Yitzchok Isaac Krasilschikov
Yitzchok Isaac Krasilschikov | |
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יצחק אייזיק קרסילשציקוב יצחק אייזיק קראסילשציקאוו | |
| Title | Gaon of Poltava |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Yitzchok Isaac ben Dov Ber Krasilschikov 1888 Kritchev, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | 13 May 1965 (aged 76–77) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox (Haredi) |
| Yeshiva | Mir Yeshiva |
| Main work | Talmudic commentaries |
Yitzchok Isaac ben Dov Ber Krasilschikov (Hebrew: יצחק אייזיק קרסילשציקוב; Yiddish: יצחק אייזיק קראסילשציקאוו, romanized: Itzchok Eyzik Krasilshtzikov; 1888 – 13 May 1965), also known as the "Gaon of Poltava," was a Talmudic scholar and author of a monumental commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud. He was one of the last publicly practicing Orthodox rabbis in the Soviet Union.