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(Created page with "Rabbi (Israel) Baruch of "The White Spring" (Weissqualiker) (1724 - 8th Cheshvan 1792) was the father of the Alter Rebbe and a hidden tzaddik among the disciples of the Baal Shem Tov. Rabbi Baruch is the central figure in the Rebbe Rayatz's stories in "Sefer Hazichronos" (Book of Memories). There, his childhood years are recounted, along with his wanderings as a young man through various towns until his marriage. "Sefer Hazichronos" focuses on Rabbi Baruch's journey in...") |
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== Orphanhood and Wanderings == | == Orphanhood and Wanderings == | ||
About a year and a half after reaching Bar Mitzvah age, Baruch was orphaned from both his father and mother. In Vitebsk, he had an aunt named Freida, who with her husband Kadish, took in Baruch and his sister Devorah Leah to raise them. However, the death of his parents deeply affected Baruch, and consequently, within a short time, he decided to leave Vitebsk (despite his aunt and uncle's objections). His sister Devorah Leah remained living in her aunt and uncle's home until her marriage. | About a year and a half after reaching [[Bar mitzvah|Bar Mitzvah]] age, Baruch was orphaned from both his father and mother. In Vitebsk, he had an aunt named Freida, who with her husband Kadish, took in Baruch and his sister Devorah Leah to raise them. However, the death of his parents deeply affected Baruch, and consequently, within a short time, he decided to leave Vitebsk (despite his aunt and uncle's objections). His sister Devorah Leah remained living in her aunt and uncle's home until her marriage. | ||
For three years, he wandered through towns and cities around Vitebsk. Wherever he arrived, he would first enter the beis medrash and sit down to study. He never stayed in one place for long. In each location, Baruch tried to earn his living through his own labor, firmly refusing to accept tzedakah or free assistance. Baruch would study day and night in the beis medrash, and sustain himself frugally through whatever work he could find, for any payment. Baruch maintained his lifestyle with great determination and decisiveness, without regard for the opinions of those around him. As soon as he encountered even the slightest interference with his original lifestyle in any place, he would leave and wander to another settlement, where he would continue his path. | For three years, he wandered through towns and cities around Vitebsk. Wherever he arrived, he would first enter the beis medrash and sit down to study. He never stayed in one place for long. In each location, Baruch tried to earn his living through his own labor, firmly refusing to accept tzedakah or free assistance. Baruch would study day and night in the beis medrash, and sustain himself frugally through whatever work he could find, for any payment. Baruch maintained his lifestyle with great determination and decisiveness, without regard for the opinions of those around him. As soon as he encountered even the slightest interference with his original lifestyle in any place, he would leave and wander to another settlement, where he would continue his path. | ||