Yeshayahu Hadari was born in
Tel Aviv in 1933. In his youth, he studied at the Bilu School and at Yeshivat HaYishuv HaChadash in the city. Later on, he studied at the
Chevron Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He was close to
Zvi Yehuda Kook and
David Cohen, the "Rav HaNazir". In 1955, he was critically wounded by a grenade blast. After waking from an extended coma, the name Chaim (meaning "life") was added to his name to signify his survival of a near-death experience. In March 1957, he married Naomi Rakover, the daughter of Chaim Rakover and the granddaughter of Simcha Mandelbaum. In 1962, Hadari was appointed
mashgiach ruchani at
Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh, where he worked for three years. During the 60's and 70's, Hadari gave talks on the daily Bible chapter on the radio. In 1967, Hadari was appointed to head the prestigious
Yeshivat HaKotel in the
Jewish Quarter of the
Old City of
Jerusalem. Over the decades, he taught thousands of students. He was the author of several books, including commentaries on the works of
Abraham Isaac Kook. Hadari died in Jerusalem on April 25, 2018 at the age of 84. ==References==