Vilna Gaon itu apa sih?

Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, ( Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman) known as the Vilna Gaon (, , ) atau Elijah dari Vilna, atau akronim Ibrani HaGra ("HaGaon Rabbenu Eliyahu": "Sang bijaksana, guru kami, Elijah") atau Elijah Ben Solomon Zalman (), adalah seorang Talmudis, halakhis, kabbalis, dan pemimpin terdepan  misnagdik (non-hasidik) pada beberapa abad lampau. Ia lebih dikenal dalam bahasa Ibrani sebagai ha-Gaon he-Chasid mi-Vilna, "sang cerdik nan saleh dari Vilnius".

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