Chofetz Chaim (disambiguation)
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Chofetz Chaim may refer to:
  • Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
    Yisrael Meir Kagan
    Yisrael Meir Poupko , known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Eastern European rabbi, Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Jewish life...

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  • Chofetz Chaim
    Chofetz Chaim
    "The Chofetz Chaim" is a book on the Jewish laws of speech written by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan....

    , a book written by him on the Jewish laws regarding harmful speech.
  • Hafetz Haim
    Hafetz Haim
    Hafetz Haim is a religious kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 450....

    , a kibbutz
    Kibbutz
    A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...

     in Israel
    Israel
    The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

    .

Institutions

  • Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Radin — the yeshiva
    Yeshiva
    Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...

     founded by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
    Yisrael Meir Kagan
    Yisrael Meir Poupko , known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Eastern European rabbi, Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Jewish life...

    , currently located in Suffern, New York
    Suffern, New York
    Suffern is a village in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the State of New Jersey; east of Hillburn; south of Montebello and west of Airmont...

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  • Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim Kiryas Radin — a yeshiva campus in Monsey, New York
    Monsey, New York
    Monsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...

    , a division of the yeshiva in Suffern.
  • Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen — a yeshiva in Queens, New York.
  • Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim Rochester — a yeshiva in Rochester, New York
    Rochester, New York
    Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

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  • Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim — also known as Talmudical Academy of Baltimore
    Baltimore
    Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

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  • Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
    Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
    The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation is a non-profit Orthodox Jewish organization based in Monsey, New York, United States, dedicated to spreading the teachings of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan who was known as the Chofetz Chaim based on his work of Jewish ethics of the same name dealing with the...

     — an American organisation dedicated to spreading the teachings of the Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
    Yisrael Meir Kagan
    Yisrael Meir Poupko , known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Eastern European rabbi, Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Jewish life...

    .
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