Mordechai of Kremnitz | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1745/1746 |
Died | 23 June 1820 (age 74 or 75) |
Religion | Judaism |
Parents |
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Synagogue | Synagogue at Kremenets |
Rabbi Mordechai of Kremnitz (Hebrew: מרדכי מקרמניץ) (1745/1746 – 23 June 1820)[1] was a Hasidic rabbi in the city of Kremenets. He is considered by some to be one of the greatest rebbes of his generation.[2]
Mordechai was the son of Rabbi Yechiel Michal of Zloczow[3] Yechiel was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch.[4] He married the daughter of Rabbi Eliezer of Kolbasov.[2] He was a pupil of both his father and of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk.
and his wife Sarah Rakhil bat Moshe, the youngest of five brothers.Following his father's death, Mordechai assumed his father's position as Rebbe. Many Hasidim across Volhynia travelled to visit him.[5] He composed a Siddur according to Ha'ARI called Tefilah Yeshorah, known as the Siddur Berditschov.[6]
Among his students were:
Among his children are: