Rabbi Yisrael Salanter
1809–1883
1809–1883, founder of the Musar movement. He held that character is worked on like any other subject — by daily study, out loud, at a fixed hour — and not left to good intentions.
Days on which this name is the person of the day in 2026
- 2026-02-13 · 337
- 2026-02-23 · 211
- 2026-03-13 · 229
- 2026-03-23 · 175
- 2026-05-13 · 247
- 2026-07-13 · 481
- 2026-09-23 · 922
- 2026-12-03 · 139
Non-Hebrew names are written in Hebrew letters by ordinary transliteration; variants exist, and the number depends on the spelling. We show the letters so it can be checked. This is a coincidence of counting, not a claim about fate. It is interesting exactly insofar as you can see how it was counted.