Shlomo Elyashiv
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Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv (January 5, 1841 (12 Tevet
5602) - March 13, 1926 (27 Adar
, 5676) ) , also known as the Leshem or Ba'al HaLeshem, was a famous kabbalist
, who lived in Šiauliai
, Lithuania
.
His father was Rabbi Chayim Chaikl Eliashoff. His grandson is Rabbi Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
The primary work for which Elyashiv is known is Leshem Shevo V’Achlama which was written in four parts and released in the following order:
Tevet
Tebet is the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It follows Kislev and precedes Shevat. It is a winter month of 29 days...
5602) - March 13, 1926 (27 Adar
Adar
Adar is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a winter month of 29 days...
, 5676) ) , also known as the Leshem or Ba'al HaLeshem, was a famous kabbalist
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
, who lived in Šiauliai
Šiauliai
Šiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
.
His father was Rabbi Chayim Chaikl Eliashoff. His grandson is Rabbi Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
Yosef Shalom Elyashiv is a Haredi rabbi and posek who lives in Jerusalem, Israel.At the age of , Elyashiv is active and remains the paramount leader of both Israel and the Diaspora Lithuanian-Haredi community, and many Ashkenazi Jews regard him as the posek ha-dor, the contemporary leading...
The primary work for which Elyashiv is known is Leshem Shevo V’Achlama which was written in four parts and released in the following order:
- Drushei Olam HaTohu (Sefer HaDei'ah) - Elyashiv details what happened, based upon the Zohar, Arizal, and the Vilna Gaon, from the first moment of God’s emanation of light that we are allowed to study, up until physical Creation itself.
- Hakdamot u’She’arim (HaKadosh) - An introduction to Elyashiv's system, based upon the idea of five major revelations that occur between the Divine and humanity; interestingly also contains a discussion of the Sarugian Lurianic system, particularly of the idea of the "malbush"
- Sha’arei Leshem Shevo V’Achlama, Sefer HaBeiurim
- Sha’arei Leshem Shevo V’Achlama, Sefer HaKlallim