Shraga (
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given name (meaning "candle" in Talmudic Aramaic) and may refer to:
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Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus (alternatively, "Or Shraga", "Faivish", "Fayvish", "Faibesh", etc.) (Hebrew: שמואל בן אורי שרגא פיביש) was a Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century. In his e ...
, Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century
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Shraga Bar (born 1948), former Israeli football defender, who played for the Israel national team between 1968 and 1972
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Shraga Feivish Hager Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivish Hager, also known as the Kosover Rebbe, is the ''rebbe'' of the Kosov Hasidic dynasty, a '' dayan'' ("rabbinic judge"), and noted orator. He is known as a creative and insightful thinker, whose original teachings are neve ...
the ''rebbe'' of the Kosov Hasidic dynasty, ''dayan'' ("rabbinic judge"), and noted orator
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Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz
Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886 – 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah U'Mesorah, an outreach and educational organization. He is also known for having taken the reins in 1921 and bu ...
(1886–1948), early leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah Vodaath
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Shraga Feivel Zimmerman, the ABD (Town rabbi) of the Jewish community in Gateshead
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Shraga Goren
Shraga Goren ( he, שרגא גורן, born Shraga Gorohovsky in 1898, died 12 June 1972) was an Israeli politician.
Biography
Born in Makariv in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine), Goren studied in a heder and a high school in Kyiv. He also at ...
(1898–1972), Israeli politician
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Shraga Simmons
Shraga Simmons (born 1 July 1961) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, journalist, filmmaker, brand builder and leader in Torah-themed marketing. He is the co-founder of Aish.com, the educational website and co-founder of HonestReporting, the pro-Israel ...
(born 1961), influential rabbi involved in kiruv (Jewish outreach)
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Shraga Weil (1918–2009), Israeli painter
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Shraga Weinberg
Shraga Weinberg (born 25 March 1966 in Petach Tiqva) is an Israelis, Israeli wheelchair tennis player.
Weinberg was born in 1966, paralyzed in his upper body. He also has bone density abnormalities, which caused him to go through many surgeries ...
(born 1966), Israeli wheelchair tennis player
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Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam
Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam (1813–1898), known as the ''Shinever Rov'' (Rabbi of Sieniawa), was the eldest son of the ''Divrei Chaim'', Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz. He was famous for his disagreements with his father on matters of ...
, (1813–1898), the eldest son of the Divrei Chaim, Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
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Shraga Weiss Shraga ( Talmudic Aramaic: ) is a Jewish given name (meaning "candle" in Talmudic Aramaic) and may refer to:
*Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus, Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century
* Shraga Bar (born 1948), f ...
, (1981–present), the middle son of Jacob and Susan Weiss. Renowned international animated film artist and philanthropist.
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Torat Shraga
Yeshivat Torat Shraga (or Yeshivas Toras Shraga)See Taw (letter) is a post-high school yeshiva in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem. Rabbi Avishai David is the rosh yeshiva. It is located on the Yeshiva University Israel campus and conducts its Torah study in ...
(or Yeshivas Toras Shraga), a post-high school yeshiva in Bayit Vegan, Jerusalem, Israel
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