הרב חיים שמואלביץ

Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz
Contemporary · c. 1900-present

הרב חיים ליב הלוי שמואלביץ היה ראש ישיבת מיר בליטא, בתקופת שהותה בשנגחאי במהלך מלחמת העולם השנייה ובארץ ישראל, היה חבר במועצת גדולי התורה של אגודת ישראל.

Chaim Leib Halevi Shmuelevitz, — also spelled Shmulevitz — was a member of the faculty of the Mirrer Yeshiva for more than 40 years, in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem, serving as Rosh yeshiva during its sojourn in Shanghai from 1941 to 1947, and again in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Jerusalem from 1965 to 1979. He taught, guided, and inspired thousands of disciples throughout his lifetime, by word and deed, with legendary diligence and intensity in Torah study.

Shiurim Featuring This Sage

Reasoning · Bava Metzia

Why Rabbi Yochanan Holds the Finder Keeps It

A close reading of the sugya of disputed ownership — and the unstated principle that drives the entire…

Reasoning 3 min