The Gaon of Vilna: The Man and His Image

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The Gaon of Vilna The Gaon of Vilna t h e m a n a n d h i s i m a g e i m m a n u e l e t k e s t r a n s l at e d b y j e f f r e y m . g r e e n u n i v e r s i t y o f c a l i f o r n i a p r e s s Berkeley Los Angeles London The Publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions to this book provided by the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2002 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Etkes, I. [Yaòhid be-doro. English] The Gaon of Vilna : the man and his image / Immanuel Etkes ; translated from the Hebrew by Jeffrey M. Green. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0–520-22394-2 1. Elijah ben Solomon, 1720–1797. 2. Rabbis—Lithuania—Vilnius— Biography 3. Hasidism—History—18th century. 4. Elijah ben Solomon, 1720–1797—Influence. 5. Vilnius (Lithuania)—Biography. I. Title. bm755.e6 e8513 2002 296.8⬘32⬘092—dc21 2001008254 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication is both acid-free and totally chlorine-free (tcf). It meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48–1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper).⬁ 䊊 ...