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Rabbi Raphael of Volozhin
ר׳ רפאל פון װאלאזשין
One of the authorities who granted Rabbi Nah Kohen ordination.
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... פאר א צייט נאך דער חתונה זעצט פאר ר׳ נח זיין לערנען,
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די גרויסע גאונים און ראשי ישיבה ר׳ רפאל פון װאלאזשין
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