DOV BAER OF MEZHIRICH.
In: Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers; 1996, p33-36, 4p; (1996-12-26) S. 33-36
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Zugriff:
This article focuses on how among the leaders of Hasidism, eighteenth century scholar Dov Baer of Mezhirich played a pivotal role in the growth of the movement. Born in 1710, as a youth he was educated at the yeshivah (rabbinical seminary) of rabbi Jacob Joshua Falk; later he taught in Torchin, becoming a preacher in Korets and Rovno. Subsequently he settled in Mezhirich in Volhynia (now western Ukraine) which became the centre of the Hasidic movement. Near the end of his life he resided in Annopol. In addition to his study of talmudic law, Dov Baer was preoccupied with kabbalistic doctrines. Adopting an ascetic lifestyle, he subjected himself to a variety of mortifications which had an adverse effect on his health--he contracted a disease which affected his legs and caused him to become bedridden. By 1766 Dov Baer's authority was recognized throughout the Hasidic world, yet Dov Baer was not a man of the people and his illness made it difficult for him to associate with the general populace--nonetheless he was an eloquent spokesman for the Hasidic way of life until his death in 1772.
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DOV BAER OF MEZHIRICH.
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Quelle: | Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers; 1996, p33-36, 4p; (1996-12-26) S. 33-36 |
Veröffentlichung: | 1996 |
Medientyp: | Buch |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-12628-1 (print) |
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