Mordechai Josef Leiner

Mordechai Josef Leiner ( Hebrew מרדכי יוסף ליינר) (* 1802 in Tomaschov ; † 1854 in Izbica ) was a Polish rabbi , Hasidic scholar and founder of the Hasidic Izhbitza-Radzyn dynasty .

Life

He was born the son of Reb Yaakov . Reb Yaakov's father was Reb Mordechai von Sekul , a descendant of Rabbi Shoul Wahl . He lost his father at the age of two. Leiner became a student of Simcha Bunem von Przysucha . His schoolmates were u. a. Menachem Mendel von Kotzk and Rabbi Yosef of Yartshev , who were also born in Tomashov.

When Menachem Mendel was ordained Rebbe in Kotzk, Reb Mordechai Josef became his student. In 1839 he became a Rebbe himself in Tomaschov , but later moved to Izbica .

His most important student was Rabbi Jehuda Leib Eiger (1816–1888), grandson of Rabbi Akiva Eiger . Among his students were Rabbi Zadok HaKohen from Lublin (1823-1900), his own son Rabbi Jaakov Leiner (1828-1878) and his son Rabbi Gershon Henoch from Radzyn .

Mordechai Josef Leiner is buried in an ohel (grave house) built for him in the Jewish cemetery in Izbica .

literature

R. Hayyim Simhah Leiner: Wisdom of the Heart: The Teachings of Rabbi Ya'akov of Izbica-Radzyn . Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia 2010, ISBN 978-0-8276-0894-8 . (The author was a grandson of Reb Yaakov, Mordechai Josef Leiner's father, and first published the book in 1909.)

Web links

Individual evidence

^ The State Archive of Lublin : "Jewish Civil Registry of Izbica Lubelski", 1854, Act #: 6, Registration Type: death, Registration Year: 1854, Location: Izbica Lubelski, Surname: Lajner, Given Name: Mordko. Indexed by JRI-Poland .
↑ The State Archive of Lublin : "Jewish Civil Registry of Lublin", 1888, Act #: 46, Registration Type: death, Registration Year: 1888, Location: Lublin, Surname: Ejger, Given Name: Lejbus, Father: Szloma, Mother : Golda Rywka. Indexed by JRI-Poland .

personal data
SURNAME	Leiner, Mordechai Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish rabbi, Hasidic scholar and founder of the Izhbitza-Radzyn dynasty of Hasidism
DATE OF BIRTH	1802
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tomaschov
DATE OF DEATH	1854
Place of death	Izbica

[MordkoLajnerDeathReg-1] The State Archive of Lublin : "Jewish Civil Registry of Izbica Lubelski", 1854, Act #: 6, Registration Type: death, Registration Year: 1854, Location: Izbica Lubelski, Surname: Lajner, Given Name: Mordko. Indexed by JRI-Poland .

[LejbusEjgerDeathReg-2] The State Archive of Lublin : "Jewish Civil Registry of Lublin", 1888, Act #: 46, Registration Type: death, Registration Year: 1888, Location: Lublin, Surname: Ejger, Given Name: Lejbus, Father: Szloma, Mother : Golda Rywka. Indexed by JRI-Poland .