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Rabbi (Israel) Baruch | '''Rabbi (Israel) Baruch''' (also known as Rabbi Baruch "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 searching for the correct path in serving Hashem, through various stories he heard and events that occurred to him, which influenced his path and shaped his personality, bringing him closer to the Baal Shem Tov and the Chassidic movement. | 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 searching for the correct path in serving Hashem, through various stories he heard and events that occurred to him, which influenced his path and shaped his personality, bringing him closer to the Baal Shem Tov and the Chassidic movement. | ||
== Childhood == | == Childhood == | ||