# Jewish History - Sheim HaGedolim

Exploring the Lives and Legacies of Great Jewish Rabbis

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## [Ralbag](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/ralbag)

_2026-08-18 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

The Life and Works of Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344)

## [Building Torah in Andalusia: The Remarkable Life of Chisdai ibn Shaprut](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/building-torah-in-andalusia-the-remarkable)

_2026-08-07 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

An excerpt from - The Rishonim: A Historical Guide to the Early Masters of the Mesorah

## [Rabbi Eliyahu Shapira (1660-1712)](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/rabbi-eliyahu-shapira-1660-1712)

_2026-07-27 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

Author of Elyah Rabbah & Elyah Zuta

## [לחם משנה: Sourcing and Defending Rambam's Mishneh Torah](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/sourcing-and-defending-rambams-mishneh)

_2026-05-27 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

The Life and Works of Rabbi Avraham Chiya de Botton

## [Maharam of Padua: The Life and Works of Rabbi Meir Katznellenbogen](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/maharam-of-padua-the-life-and-works)

_2026-05-17 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

A guest post by Yaakov Feldman

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_2026-05-10 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

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## [The Chronicle of the Khmelnytsky Massacres of 1648-49 (Tach v’Tat)](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/the-chronicle-of-the-khmelnytsky)

_2026-05-06 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

Rabbi Nosson of Hanover’s Yavein Metzulah

## [מגלה עמוקות](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/9bc)

_2026-04-24 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

The Life and Works of Rabbi Nosson Nota Shapiro of Cracow (1585-1633)

## [The Great Provencal Poet and Grammarian: Rabbi Avraham ben Yitzchak of Béziers](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/the-great-provencal-poet-and-grammarian)

_2026-04-13 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

Author of חותם תכנית

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## [Origins of the 'Order of the Seder'](https://nossonwiggins.substack.com/p/origins-of-the-order-of-the-seder)

_2026-03-27 · Jewish History-Sheim Hagedolim_

The Pesach Seder is traditionally introduced by chanting the ‘Order of the Seder’, known as the סימני הסדר. In this article, we will explore who composed this song. The version printed in most haggados reads as follows: קדש, ורחץ, כרפס, יחץ, מגיד, רחצה, מוציא, מצה, מרור, כורך, שלחן עורך, צפון, ברך, הלל, נרצה Rabbi Menachem Kasher ( Torah Shleimah, Haggadah shel Pesach , p. 77) notes that some…