15 Kislev
- In many communities there is a custom for the member of the Chevra Kadisha (burial society) to fast on this day. In some communities the custom is the 18th of Kislev.
- Yahrzeit of Rebbe Yehudah Hanasi redactor of the Mishna
16 Kislev
- The date on which the Ark of Noach came to rest on the mountains of Ararat
- Yahrzeit of the Modzitzer Rebbe, Rav Shaul Yedidiah Elozar Taub. Like other Rebbes of that Chassidic dynasty he was well known for his musical compositions.
17 Kislev
- At night going into the 17th we begin to recite ותן טל ומטר לברכה during the Shemoneh Esrei.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Yosef Yozel Horvitz, also known as the Alter of Navordohk. He was one of the primary leaders of the Mussar movement and founded a large network of Yeshivos in preSoviet Russia.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Shlomo Heiman, Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vdaas.
18 Kislev
- Yahrzeit of Rav Avrohom, son of the Rambam.
19 Kislev
- Yahrzeit of the Maggid of Mezritz. He was the student of the Baal Shem Tov who was most responsible for transmitting the teachings of the Baal Shem to the next generation.
20 Kislev
- Yahrzeit of Rav Yitzchok Hutner, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin and author of Pachad Yitzchok. With his unique personality and charisma, as well as his genius, he forged a bond between the worlds of Mussar and Chassidus, focused on the teachings of the Maharal. He considered himself to be a kindred spirit of Rav Kook with whom he spent much time when Rav Hutner attended the Slobodka Yeshiva in Chevron.
21 Kislev
- Megillas Taanis relates that the Cuthites had requested that Alexander the Great destroy the Temple. Shimon Hatzaddik greeted him dressed in the priestly garments along with the leaders of Jerusalem. When they met Alexander the Great got off his horse and bowed before the High Priest telling him that he saw a vision of him in his dreams before every battle. He executed the Cuthites who had spoken ill of the Temple.
- Yahrzeit of Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.
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