • Rebecca Imenu
Rebecca is a central biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis, the second of the four matriarchs of th…
Ezra the Scribe
Ezra • Ezra the Priest
480 BCE – 400 BCE
Ezra the Scribe was a priest and a skilled scribe in the Torah of Moses. He ascended from Babylon to Jerusalem…
"Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask your father and he will tell you, your elders and they will say to you"
Deuteronomy 32:7