Friday, June 29, 2012

20 Classic Gedolim Pictures

The following is a series of "traditional" depictions of famous rabbinic figures. Please bear in mind that some of the depictions (such as the picture of the Baal Shem Tov) are known to be incorrect, and many - especially of the earlier figures - are probably completely imaginary.

Rav Yitzchak Alfasi - The "Rif"

Rav Shlomo Yitzchaki - "Rashi"

Rav Yaakov b. R' Meir - "Rabbeinu Tam"

Rav Moshe ben Maimon - The "Rambam" (Maimonides)

Rav Moshe ben Nachman - The "Ramban" (Nachmanides)

Rav Asher ben Yechiel - The "Rosh"

Rav Yaakov ben Asher - The "Baal HaTurim"

Rav Don Yitzchak Abarbanel

Rav Yitzchak Aboav - The "Menoras HaMeor"

Rav Yosef Karo - The "Beis Yosef"

Rav Moshe Isserles - The "Rema"

Rav David ben Shmuel HaLevi - The "Taz"

Rav Shabsai HaKohen - The "Shach"

Rav Avraham Gombiner - The "Magen Avraham"

Rav Tzvi Ashkenazi - The "Chacham Tzvi"

Rav Yonason Eibschutz

Rav Yisrael Baal Shem - The "Baal Shem Tov"

Rav Eliyahu of Vilna - The "Vilna Gaon" or "Gra"

Rav Akiva Eiger

Rav Moshe Sofer - The "Chasam Sofer"

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