or "the Vilna Gaon", gave evidence of the possession of extraordinary talents while still a child. As young as three years old he had committed the Chumash to memory. At the age of seven he was taught Talmud by Reb Moshe Margolies, Kaidanover Rav and the author of a commentary to the Talmud Yerushalmi, and knew several of the Masechtes by heart. The Vilna Gaon is well known for having possessed a photographic memory. From the age of ten he continued his studies without the aid of a teacher. When he reached a more mature age the Gaon wandered in various parts of Poland and Germany, as was the custom of the Talmudists of the time.

He returned to his native town in 1748, having even then acquired considerable renown; when he was hardly twenty years old many rabbis submitted their halakhic difficulties to him for decision.

To the Gaon, limud haTorah (the study of Torah) was of paramount importance and this ethic was fully displayed on his part. His diligence in learning was unsurpassable. The Gaon's son testified that for fifty years his father did not sleep for more than two hours in a twenty-four hour period. His breadth of knowledge was amazing. He was capable of stating from memory the number of times any sage was mentioned in any particular book of the Talmud. His knowledge of both the revealed and the hidden parts of the Torah was beyond compare. The Gaon considered secular knowledge to be a vital adjunct to Torah study. He was knowledgeable in almost all secular fields and authored books on grammar and mathematics.">
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Chumash HaGra: Beraishis & Shemos 
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Chumash HaGra is a new, clear, easy to read print (see large image for sample), of the Chumash, Rashi, Targum Onkelos, and Pirush HaGra.

The Pirush HaGra is collected from all the Gra's seforim and from other seforim that quote him.

Rebbi Eliyahu MeVilna (1720 - 1797), also known as the Gr"a or "the Vilna Gaon", gave evidence of the possession of extraordinary talents while still a child. As young as three years old he had committed the Chumash to memory. At the age of seven he was taught Talmud by Reb Moshe Margolies, Kaidanover Rav and the author of a commentary to the Talmud Yerushalmi, and knew several of the Masechtes by heart. The Vilna Gaon is well known for having possessed a photographic memory. From the age of ten he continued his studies without the aid of a teacher. When he reached a more mature age the Gaon wandered in various parts of Poland and Germany, as was the custom of the Talmudists of the time.

He returned to his native town in 1748, having even then acquired considerable renown; when he was hardly twenty years old many rabbis submitted their halakhic difficulties to him for decision.

To the Gaon, limud haTorah (the study of Torah) was of paramount importance and this ethic was fully displayed on his part. His diligence in learning was unsurpassable. The Gaon's son testified that for fifty years his father did not sleep for more than two hours in a twenty-four hour period. His breadth of knowledge was amazing. He was capable of stating from memory the number of times any sage was mentioned in any particular book of the Talmud. His knowledge of both the revealed and the hidden parts of the Torah was beyond compare. The Gaon considered secular knowledge to be a vital adjunct to Torah study. He was knowledgeable in almost all secular fields and authored books on grammar and mathematics. 

 
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