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The Maharal on Chumash

by Rabbi Yechezkel Freundlich

Pillar of Greatness: The Maharal of PragueThe Maharal of Prague, the great teacher Rabbi Yehudah Lowey was born in the year 5272 and passed away 97 years later. (1525-1609) (acronym for Morenu Hagadol Rebi Lowey) Even though he was known as the Maharal of Prague it's said that it's more correct to call Prague, 'Prague of the Maharal'.The Maharal, was one of the outstanding Jewish minds of the sixteenth century. He wrote numerous books on Jewish law, philosophy, and morality, and developed an entirely new approach to the aggada of the Talmud. The Maharal rejected the idea that boys should begin instruction at an early age, insisting instead that children be taught in accordance with their intellectual maturity.He was held in great esteem by his contemporaries and has had a profound impact on all streams of Judaism. Rabbi Kook stated that the "Maharal was the father of the approach of the Gaon of Vilna on the one hand, and of the father of Chasidut, on the other hand." Rabbi Shneu