Chaim Volozhin (or Chaim Volozhiner or Chaim of Volozhin) (1749-1821) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Talmudist, and ethicist. Popularly known as Reb Chaim Volozhiner, or simply Reb Chaim, he was born in Volozhin, near Vilna, Lithuania and died there. Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Orthodox Judaism formed in reaction to the creation of the Reform Movement of Judaism. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished,. In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi or Rebbi... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (Belarusian Вільня, Polish Wilno, Russian Вильнюс, German Wilna, see also cities alternative names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania with population in excess of 540 thousand (in 2003). ...

One of the most prominent disciples of the Vilna Gaon, Reb Chaim Volozhiner established the Volozhin yeshiva. It was in operation for nearly 100 years (1803-1892), becoming the "mother of all Lithuanian-style yeshivas". He continued to teach the Vilna Gaon's study method of penetrating analysis of the Talmudic text, seeking to elicit the intent and meaning of the writing of the Rishonim - the pre-1550 commentators. This approach was followed by all the great Lithuanian yeshivas, such as Slobodka yeshiva, Mir yeshiva, Ponevezh yeshiva (Panevezys), Kelm yeshiva (Kelme), Klezk yeshiva, and Telz yeshiva (Telsiai). Elijah Ben Solomon, the Vilna Gaon Elijah (Eliyahu) Ben Solomon Kremer, (or Kramer) born April 23, 1720, Vilna (now Vilnius), Lithuania; where he died on October 9, 1797, was a prominent Jewish rabbi, Talmud scholar, and Kabbalist. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Rishonim (Hebrew - sing. ... Slabodka yeshiva (Knesset Yisrael), was known colloquially as the mother of yeshivas (rabbinical seminaries). ... The Mir Yeshiva (or Mirrer Yeshiva) is a Haredi Judaism yeshiva mainly devoted to teaching Talmud. ... Ponevezh yeshiva (or Pononvezh). ...

His major work is known as the Nefesh HaChaim ("Spirit of Life"), a kabbalistic work, the purpose of which is "to implant the fear of God, Torah, and pure worship into the hearts of the upright who are seeking the ways of God." In addition he wrote Ruach Chaim, a commentary on Pirkei Avoth. The tree of life. ... Torah, (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or especially law. It primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, or the Five Books of Moses, but can also be used in the general sense to also include both the Written... Pirkei Avoth (Hebrew: Chapters of the Fathers, פרקי אבות ) or simply Avoth is a tractate of the Mishna composed of ethical maxims of the Rabbis of the Mishnaic period. ...