Meir Simcha of Dvinsk Meir Simcha of Dvinsk Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843–1926) was a rabbi and prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century. He was a kohen, and is therefore often referred to as "Meir Simcha ha-Kohen" ("Meir Simcha the Kohen"). He is known for his writings on Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, which he titled "Ohr Somayach", as well as his novellae on the Torah, titled "Meshech Chochma". Meir Simcha was born in Butrimonys (), Lithuania, to Samson Kalonymus, a local wealthy merchant. According to family tradition, his later success in Torah study was attributed to two blessings
Simcha Krauss and wrote recently an essay in the Tradition magazine, entitled 'The Rav on Zionism, Universalism and Feminism'. He lectured in political science at a number of colleges. He was a Rabbi of the Young Israel of Hillcrest and the Young Israel of St. Louis for many years, and also taught at Yeshiva University in New York. He became president of the Religious Zionists of America before making aliya in 2005. He now teaches at Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi in Jerusalem. Simcha Krauss Rabbi Simcha Krauss (born 1937) a rabbi associated with the liberal end of Centrist Orthodoxy, is known for his