Rabbi David Segal Ha'Levi of Stepin (Hebrew: דוד מסטפין) (died 9 October 1810) was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch.

Biography

Segal was born to Rabbi Yehuda Leib, a great-grandson of Rabbinic authority David HaLevi Segal.^[1] He married the daughter of Rabbi Yosef Yoel Halperin of Stepin, son of Rabbi Jacob Aharon of Stepin and Lutsk. He was widowed and remarried Hannah Yenta, daughter of Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zloczow.^[2]

According to the Shem HaGedolim, he studied under the Maggid of Mezeritch and assumably with the Baal Shem Tov as well.

Oral tradition states that on the eve of Yom Kippur 5571, Segal felt that he was going to pass away soon. He ordered an elegant etrog to be sent Rabbi Asher of Stolin (I), saying to his son, "There is no one who likes mitzvot more than the Rebbe of Stolin. Send the etrog to him by a gentile." On the morning of Yom Kippur, the etrog arrived at his doorstep. Segal passed away the next day.^[3] Having been good friends with Asher, he once testified that at the coming of the Messiah and the seven shepherds, they will honor Rabbi Asher of Stolin to pray before the ark.^[4]

Family and descendants

Source:^[2]

• His son, Rabbi Yisrael Dov Ber, succeeded his father and expanded his court. He was a dstudent of Mordechai of Ashkenaz and son-in-law of Rabbi Eliezer Efrati of the Rosh Yeshiva in Pinsk
  • His son-in-law and successor was Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Ashkenaz
    • Levi was succeeded by Rabbi Meir Chaim
      • Levi's son-in-law was Rabbi Boruch Twersky, son of Rabbi Mordechai of Koristashov
• Another son, Rabbi Chaim Moshe, served in Stepin, Berezne, and Grayding where he served as Magid Mishri
  • Chaim's son, Rabbi Yosef of Granov was the son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchak of Granov, son-in-law of Rabbi Sholom Shachne of Prohobisht
  • Another son was Rabbi Israel of Baku
    • His son-in-law, Rabbi Alter, was the grandson of Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz
  • He had a son-in-law, Rabbi Shimon Shlomo of Bandari
  • Another son-in-law, Rabbi Alexander Sander (II) of Komarno
• His daughter, Miriam, married Rabbi Yehiel Michal Pichnik [he], founder of Berezne branch of Stolin Hasidim^[5]
• One daughter married Rabbi Shmaryahu Weingarten of Kobrin
• Zipporah Zissel was the wife of Rabbi Moshe Zvi of Savran^[6]
• Sheindel, marrying her cousin Rabbi Chaim of Satinov
• Rabbi Moshe of Ludmir was his son-in-law in a second marriage of one of his daughters.