Yisrael Meir Kagan
#8,761
Most Influential Person Across History
Polish rabbi
Yisrael Meir Kagan's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Yisrael Meir Kaganreligious-studies Degrees
Religious Studies
#1211
Historical Rank
Jewish Studies
#4
Historical Rank
Download Badge
Religious Studies
Why Is Yisrael Meir Kagan Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan , known popularly as the Chofetz Chaim, after his book on lashon hara, who was also well known for the Mishna Berurah, his book on ritual law, was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi, Halakhist, posek, and ethicist whose works continue to be widely influential in Orthodox Jewish life.
