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(meaning "candle" in Talmudic Aramaic) and may refer to: *

Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus Samuel ben Uri Shraga Phoebus (alternatively, "Or Shraga", "Faivish", "Fayvish", "Faibesh", etc.) (Hebrew: שמואל בן אורי שרגא פיביש) ( 1625 or 1650 – 1706) was a Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of th ...

, Polish rabbi and Talmudist of Woydyslaw in the second half of the 17th century *

Shraga Bar Shraga Bar (; born March 24, 1948) is a former Israeli football defender who played for the Israel national team between 1968 and 1972. He was part of the team for the Israel squad in the 1970 World Cup. At club level, Bar played for Maccabi N ...

(born 1948), former Israeli football defender, who played for the Israel national team between 1968 and 1972 *

Shraga Feivish Hager Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivish Hager (January 10, 1958 – June 29, 2024), also known as the Kosover Rebbe, was the ''rebbe'' of the Kosov (Hasidic dynasty), Kosov Hasidic dynasty, a ''Beth din#Officers of a beth din, dayan'' ("rabbinic judge"), and ...

the ''rebbe'' of the Kosov Hasidic dynasty, ''dayan'' ("rabbinic judge"), and noted orator *

Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886 – 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodox Judaism and founder of institutions including Torah U'Mesorah, an outreach and educational organization. In 1921 he became principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath ...

(1886–1948), early leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah Vodaath *

Shraga Feivel Zimmerman Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is an American-British Haredi Judaism, Haredi rabbi who serves as the ''rov'' and ''Av Beit Din, av beis din'' of the Federation of Synagogues in London. He served as the rabbi and ''av beis din'' of the Jewish co ...

, the ABD (Town rabbi) of the Jewish community in Gateshead * Shraga Goren (1898–1972), Israeli politician *

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) * Shraga Weil (1918–2009), Israeli painter *

Shraga Weinberg Shraga Weinberg (; born 25 March 1966 in Petah Tikva) is an 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 in his ...

(born 1966), Israeli wheelchair tennis player *

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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