Journey to Lithuania: Vilna - The Kever of the Vilna Gaon

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

I think we could safely say maz were at the kev of the go of rebel of the va lived a significant part of the 18th century from 1720 to 1798. I think the most appropriate words to say are the words that his primary disciple writes it out in his introduction to the safa. My heart is gripped with fear with [Music] terror speaking about [Music] the to remember this great man. of an individual that there was no one like him even in many many generations before him. Was there anyone who had such devos to in the introduction of the Hagra on his son's right that he didn't sleep more than 2 hours in any 24-hour period. He never slept more than 30 minutes at one time. He would sleep three 30 minute segments in the nighttime, one 30 minute segment in the daytime. Even during the day, he would learn in his house with the shutters closed. He would learn by candle light. The vagin is responsible

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