Chafetz Chaim
By Galit Cohen
Oil on canvas
60 × 80 cm · Ships rolled
A reverent portrait of the Chafetz Chaim, reflecting purity of speech, moral clarity, and a life devoted to elevating the power of words throughout the Jewish world.
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin, the Chafetz Chaim, devoted his life to the power of words. His book Chafetz Chaim taught generations to guard their speech, and his Mishnah Berurah is studied to this day. He lived in daily anticipation of redemption.
The story behind the painting
Three moments from his life
1873Borrowed Name
Rabbi Yisrael Meir published his first book anonymously in Vilna. It taught the art of guarding one's words. Yet its own words—Chafetz Chaim, the title—would become the name by which its author was remembered.
RadinFamily Business
A small grocery supported the family in Radin. His wife ran the shop; he kept the accounts. Alongside the books he wrote were the books he balanced.
On the RoadReady Packed
A carefully wrapped black coat, the story goes, accompanied him on his travels. It remained unworn: he was saving it to greet the Messiah, and wanted to have it ready whenever that day arrived.
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* Music: "Nigun HaChaim", courtesy of Ishay Ribo and Haim Israel, used with their explicit permission.
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