Yitzchok Isaac Krasilschikov

Yitzchok Isaac Krasilschikov

Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac ben Dov Ber Krasilschikov (1888–May 13, 1965), also known as the Gaon of Poltava, was an exceptional Talmudic scholar and author of a monumental commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud. He was one of the last publicly practicing Orthodox rabbis in Communist Russia.

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