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A Tzaddik's Repentance Story

By Tuvia Bolton

When the two pupils approached, they saw their master sitting in the snow, weeping and praying. They hurriedly departed from that place

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Rabbi Saadia Gaon (4642-4702; 882-942) Book

By Nissan Mindel

abraham Rabbi Saadia ben Joseph, one of the last and most famous Gaonim, a great Talmudic scholar, Jewish philosopher and inspiring leader, was born in a small village near Fayyum, in Egypt (the site of the ancient city Pithom which together with Raamses ...

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Passing of R. Saadia Gaon 942 Event

Iyar 26 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the passing) of Rabbi Saadia Gaon (892?-942), author of Emunot V'deot, one of the earliest works of Jewish philosophy. ("Gaon" was the title given to the leading Sages of Babylonia in the post-Talmudic period). ...

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The Tailor's Idea Audio

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