The Great Ones of Israel (גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל)
The Great Ones of Israel (גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל)

The Great Ones of Israel

The men who are greatest in the genealogies of the Jewish people throughout their generations.

(“These matters are not done by outsiders or Gentiles, but only by the great men of Israel.” “And though four entered the Pardes—and although the great men of Israel were there, and they were wise and learned—still, not all had the ability to comprehend and grasp every detail of the Divine work.” “And here is the grave of the Rashba, may his memory be blessed, alongside the graves of other great men of Israel.” “The great men of Israel extended in their holy writings admonitions regarding the bad practices that were prevalent.”)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

Definition (Hebrew)

הָאֲנָשִׁים הַגְּדוֹלִים בְּיוֹתֵר בְּתוֹלְדוֹת הָעָם הַיְּהוּדִי לְדוֹרוֹתֵיהֶם.

("וְאֵין עוֹשִׂין דְּבָרִים הַלָּלוּ לֹא עַל יְדֵי נָכְרִים וְלֹא עַל יְדֵי כּוּתִיִּים, אֶלָּא עַל יְדֵי גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל"- יוֹמָא פֵּד ע"ב, וְכֵן:"אַרְבָּעָה נִכְנְסוּ לַפַּרְדֵּס. וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁגְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הָיוּ, וַחֲכָמִים גְּדוֹלִים הָיוּ, לֹא כֻּלָּם הָיָה בָּהֶן כֹּחַ לֵידַע וּלְהַשִּׂיג כָּל הַדְּבָרִים עַל בֻּרְיָן"- הָרַמְבָּ"ם/ סֵפֶר הַמַּדָּע, הִלְכוֹת יְסוֹדֵי תּוֹרָה, פֶּרֶק רְבִיעִי, יג, 85, וְכֵן:"וְיֵשׁ כָּאן קִבְרוֹ שֶׁל הָרְמָ"א זַ"ל עִם קִבְרֵיהֶם שֶׁל שְׁאַר גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל"-עַגְנוֹן/ תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם, 15, וְכֵן:"גְּדוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֶאֱרִיכוּ בְּסִפְרֵיהֶם הַקְּדוֹשִׁים בְּתוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָר עַל הַמִּנְהָג הָרַע שֶׁנּוֹהֲגִים"- חַיִּים בְּאֵר/ נוֹצוֹת, 28)

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