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Vilna Gaon
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The Vilna Gaon: The Lithuanian Giant Who Opposed Hasidism
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman was the most brilliant Torah scholar of the 18th century — a child prodigy who barely slept, opposed the Hasidic movement with fierce conviction, and made Torah study the supreme value of Lithuanian Jewish life.
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Hasidim vs. Mitnagdim: The Great Split That Shaped Orthodox Judaism
The bitter eighteenth-century conflict between Hasidic Jews and their opponents, the Mitnagdim, divided Eastern European Jewry and reshaped Orthodox Judaism forever.
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