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The Vilna Gaon — often simply called “the Gaon” — was one of the greatest Jewish scholars in history and the towering rabbinic figure of Lithuanian Jewry.
“Gaon” means:
“genius”
He lived from:
* 1720–1797
* in Vilnius (Vilna)
Why He Matters So Much
The Vilna Gaon transformed Torah scholarship.
He was:
* a Talmudic genius
* master of Halacha
* expert in Tanach
* mathematician and astronomer
* fierce defender of rigorous Torah learning
For many non-Hasidic Orthodox Jews (“Litvaks”), he became the supreme model of Torah scholarship.
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