Rabbi

Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach רבי אלעזר מנחם מן שך זצ"ל

Rosh yeshiva of Ponevezh and author of "Avi Ezri"

Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach (1899–2001) was a rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva in Bnei Brak for about half a century and the author of "Avi Ezri" on the Rambam. Thousands of students learned under him.

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Learning in every circumstance
Ponevezh
Simplicity

Learning in every circumstance

Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach was born in 1899 in Vabalninkas, Lithuania ^[1]. He learned in Slabodka, and it is told that as a young man he learned in great poverty, with barely anything to eat, without stopping.

Ponevezh

He moved to Eretz Yisroel in 1940 ^[1]. At Ponevezh in Bnei Brak he was one of the roshei yeshiva, and his shiurim drew students from around the world ^[1]. His "Avi Ezri" on the Rambam is a classic of lomdus ^[1].

Simplicity

He was known for his simple life: a small apartment, little furniture, all his time for Torah. He passed away in 2001 in Bnei Brak, over a hundred years old ^[1].