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Litvish Gedolim Posters By Montreal Teachers Center Torah Umesorah Designed by Rabbi Mendy Karmel
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Kiruv
Description: Beautiful posters (11”x17”) of ten Litvish Gedolim who were Niftar between the years 1927-1965. A plaque at the bottom of each poster includes the Gadol’s name and some salient facts about his life. Posters include the Chafetz Chaim – Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, Rabbi Shimon Shkop, Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, Rabbi Boruch Ber Leibowitz, Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, Rabbi Issur Zalmen Meltzer, Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman, Rabbi Leizer Yudel Finkel, Rav Yerucham Levovitz, and The Alter from Slabodka – Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel.
What to download: Download the print-ready PDF file (includes lesson plan/instructions).
Goals/Objectives: Students will recognize many Torah greats and be able to state important facts about their lives.
Materials Needed: Glossy cardstock
Instructions: 1. Print. 2. Display. 3. Discuss the lives of the Gedolim and what they contributed to Klal Yisrael.
THE CHOFETZ CHAIM ZT”L (Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan) Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva in Radin Wrote many seforim, including Mishna B’rurah and Sefer Chofetz Chaim (after which he was known) Niftar in 5693/1933
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV SHIMON Y. SHKOP ZT”L Rosh Yeshiva in Telz and later in Grodna Wrote several seforim widely used in Yeshivos, including Sharei Yosher and Chidushei Rav Shimon Niftar in 5700/1939
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV CHAIM OZER GRODZINSKI ZT”L Av Beis Din of Vilna Was recognized as one of the greatest Gedolei and Poskei HaDor in Europe Wrote the sefer Achiezer Niftar in 5700/1940
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV BORUCH BER LIEBOWITZ ZT”L Talmid muvhak of Rav Chaim Brisker ZT”L Rosh Yeshiva of Kamenitz Wrote the sefer Birchas Shmuel Niftar in 5700/1939
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV CHAIM SOLOVEITCHIK ZT”L Was Rosh Yeshiva in Volozhin and later became the Rov of Brisk (he was then known as “Rav Chaim Brisker”) Wrote the sefer Chidushei Rav Chaim Haleivi, a sefer used in Yeshivos everywhere Niftar in 5678/1918
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV ISSER ZALMAN MELTZER ZT”L Rosh Yeshiva and Rov of Slutzk Later became Rosh Yeshiva of Eitz Chaim in Yerushalayim Wrote the sefer Even Ha’ezel on the Rambam Niftar in 5713/1953
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV ELCHONON WASSERMAN ZT”L HY”D One of the Chofetz Chaim’s greatest talmidim Rosh Yeshiva in Baranovitch Wrote several seforim, including the sefer Koveitz Shiurim, widely used in Yeshivos everywhere Niftar in 5701/1941
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV LAZER YUDEL FINKEL ZT”L Son of the Alter fun Slabodke Talmid of Rav Chaim Brisker ZT”L Rosh Yeshiva in Mir, Poland, and later reestablished the yeshiva in Yerushalayim Niftar in 5725/1965
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV YERUCHOM LEVOVITZ ZT”L Talmid of the Alter fun Kelm and the Chofetz Chaim Mashgiach of Mir, Poland, and one of the famous “Ba’alei Mussar”, teachers & masters of the “Mussar movement“ Is known by many simply as “The Mashgiach” Niftar in 5696/1936
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only THE ALTER FUN SLOBODKA ZT”L (Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZT”L) Founded and led the Slobodka Yeshiva which produced many future Gedolim, including Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel (his son), Rav Aharon Kotler, Rav Yitzchok Hutner, Rav Y. Ruderman & Rav Yaakov Kamenetzky Near the end of his life, he opened a branch of the yeshiva in Chevron, Eretz Yisroel, which is today the Chevron Yeshiva in Yerushalayim
Niftar in 5687/1927
© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only