Acharonim
The Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (1838–1933): biography and works
The life of the Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan: his childhood in Zhetl, the Radin yeshiva, his book on evil speech, the Mishnah Berurah and his humility.
Sages of Israel
Mussar masters
Jewish ethics and work on character.
Rishonim
Rabbeinu Bachya ben Asher (1255–1340): biography, Torah commentary and Kad HaKemach
The life of Rabbeinu Bachya ben Asher, of Zaragoza: disciple of the Rashba and author of a four-level Torah commentary and of Kad HaKemach.
Rishonim
Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona (c. 1180–1263): biography and Shaarei Teshuvah
The life of Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerona: his role in the controversy over Maimonides, his public repentance and Shaarei Teshuvah.
Acharonim
Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin (1749–1821): biography, Nefesh HaChaim and the Volozhin yeshiva
The life of Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin: disciple of the Vilna Gaon, founder of the Volozhin yeshiva in 1803 and author of Nefesh HaChaim.
Acharonim
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the Ramchal (1707–1746): biography, works and legacy
The life of the Ramchal, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto: Padua, the controversy over his maggid, Amsterdam and Acre. Author of Mesillat Yesharim.
Acharonim
Rabbi Moshe Cordovero, the Ramak (1522–1570): biography, works and legacy
The life of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero, the Ramak: master of Kabbalah in Safed, author of Pardes Rimonim and Tomer Devorah, and teacher of Rabbi Chaim Vital. With a timeline.
Acharonim
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter (1809–1883): biography and the mussar movement
The life of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, founder of the mussar movement: his education, the cholera epidemic of 1848, his method and his disciples.
Acharonim
Rabbi Chaim Vital (1542–1620): the complete biography of the Arizal’s disciple
The life of Rabbi Chaim Vital, the Maharchu: his childhood in Safed, the Arizal, the Etz Chaim, Shaarei Kedusha and his last years in Damascus.