Gedolei YisraelThe Sages of the Jewish People
Meet the great Torah scholars, sages and leaders who shaped Jewish history.
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The Eras of the Generations
Take a chronological journey through eight central eras in which Torah was transmitted from generation to generation
Biblical Era
Men of the Great Assembly
Era of the Pairs (Zugot)
Era of the Tannaim
Era of the Amoraim
Era of the Geonim
Era of the Rishonim
Era of the Acharonim
Recent Generations
the Hatam Sofer
Rabbi Moses Sofer • Maharam Sofer
1762 – 1839
The Hatam Sofer, Rabbi Moses Sofer (Schreiber), was born in Frankfurt in 1762. Raised among a family of Torah …
Rashi
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki • Rabbenu Shlomo • Parsandata • Salomon de Troyes
1040 – 1105
Rashi — Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak — is one of the greatest commentators on the Written and Oral Torah in all o…
Rachel Imenu
Rachel
1589 BCE – 1553 BCE
Rachel is a central biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis, the most beloved wife of Jacob and the m…
Leah Imenu
Leah
Leah is a central biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis, one of the four matriarchs of the people o…
Sarah Imenu
Sarai • Sarah
Sarah, originally Sarai, called in Jewish tradition Sarah Imenu, Sarah our mother, is a central biblical figur…
Rebecca Imenu
Rebecca • Rebecca Imenu
Rebecca is a central biblical figure appearing in the Book of Genesis, the second of the four matriarchs of th…
"Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask your father and he will tell you, your elders and they will say to you"
Deuteronomy 32:7