Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
JACOB ISAAC HA-ḤOZEH MI-LUBLIN — (1745–1815), ḥasidic ẓaddik known by the epithet Ha Ḥozeh mi Lublin ( the Seer of Lublin ). Jacob Isaac was born in Lukow, the son of Abraham Eliezer ha Levi, the rabbi of Jozefow, a descendent of Isaiah ben abraham ha levi horowitz (Ha Shelah).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Przysucha, Jacob Isaac ben Asher — ▪ Polish Ḥasidic leader also called Jacob Isaac of Przysucha , Przysucha also spelled Pshishkhah , byname Ha Yehudi (“the Jew”) , or Ha Yehudi Ha Kadosh (“the Holy Jew”) born 1776, Przedborz, Kingdom of Poland died 1814, Przysucha… … Universalium
PRZYSUCHA (Pshishkha), JACOB ISAAC BEN ASHER — (ha Yehudi ha Kadosh, the holy Jew ; 1766(?)–1814), ḥasidic rebbe, the founder of Pshiskha Ḥasidism, in Poland. R. Jacob Isaac was born in przedborz , Poland, to a rabbinic family. In his youth he was a student of R. David Tevele b. Nathan of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PRZYSUCHA — PRZYSUCHA, city in Kielce province, S.E. central Poland. The Jewish population of the city increased during the 19th century. In 1865 there were 2,907 inhabitants; this number grew and in 1921, 3,238 inhabitants, including 2,153 Jews (66%) lived… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIMḤAH BUNEM OF PRZYSUCHA — (Pshiskha; 1765–1827), ḥasidic ẓaddik in Poland. He was born in Wodzislaw, Poland. His father, R. Ẓevi, was an itinerant preacher (maggid) in Poland and central Europe. R. Simḥah Bunem traveled to central Europe to learn from R. Jeremiah of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GORA KALWARIA — (Yid. Ger; Heb. Gur), town 19 mi. (30 km.) S.E. of Warsaw, Poland. The town, known popularly as Nowy Jeruzalem, obtained a charter in 1670 which included a clause prohibiting the settlement of Jews there. Jews were first permitted to settle in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LELOV — (Lelow), ḥasidic dynasty in Poland and Ereẓ Israel. Its founder, DAVID BEN SOLOMON OF LELOV (1746–1813), studied Lurianic Kabbalah in his youth and behaved in the manner of the great Ḥasidim. He became attracted to Ḥasidism as a result of his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOSES LEIB OF SASOV — (1745–1807), ḥasidic rabbi. He was a pupil of samuel shmelke horowitz of Nikolsburg, dov baer the maggid of mezhirech , and elimelech of lyzhansk . He spent 13 years studying both Torah and Kabbalah under Samuel Shmelke who was then rabbi in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤASIDISM — ḤASIDISM, a popular religious movement giving rise to a pattern of communal life and leadership as well as a particular social outlook which emerged in Judaism and Jewry in the second half of the 18th century. Ecstasy, mass enthusiasm, close knit … Encyclopedia of Judaism
WARKA — WARKA, hasidic dynasty in Poland. Its founder, ISAAC (KALISH) OF WARKA (1779–1848), became one of the most noted ẓaddikim in central Poland in the first half of the 19th century. Born at Zolochev, after his marriage at the age of 14 he moved to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
