Chaim Soloveitchik
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This article is about the founder of the Brisk rabbinical dynasty. For his great-grandson, the Jewish historian, see Haym Soloveitchik.
Chaim (Halevi) Soloveitchik (Yiddish: חיים סאָלאָווייטשיק, Polish: Chaim Sołowiejczyk), also known as Chaim Brisker (1853 – 30 July 1918), was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the Brisker method of Talmudic study within Judaism. He was also a member of the Soloveitchik dynasty, the son of Yosef Dov Soloveitchik.[citation needed]
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Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik | |
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Title | Rabbi |
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Born | (1853-03-25)March 25, 1853 |
Died | July 30, 1918(1918-07-30) (aged 65) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Belarusian |
Children | Moshe Soloveichik, Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, Yisroel Gershon Soloveichik |
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Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Yahrtzeit | 21 Av 5678 |
Buried | Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw |
Dynasty | Soloveitchik dynasty |
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He is also known as the Gra"ch (Hebrew: גר״ח), an abbreviation of "HaGaon Reb Chaim."