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Litvish Gedolim Posters By Montreal Teachers Center Umesorah Designed by 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 , Rabbi , Rabbi , Rabbi , Rabbi , Rabbi Issur Zalmen Meltzer, Rabbi Elchanan Wasserman, Rabbi Leizer Yudel Finkel, Rav Yerucham Levovitz, and The Alter from Slabodka – Rav .

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 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  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 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 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, , and later reestablished the yeshiva in Yerushalayim  Niftar in 5725/1965

© Rabbi M. Karmel - Reproduction permitted for school use only RAV 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 , Rav , 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