{"product_id":"minsker-gadol","title":"Minsker Gadol","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRav Yerucham Yehuda Leib Perlman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e zt”l\u003c\/i\u003e, commonly known as the \u003cb\u003eMinsker Gadol\u003c\/b\u003e, was recognized as a giant in Torah scholarship in an age of Torah luminaries such as \u003ci\u003eRav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, Rav Chaim Soloveitchik, and Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nAlready in his youth, Rav Leib stood out as an\u003ci\u003e iluy\u003c\/i\u003e, a genius. Within a relatively short time, he was acknowledged in the Jewish world as a great leader and \u003ci\u003eposek\u003c\/i\u003e. After he served as \u003ci\u003eRav\u003c\/i\u003e of Seltz and then Pruzhin, in 1873 he was appointed to serve as \u003ci\u003eRav\u003c\/i\u003e in Minsk, capital of White Russia. Many of his responsa were published in the sefer \u003ci\u003eOhr Gadol\u003c\/i\u003e. His commentary on the \u003ci\u003eMishnah\u003c\/i\u003e was included in the comprehensive Vilna edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nThis biography, written by his close associate \u003ci\u003eRav Meir Halperin\u003c\/i\u003e before World War I, never appeared in print until the Hebrew version in 1993; the present edition — translated by \u003ci\u003eRabbi Shlomo Slonim\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMinsker Gadol’s\u003c\/i\u003e great-grandson — is the first to appear in English. It traces the \u003ci\u003eGadol\u003c\/i\u003e’s career and his development from early childhood, and includes fascinating insights on \u003ci\u003eChassidus\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMussar\u003c\/i\u003e movement, and \u003ci\u003ehaskalah\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eRabbi Shlomo Slonim\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eFeldheim Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e9781680256567\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHistory, Biography, Holocaust\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Feldheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55446029336744,"sku":"MING","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/unnamed_f07d008e-7f6f-4af8-a2df-a632300970d3.jpg?v=1781048500","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/minsker-gadol","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}