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The '''Vilna Gaon''' ("Genius of Vilnius") or '''Gra''' (from the Hebrew acronym for Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu) are titles commonly used to refer to '''Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman''' (1720-1797), a leading talmudic scholar from Vilnius, [[Lithuania]] who is credited with founding the [[yeshiva]] movement that gave rise to what is now known as [[Lithuanian Judaism]]. | The '''Vilna Gaon''' ("Genius of Vilnius") or '''Gra''' (from the Hebrew acronym for Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu) are titles commonly used to refer to '''Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman''' (1720-1797), a leading talmudic scholar from Vilnius, [[Lithuania]] who is credited with founding the [[yeshiva]] movement that gave rise to what is now known as [[Lithuanian Judaism]]. | ||
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The Vilna Gaon ("Genius of Vilnius") or Gra (from the Hebrew acronym for Gaon Rabbi Eliyahu) are titles commonly used to refer to Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797), a leading talmudic scholar from Vilnius, Lithuania who is credited with founding the yeshiva movement that gave rise to what is now known as Lithuanian Judaism.