Boruch of Medzhybizh
Boruch of Medzhybizh | |
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| Title | Rabbi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Boruch (of Medzhybizh) 1753 Medzhybizh, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 December 1811 (aged 57–58) Medzhybizh, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Buried | Medzhybizh |
| Spouse | 1: ??, née Katskes; 2: Sima Chusha |
| Children | Udl Averbuch Chana Chaya Drubitsher Reyzl (no sons) |
| Parents |
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| Dynasty | Mezhbizh |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Began | 1782 |
| Ended | 4 December 1811, 18 Kislev 5572. |
| Main work | Butsino diNhoiro |
| Dynasty | Mezhbizh |
Boruch of Medzhybizh (1753–1811), was a grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism.
In his later years Boruch became depressed and his followers brought in Hershel of Ostropol as a court jester of sorts. Hershel was one of the first documented Jewish comics. One tale has Hershel lingering for several days and dying in Boruch's own bed surrounded by Boruch and his followers.[1]
When Boruch died in 1811 on 18 Kislev 5572, his chasidim (followers) numbered in the thousands.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Chapin, David A. and Weinstock, Ben, The Road from Letichev: The history and culture of a forgotten Jewish community in Eastern Europe, Volume 1. ISBN 0-595-00666-3 iUniverse, Lincoln, NE, 2000.
- Wiesel, Elie, 1978, Four Hasidic masters and their struggle against melancholy: ISBN 0-268-00944-9 University of Notre Dame Press.
- Rabinowicz, Tzvi M. The Encyclopedia of Hasidism: ISBN 1-56821-123-6 Jason Aronson, Inc., 1996.
- Tracing An-sky: ISBN 90-6630-354-9 Uitgeverij Waaders b.v., Zwolle, State Ethnographic Museum, St. Petersburg, Joods Historisch Museum, Amsterdam, 1992.