Chaim Soloveitchik
Chaim Soloveitchik חיים סאָלאָווייטשיק | |
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| Title | Rabbi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | March 25, 1853 |
| Died | July 30, 1918 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Children | Moshe Soloveichik, Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, Yisroel Gershon Soloveichik |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Yahrtzeit | 21 Av 5678 |
| Buried | Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw |
| Dynasty | Soloveitchik dynasty |
Chaim (Halevi) Soloveitchik (Yiddish: חיים סאָלאָווייטשיק, Polish: Chaim Sołowiejczyk), also known as Chaim Brisker (1853 – 30 July 1918), was a rabbi and Talmudic scholar credited as the founder of the Brisker method of Talmudic study within Judaism. He was also a member of the Soloveitchik dynasty, the son of Yosef Dov Soloveitchik.
He is also known as the Gra"ch (Hebrew: גר״ח), an abbreviation of "HaGaon Reb Chaim."