Revision as of 17:33, 18 June 2026 by Raphaelwilmowsky(talk | contribs)(Created page with "'''Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Ostroha''' (c. 1738–1791) was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch, and a close friend of Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz. ==Life== Rabbi Yaakov Yosef was born around 1738 in Ostroha to his father, the tzaddik Rabbi Yehuda Leib, who served as maggid meyshоrim (preacher of uprightness) and moreh tzedek (rabbinic decisor) in Ostroha.<ref>He sat day and night in the beis medrash,...")
