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Many great people credit the inspiration for their great achievements to the reading of great biographies.

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The Chasam Sofer
The Chasam Sofer
The Life, leadership and legacy of Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Pressburg
by Yisroel Besser
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Catalog # : CHASH
Release Date : 09/06/2018
Format : Hardcover
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One hundred and eighty years after his passing, he stands tall, a leader for eternity. Until today, the Chasam Sofer leads us: in this book, we’ll see why, and we’ll see how.
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Reb Moshe - Expanded Twenty-Fifth Yahrzeit Edition
Reb Moshe - Expanded Twenty-Fifth Yahrzeit Edition
The life and ideals of HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, The Wasserman Edition
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, Rabbi Nosson Scherman, Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz
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Catalog # : EREMH
Release Date : 02/22/2011
Format : Hardcover
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"Reb Moshe" - for the nine decades of his life, these two words were synonymous with Torah greatness, encyclopedic knowledge, compassion, generosity, piety, humility, faith, and countless other precious, sacred concepts. During his five decades in the U
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The Vilna Gaon
The Vilna Gaon
The life and teachings of Rabbi Eliyahu, the Gaon of Vilna.
by Betzalel Landau
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Catalog # : VILH
Release Date : 05/20/1994
Format : Hardcover
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The inspiring life-story of the Vilna Gaon. Adapted by Yonason Rosenblum from Betzalel Landau's Hebrew, HaGaon HaChassid MiVilna.
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My Uncle The Netziv
My Uncle The Netziv
R' Baruch HaLevi Epstein, recalls his illustrious uncle, R' Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin, & the panorama of his life
by Moshe Dombey, Rabbi Boruch Epstein, N.T. Erline
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Catalog # : MYUH
Release Date : 05/01/1988
Format : Hardcover
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A first-person account of life with Rabbi Naftali Tvi Yehudah Berlin, Rosh Yeshivah of Volozhin.
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Torah Leaders
Torah Leaders
A treasury of biographical sketches
by The Jewish Observer
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Catalog # : TLEH
Release Date : 04/30/2002
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90 Seconds for Young Readers
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90 Seconds for Young Readers
The Epic story of Eli Beer and United Hatzalah- Based on Rabbi Nachman Seltzer’s bestselling 90 Seconds
by Libby Lazewnik
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Catalog # : YNSECH
Release Date : 11/25/2024
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90 Seconds: The Epic Story of Eli Beer and United Hatzalah
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Rav Gustman
Rav Gustman
The youngest Dayan of Vilna and illustrious Rosh Yeshivah in New York and Yerushalayim
by David Page
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Catalog # : RGUH
Release Date : 01/17/2017
Format : Hardcover
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The brilliant yeshiva student. The youngest dayan on Vilna’s beis din — and its sole survivor. The partisan fighting Nazis with guns — and with his bare hands. The eminent Rosh Yeshivah, beloved by his students — and by many of the twentieth century’s greatest gedolim. That was Rav Gustman zt’l. And this is his unique and inspiring story.
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Reb Mendel And His Wisdom
Reb Mendel And His Wisdom
The enduring lessons of the legendary Rosh Yeshivah, Rabbi Mendel Kaplan.
by Yisroel Greenwald
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Catalog # : RMEH
Release Date : 10/30/1994
Format : Hardcover
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan showed students how to master the complexities of Talmud and commentaries. And by commenting on everything from current events to the foibles of human nature, he provided a "Torah's-eye perspective" on life and people. Yisroel Greenwal
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Reb Elchonon
Reb Elchonon
The life and ideals of Rabbi Elchonon Bunim Wasserman of Baranovich.
by Rabbi Aharon Sorasky
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Catalog # : REBH
Release Date : 08/01/1982
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman. Adapted from Aaron Sorasky's "Ohr Elchonon." New edition including two chapters on his son, Reb Simcha.
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Rabbi Aaron Brafman
Rabbi Aaron Brafman
His great heart uplifted his talmidim and community, and embraced Klal Yisrael
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, Rabbi Nosson Scherman
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Catalog # : RBRAFH
Release Date : 05/31/2023
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Where Ahavah and Emes Meet: A Life to Learn From
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The Story of Rebbetzin Kanievsky
The Story of Rebbetzin Kanievsky
A biography for young readers
by Nina Indig, Naftali Weinberger, Naomi Weinberger
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Catalog # : YRKANH
Release Date : 12/03/2012
Format : Hardcover
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From the authors of the bestselling book, Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All, comes an unforgettable biography for children. Now you can share the inspiration with your kids! The fascinating story of an authentic "Torah Princess" who grew up
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Guardian Of Jerusalem
Guardian Of Jerusalem
The life and times of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.
by Rabbi Hillel Danziger, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Sonnenfeld
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Catalog # : GUAH
Release Date : 11/01/1983
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.
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The Rebbe on Beacon Street
The Rebbe on Beacon Street
The inspiring life and impact of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston and Har Nof
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : RBSH
Release Date : 05/05/2021
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The inspiring life and impact of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston and Har Nof
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The Manchester Rosh Yeshivah
The Manchester Rosh Yeshivah
The life and ideals of HaGaon Rabbi Yehudah Zev Segal.
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : RSEH
Release Date : 12/01/1996
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Yehudah Zev Segal.
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Rav Chaim Kanievsky: Living A Life of Halachah
Rav Chaim Kanievsky: Living A Life of Halachah
The Day-to-Day Customs of the Sar HaTorah
by Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Shteinman
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Catalog # : LLHH
Release Date : 11/13/2023
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A Portrayal of Rav Chaim In a Way You’ve Never Seen Before
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Building for Eternity
Building for Eternity
The Life and Legacy of Reb Moshe Reichmann
by Yisroel Besser
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Catalog # : REICH
Release Date : 11/08/2021
Format : Hardcover
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Rabbi Yisroel Besser brings us a story that will leave us enthralled by its unexpected twists and turns. More: it will make us newly sensitive to the potential to give that lies within each one of us, how one mans dignity and nobility allowed others to feel taller. It shows how a person, regardless of where their personal journey leads, can soar so high.
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Lieutenant Birnbaum
Lieutenant Birnbaum
A soldier's story. Growing up Jewish in America, liberating the D.P. camps, and a new home in Jerusalem
by Meyer Birnbaum, Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : LTBH
Release Date : 11/15/1993
Format : Hardcover
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Join Meyer Birnbaum as he enlists in the U.S. Army, helps liberate Buchenwald, trains youngsters for Israel's War of Independence, and drives the Mirrer Rosh Yeshivah and countless others daily to the sunrise minyan at the Kosel.
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The Story of Reb Moshe
The Story of Reb Moshe
A biography for young readers
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : YREMH
Release Date : 12/01/2015
Format : Hardcover
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A New Generation Meets the Gadol v’Posek HaDor Rav Moshe Feinstein Rav Moshe was a living legend — the young ilui, the posek, the revered gadol ha'dor, the leader who was there for everyone. In these pages young readers meet little Moshe, who loved Torah learning and gave up playing chess because he didn’t want other children to lose. They’ll meet Rav Moshe, the rabbi who courageously stood up to the Communists, and who learned from Europe’s greatest rabbis and brought their teachings to America. Rav Moshe, the man who shaped our Torah lives even today.
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Chafetz Chaim: The Life and Works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan
Chafetz Chaim - 1 Volume Edition
The life and works of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin
by Rabbi Moses M. Yoshor
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Catalog # : CHSH
Release Date : 06/01/1984
Format : Hardcover
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The definitive biography of Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin, Poland.
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5 Great Leaders
5 Great Leaders
* R' Chaim Ozer Grodzensky * R' Meir Shapiro * R' Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld * R' Elchonon Wasserman * The Chazon Ish
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : FGLH
Release Date : 12/01/2005
Format : Hardcover
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Like its popular predecessor Five Great Lives depicts the character and achievements of five towering Torah personalities, Rabbi Shimon Finkelman, the best-selling, perceptive biographer of Torah greats, continues to enlighten and inspire in this new book
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The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
Her Amazing Home and Family
by Miriam Zakon, Rabbi Nachman Zakon
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Catalog # : YRMACH
Release Date : 06/14/2018
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In The Story of Rebbetzin Henny Machlis we’ll be amazed and inspired by those miracles of love, caring, and faith.
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The Chazon Ish
The Chazon Ish
The life and ideals of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : CHZH
Release Date : 03/01/1989
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz.
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Reb Getzel
Reb Getzel
The Dramatic Life of Reb Getzel Berger, builder of an empire of Chesed
by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer
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Catalog # : GETZH
Release Date : 07/21/2021
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The Dramatic Life of Reb Getzel Berger, builder of an empire of Chesed
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5 Great Lives
5 Great Lives
* The Steipler * R' Yaakov Kamenetsky * R' Moshe Feinstein * R' Yehudah Zev Segal * R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : FIVH
Release Date : 12/10/1998
Format : Hardcover
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Rabbi Shimon Finkelman knows how to present the many facets of their lives as geonim, teachers, humane guides, and devout servants of Hashem. His full-length anecdotal biographies have won the admiration and gratitude of thousands. Here he presents the bi
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An Angel From Yerushalayim
An Angel From Yerushalayim
Reb Chaim Goldberg the Chicago native who became a chesed legend
by Rabbi Yechiel Spero
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Catalog # : AFYH
Release Date : 02/06/2019
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Reb Chaim transformed and improved the lives of countless people, and this masterly biography by bestselling author Rabbi Yechiel Spero will transform and improve our own lives as well.
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Beloved by All
Beloved by All
Rav Avraham Pam - a life of Kiddush Hashem
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : BBAH
Release Date : 02/27/2007
Format : Hardcover
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"No, no, no!" he told the caller. " How can you say you have no friends? I'm your friend." The caller was sad and lonely. The speaker was Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov HaKohen Pam, Rosh Yeshivah of Torah Vodaath, where he taught Torah to thousands of talmidim for
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Reb Chaim Of Volozhin
Reb Chaim Of Volozhin
The life and ideals of the visionary "Father of Yeshivos."
by Rabbi Dov Eliach
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Catalog # : VOLH
Release Date : 05/25/1993
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The inspiring life-story of Reb Chaim of Volozhin. Adapted from Rabbi Dov Eliach's Hebrew Avi HaYeshivos by Yonason Rosenblum.
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Reb Chaim Ozer
Reb Chaim Ozer
The life and ideals of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski of Vilna.
by Rabbi Shimon Finkelman
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Catalog # : RCHH
Release Date : 10/01/1987
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski.
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Memorable Encounters
Memorable Encounters
A Torah pioneer's glimpses of great men and years of challenge.
by Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky
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Catalog # : MEMP
Release Date : 03/10/1995
Format : Paperback
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As the leader and National Director of Torah Umesorah, the National Association for Hebrew Day Schools, Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky was instrumental in creating the Day School movement. Here, he looks back on an excitement-studded life, and his "memorable encou
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Reb Yitzchak's Jewel
Reb Yitzchak's Jewel
Rashi's Father Gets A Reward
by Yosef Dershowitz, Michael Horen, Rabbi Nosson Scherman
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Catalog # : 2RYJ
Release Date : 05/01/1988
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Reb Yitzchak throws away a jewel to prevent a sin and is rewarded with the greatest jewel of all. Acclaimed as a perfect 2nd grade reader. An ArtScroll Junior Classic.
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They Called Him Mike
They Called Him Mike
Reb Elimelech Tress - His Era, Hatzalah, and the building of an American Orthodoxy
by Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : MIKH
Release Date : 06/10/1995
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Reb Elemelech Tress his era, Hatzalah, and the building of an American orthodoxy.
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A TALE OF TWO WORLDS
A TALE OF TWO WORLDS
Rabbi Dovid and Rebbetzin Basya Bender - the bridge between the Yeshiva-Bais Yaakov worlds of pre-War Europe and post-War America
by Mrs. Devora Gliksman
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Catalog # : TTWH
Release Date : 02/15/2009
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This is a panorama of a book, the story of worlds within worlds. It combines many slices of fascinating human interest and the history of Torah worlds. It invites us into the life of a family that will make us smile with admiration, marvel at its courage
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A Gadol in Our Time: Stories about Rav Chaim Kanievsky
A Gadol in Our Time: Stories about Rav Chaim Kanievsky
by Libby Lazewnik
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Catalog # : YRCKH
Release Date : 03/01/2017
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These stories were especially chosen for youthful readers -- but we'll bet your parents will love them too!
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A Tap on the Shoulder
A Tap on the Shoulder
The story of the shy, quiet man who brought thousands of people back to Torah.
by Yonoson Rosenblum
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Catalog # : TAPH
Release Date : 06/21/2021
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The story of the shy, quiet man who brought thousands of people back to Torah.
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Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
Architect of Torah Judaism for the modern world.
by Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Klugman
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Catalog # : RSRH
Release Date : 01/30/1996
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The inspiring life-story of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.
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