Yahrtzeit

Rav Raphael Shapiro

23 Adar

1837 – 1921

Next Occurrence

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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Role

Rosh Yeshiva

Location

Volozhin

Works

Toras Raphael

The Toras Raphael, Rosh Yeshivas Volozhin (1837-1921). He reopened the yeshiva on a smaller scale in 1899 after its closure by the Russian government in 1892. He was a son-in-law of the Netziv and father-in-law of Rav Chaim Soloveitchik.