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A personal chain of mesorah

From Sinai to Shloimy Zelcer

Torah passed from rebbi to talmid. Read down each column, then continue at the top of the next.

01

At Har Sinai

Entries 1-33

  1. 001
    Hashem gives the Torah at Har Sinai1312 BCE
  2. 002
    Moshe Rabbeinu1272 BCE
  3. 003
    Yehoshua1245 BCE
  4. 004
    Pinchus
  5. 005
    Eli929 BCE
  6. 006
    Shmuel889 BCE
  7. 007
    Dovid876 BCE
  8. 008
    Achiah800 BCE
  9. 009
    Eliyahu726 BCE
  10. 010
    Elishah717 BCE
  11. 011
    Yehoyada695 BCE
  12. 012
    Zechariah680 BCE
  13. 013
    Hoshea575 BCE
  14. 014
    Amos560 BCE
  15. 015
    Yeshiyahu548 BCE
  16. 016
    Michah560 BCE
  17. 017
    Yoel510 BCE
  18. 018
    Nachum510 BCE
  19. 019
    Chavakuk510 BCE
  20. 020
    Tzafaniah460 BCE
  21. 021
    Yirmiyahu462 BCE
  22. 022
    Baruch347 BCE
  23. 023
    Ezra348 BCE
  24. 024
    Shimon HaTzadik310 BCE
  25. 025
    Antignus of Socho305 BCE
  26. 026
    Yossi b. Yoezer &Yosef b. Yochanon280 BCE
  27. 027
    Yehoshua b. Prachya & Nitai of Arbel243 BCE
  28. 028
    Yehuda b. Tabai & Shimon b. Shetach198 BCE
  29. 029
    Shmaya & Avtalyon140 BCE
  30. 030
    Hillel & Shammai40 BCE
  31. 031
    Rabban Shimon10 BCE
  32. 032
    Rabban Gamliel HaZaken20 C.E.
  33. 033
    Rav Shimon ben Gamliel50
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02

The sages of the Talmud

Entries 34-66

  1. 034
    Rabban Gamliel90
  2. 035
    Rabban Shimon140
  3. 036
    Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi180
  4. 037
    Rav and Shmuel
  5. 038
    Rabbi Yochanan230
  6. 039
    Rav Huna270
  7. 040
    Rabbah310
  8. 041
    Rava340
  9. 042
    Rav Ashi(420)
  10. 043
    Rafram443
  11. 044
    Rav Sama B’rei d’Rava476
  12. 045
    Rav Yossi514
  13. 046
    Rav Simonia
  14. 047
    Rav Ravoi Me-Rov589
  15. 048
    Mar Chanan Me-Ashkaya608
  16. 049
    Rav Mari
  17. 050
    Rav Chana Gaon
  18. 051
    Mar Rav Rava
  19. 052
    Rav Busai689
  20. 053
    Mar Rav Huna Mari
  21. 054
    Mar Rav Chiyah Me-Mishan
  22. 055
    Mar Ravyah
  23. 056
    Mar Rav Natronai Mar Rav Yehuda739
  24. 057
    Mar Rav Yosef748
  25. 058
    Mar Rav Shmuel
  26. 059
    Mar Rav Natroi Kahana
  27. 060
    Mar Rav Avrohom Kahana761
  28. 061
    Mar Rav Dodai
  29. 062
    Rav Chananya771
  30. 063
    Rav Malka773
  31. 064
    Mar Rav Rava
  32. 065
    Mar Rav Shinoi782
  33. 066
    Mar Rav Chaninah Gaon Kahana785
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03

Geonim and Rishonim

Entries 67-99

  1. 067
    Mar Rav Huna Mar Halevi788
  2. 068
    Mar Rav Menasheh796
  3. 069
    Mar Rav Yeshaya Halevi804
  4. 070
    Mar Rav Kahanah Gaon797
  5. 071
    Mar Rav Yosef
  6. 072
    Mar Rav Ibomal Gaon814
  7. 073
    Mar Rav Yosef
  8. 074
    Mar Rav Avrohom
  9. 075
    Mar Rav Yosef834
  10. 076
    Mar Rav Yitzchak839
  11. 077
    Mar Rav Yosef841
  12. 078
    Mar Rav Poltoi858
  13. 079
    Mar Rav Achai Kahana
  14. 080
    Mar Rav Menachem860
  15. 081
    Mar Rav Matisyahu869
  16. 082
    Rav Mar Abba
  17. 083
    Mar Rav Tzemach Gaon891
  18. 084
    Mar Rav Hai Gaon897
  19. 085
    Mar Rav Kimoi Gaon905
  20. 086
    Mar Rav Yehuda917
  21. 087
    Mar Rav Mevasser Kahana Gaon926
  22. 088
    Rav Kohen Tzedek935
  23. 089
    Mar Rav Tzemach Gaon937
  24. 090
    Rav Chaninah Gaon943
  25. 091
    Mar Rav Aharon Hacohen959
  26. 092
    Mar Rav Nechemiah968
  27. 093
    Rav Sherirah Gaon1006
  28. 094
    Meshulam Hagadol
  29. 095
    Rav Gershom Meor Hagolah1040
  30. 096
    Rav Yaakov ben Yakar1064
  31. 097
    Rav Shlomo Yitzchaki - “Rashi”1105
  32. 098
    R’ Shmuel ben Meir (Rashbam)1174
  33. 099
    R’ Yaakov ben Meir (Rabbenu Tam)1171
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04

The chain reaches you

Entries 100-132

  1. 100
    Eliezer Me-Metz1175
  2. 101
    Rokeach1238
  3. 102
    R’ Yitzchak of Vienna (Ohr Zaruah)
  4. 103
    Rav Meir of Rothenberg1293
  5. 104
    R’ Yitzchak of Duren (Shaarei Durah)
  6. 105
    R’ Alexander Zusiein Hakohen (Agudah)1348
  7. 106
    Meir Bar Baruch Halevi1390
  8. 107
    R’ Sholom of Neustadt
  9. 108
    R’ Yaakov Moelin (Maharil)1427
  10. 109
    R’ Yisroel Isserlein (Trumas Hadeshen)1460
  11. 110
    R’ Tavoli
  12. 111
    Rabbi Yaakov Margolies1501
  13. 112
    Rabbi Yaakov Pollak1530
  14. 113
    Rabbi Sholom Shachna1558
  15. 114
    Rabbi Moshe Isserles “Rama”1572
  16. 115
    Rabbi Yehoshua Falk Katz1614
  17. 116
    Rabbi Naftoli Hirsch ben Pesachya1650
  18. 117
    Rabbi Moshe Rivkas - “Be’er Hagolah”1671
  19. 118
    Rabbi Avraham Gombiner1682
  20. 119
    Rabbi Moshe Kramer1688
  21. 120
    Rabbi Eliyahu Chasid1710
  22. 121
    Rabbi Yissachar Ber1740
  23. 122
    Rabbi Shlomo Zalman1765
  24. 123
    Rabbi Eliyahu Kramer - “Vilna Gaon”1797
  25. 124
    Rabbi Chaim Volozhiner1821
  26. 125
    Rabbi Zundel of Salant1866
  27. 126
    Rabbi Yisroel Salanter1883
  28. 127
    Rabbi Simcha Zissel of Kelm1898
  29. 128
    Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel of Slabodka1927
  30. 129
    Rav Yitzchok Hutner
  31. 130
    Rav Aharon Schechter
  32. 131
    Rav Avrohom Zucker
  33. 132
    Shloimy Zelcer
Your place in the mesorah

Adapted from Hakhel’s “Directly From Sinai to You,” researched by Rabbi Leib Kelemen. The earlier links and dates follow the source chart and have not been independently verified; the Kelm date typo is corrected to 1898. Your branch replaces the original chart’s final four entries.

Original Hakhel chart

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