Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, known as the Vilna Gaon, was one of the most important Jewish thinkers and scholars of the modern era. In this illuminating address, Louis Ginzberg pays tribute to the Gaon's life and work, exploring his contributions to the development of Jewish law, philosophy, and mysticism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know...