Today: The 93rd Yahrtzeit of the Chofetz Chaim [VIDEO]

September 6, 2026 11:01 am

Today marks the 93rd Yahrtzeit of the Chofetz Chaim, Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan ZT”L.

This rare footage was released in 2015, stunning the Jewish world with the first known live footage of the Gadol – filmed during the first Knessia Gedolah in 1923.

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