Vilna Gaon
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 228 years ago |
| Born | Syalets |
| Belarus | |
| Died | Vilnius |
| Lithuania | |
| Titles | Vilna Gaon; Elijah of Vilna; Gra |
| Place of burial | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Užupis Jewish Cemetery | |
| Books | Even Sheleimah: The Vilna Gaon Views Life : the Classic Collection of the Gaon of Vilna's Wisdom |
| Children | Abraham ben Elijah of Vilna |
| Job | Rabbi |
| Date of birth | April 23,1720 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Yahrtzeit | 19 Tishrei |
| Siblings | Avraham Ben Shlomo Zalman |
| Date of died | October 9,1797 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 633683 |
Vilna Gaon Life story
Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna, or by his Hebrew acronym Gra, was a Lithuanian Jewish Talmudist, halakhist, kabbalist, and the foremost leader of misnagdic Jewry of the past few centuries.