Yisrael Meir Kagan
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan | |
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Kagan in 1929 | |
| Title | The Chofetz Chaim |
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| Born | February 6, 1838 Dzyatlava, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 15, 1933 (aged 95) (24 Elul 5693) Radun, Second Polish Republic |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan (February 6, 1838 – September 15, 1933) was a Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, posek (decider on points of Jewish law), and ethicist whose works are widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life. He was known popularly as the Chofetz Chaim, after his book with that title on lashon hara (derogatory gossip), and was also well known for the Mishna Berurah, his book on ritual law.