Vilna gaon
Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius’ Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future
Vilnius was a major center of Jewish thought, famed for both its religious tradition and modern secular Jewish culture. It was home to the 18th-century Vilna Gaon, a highly influential sage.
Vilna Jewish leadership betray their heritage - opinion
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This week in Jewish history: Roman emperor Titus attacks Temple court
Av 2, 3830 (70 CE): Roman emperor Titus began battering operations against the wall of the Temple court
Why do we mourn on Tisha Be'av? - opinion
Tisha Be’Av asks the ultimate questions, the same ones which Job confronted: Why do we lose what is most precious? Why do we suffer?
Vilna Gaon's Tanach binding discovered in Jerusalem
The binding shall be put up for public auction next week in Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem.
Israel-Lithuania relations and the year of the Vilna Gaon - opinion
The Lithuanian Parliament dedicated 2020, the 300th anniversary of the Gaon’s birth, to commemorate this world famous sage, and the country's 700-year-old Jewish history.
Vilna Gaon 300th anniversary medal presented to President Reuven Rivlin
"We must all stand up to those who spread hatred because we know that it never ends just with words," said Rivlin.
Grapevine November 25, 2020: Family ties
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israeli rabbinical court files injunction against Lithuania over cemetery
The Jewish cemetery is a cultural heritage site protected by the Lithuanian government, meaning that in order to build upon it they must first consider the implications.
The Gaon of Vilna - Who was this venerable Jewish sage born 300 years ago?
April 23, 2020, marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon.
The epidemic that brought Jews back to Jerusalem
Fleeing a Galilean plague, a handful of the Vilna Gaon’s students rewrote the holy city’s history
Lithuanian Jews spared by coronavirus celebrate the Vilna Gaon
During the pandemic, the community also marked two important events: the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon and the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War.
