Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (Levi Yitzchok Derbarmdiger (compassionate in Yiddish) or Rosakov) (1740–1809), also known as the holy Berdichever, and the Kedushas Levi, was a
Levi Yitzchok was known as the "defense attorney" for the Jewish people ("Sneiguron Shel Yisroel"), because he would intercede on their behalf before God. Known for his compassion for every Jew, he was one of the most beloved leaders of
Life
Levi Yitzchak was born in 1740
Nachman of Breslov called him the Peér (glory) of Israel.[4]
Levi Yitzchok composed some popular Hasidic religious folk songs, including A Dude'le and "The Kaddish of Rebbe Levi Yitzchok (A din Toyre mit Gott)."
He died on the 25th of Tishrei, 5570 (October 5, 1809) and is buried in the old Jewish cemetery in Berdychiv,[5] Ukraine, then under the control of the Russian Empire.
The second of his the sons, Israel, succeeded him as leader of the Hasidic movement. One of Levi Yitzchok's grandsons married the daughter of
Works by him
- The "supreme"Jewish Law. It was published first in 1798, and reprinted numerous times since;[6] an English Translation was first published in 2009.[8] In 2023, Hasidic Jew and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under the Trump administration, Mitchell Silk[9][circular reference] published the first ever complete translation of the work with elucidation and commentary[10] as part of his ongoing project, Chassidic Classics,[11]an effort to render the canon classic Chassidic texts in accessible and readable English translation.
- Beis Levi:Pirkei Avos.
Books about him
- Loving and Beloved: Tales of Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev, Defender of Israel (Menorah Books, 2016) ISBN 9781592644735
- Sparks from Berditchov
References
- ^ תולדות קדושת לוי, פרק ב. HebrewBooks.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Yitzhak Frenkel". www.berdichev.org. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ Szczepan Wojnarska, Anna Maria. "BEN MEIR LEVI OF BERDICHEV ISAAC". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ תולדות קדושת לוי, פרק ד. HebrewBooks.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ תולדות קדושת לוי, פרק ח. HebrewBooks.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b Louis Jacobs (1995). Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev
- ^ קדושת לוי. HebrewBooks.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-9655240276
- ^ Mitchell Silk
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Kedushas-Levi-Berditchev-Translated-Elucidated/dp/1422638995
- ^ https://www.chassidiclassics.org/
- ^ בית לוי. HebrewBooks.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
External links
- R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
- "The Berdichever Rabbi"
- Commemorative coin from Levi Yitzchok of Berdychiv, from recently discovered seal
- http://www.chassidusonline.com/search?q=kedushas+levi
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