Chaim of Volozhin

Rabbi
Chaim of Volozhin
Personal life
Born(1749-01-21)21 January 1749
Valozhyn, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died14 June 1821(1821-06-14) (aged 72)
Valozhyn, Russian Empire
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationOrthodox Judaism
PositionFounder, Rosh yeshiva
YeshivaVolozhin Yeshiva
Yahrtzeit14 Sivan 5581

Chaim of Volozhin (also known as Chaim ben Yitzchok of Volozhin or Chaim Ickovits; 21 January 1749 – 14 June 1821) was a rabbi, Talmudist, and ethicist. Popularly known as "Reb Chaim Volozhiner" or simply as "Reb Chaim", he was born in Volozhin (now Valozhyn, Belarus) when it was a part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He died there while it was under the control of the Russian Empire.

The title of his major work is Nefesh Ha-Chaim.

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