Jizchak Blaser
Jizchak Blaser , also Itzele Peterburger (born 1837 in Vilnius , Kaunas governorate , Russian Empire ; died 1907 in Jerusalem , Palestine ) was a Russian chief rabbi of St. Petersburg (1861 / 62-1880) and an important representative of the Orthodox Mussar Movement in Lithuania .
Life
Blaser became a student of Israel Salanter , the founder of the Mussar movement .
In 1861/62 he became Chief Rabbi of St. Petersburg . Since 1880 he headed the Kollel of the Musar movement in Kaunas (Kovno). In 1890, after disagreements, he had to relinquish responsibility for the Kollel's cash register.
In 1902 he immigrated to Eretz Israel , where he died in 1907.
literature
- Блазер, Исаак ( Blaser, Isaak ), in: Еврейская энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона ( Jewish Encyclopedia Brockhaus and Efron ), St. Petersburg, 1906–1913
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Receipt R. Isaac Blaser (R. Itzelle Peterburger) ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blaser, Jizchak |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peterburger, Itzele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian Chief Rabbi of St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vilnius , Kaunas Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1907 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem , Palestine |