Revision as of 17:24, 21 June 2026 by Raphaelwilmowsky(talk | contribs)(Created page with "'''Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Sharei''' (known as '''the Genius of Sharei''') was the uncle of the Alter Rebbe, a hidden tzadik, and the rosh yeshiva of Vitebsk. == Life == Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak was born in the town of Sharei. His father, Yaakov Krepil, and his mother, Tzipa Brachah, had been childless for many years. After a long time, Yaakov Krepil performed an extraordinary act of tzedakah: he rescued a Jewish child from a wicked priest, in the process losi...")
