Archive for January 2021

17 Shevat is the yahrzeit of Reb Yechezkel (ben Tzvi Hirsch) Taub of Kuzhmir zy”a, a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin. The first Modzitzer Rebbe was his grandson. There are numerous beautiful heartwarming stories involving Reb Yechezkel, many of which highlight his great dedication towards the honor of Shabbos. Nusach Sefard recites Ha’Aderes V’ha’Emuna, which…

Rav Daniel (ben Naftali Hertzka) Frisch zy”a passed away 14 Shevat 5765/2005. He was one of the chashuvim of the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Chassidim. He revolutionized the learning of Zohar Hakadosh with his popular pirush titled Masuk Midvash, which translates and explains the Zohar Hakodosh in a relatively simple manner. He also penned pirushim on…

Reb Mordechai (ben Noach) Lechovitcher zy”a passed away 13 Shevat 5570/1810. He was a descendant of the Levush. He was a talmid muvhak of Reb Shlomo Karliner, as well as a talmid of the Rebbe Reb Boruch’l of Medzhibozh. There is a tradition to light a candle in the tzaddik’s memory, mentioning his name with…

The sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rav Yosef Yitzchok ben Sholom Dov Ber zy”a, passed away 10 Shevat 5710/1950. This tzaddik was known as the ריי״ץ, and his father was known as the רש״ב. As is well known, the last Lubavitcher Rebbe was especially known for his belief that every Jew has a soul waiting to be…

10 Shevat is the yahrzeit of the Rashash, Rav Sholom (ben Yitzchok) Sharabi zy”a, one of the greatest teachers of the Kabbalahof the Arizal. He was born in Yemen and immigrated to Eretz Yisroel. According to inscription on his kever on Har Hazeisim,he passed away in the year מנוחתו כבוד, which is equal to ה׳…

Rav Yisroel (ben Masoud) Abuchtzeira zy”a, best known as the Baba Sali (our praying father) passed away 4 Shevat 5744/1984. He was descendant from many great tzaddikim, including his grandfather, the Abir Yaakov, and Rav Shmuel Abuchatzeira, who was a talmid of Rav Chaim Vital. The Baba Sali was known for living completely above nature,…

Rav Moshe Yehuda Leib (ben Yaakov) of Sassov zy”a passed away 4 Shevat 5567/1807. He was a talmid muvhak of the Rebbe Reb Shmelke of Nikholsburg, as well as a talmid of the Noam Elimelech. The Sassover’s dedication to the mitzvah of pidyon shvuim was legendary. It is told that upon passing away, he refused…

Rav Avrahom (ben Alexander) HaKohen Katz of Kalisk zy”a passed away 4 Shevat 5570/1810. He was originally a talmid of the Vilna Gaon and transcribed some of the Vilna Gaon’s seforim (Heard from Rav Shlomo Kupetz). He went on to become one of the legendary talmidim of the Maggid of Mezeritch. Eventually, the Kalisker emigrated…