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Revision as of 13:24, 24 February 2004 by Jfdwolff (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman Kramer (?-1797) was one of the most influential Rabbinic authorities since the Middle Ages, and - although he is counted as an Acharon - he is held by many authorities after him as belonging to the Rishonim (Rabbinic authorities of the Middle Ages).
He held no official positions and the writings that are attributed to him are either quoted in his name or compiled from marginal notes he made in his copies of the Talmud, Shulkhan Arukh and mystical works. Nevertheless, his personality and influence sparked a revolution in the Lituanian Jewish population, the results of which are experienced until this day. His main student Rabbi Chayim Volozhin, founded the first yeshiva in his home town of Volozhin, Lithuania.
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