Editing Yehuda Shmotkin (section)

== Book Merchant ==
After his marriage to Feigel, daughter of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Leib Kapilevitch, he lived briefly in Petach Tikva and began taking interest in the book trade which he inherited from his father. During this time, he developed a close connection with the chossid R' Avraham Pariz, who would transfer funds to him through which he would purchase ancient seforim and rare Jewish books, and would send them to the Frierdiker Rebbe's library.

The Frierdiker Rebbe greatly appreciated his efforts in acquiring and sending the seforim, and thanked him through lengthy, content-rich thank you letters. The letters addressed to him later became foundational in Chassidic guidance, and some were even quoted by the Rebbe in his sefer HaYom Yom. For example, the saying that appears on 21 Shevat "It is the duty of Chassidic women and girls to stand in the front line of every enterprise strengthening religion and Yiddishkeit in general" is a sentence from the Frierdiker Rebbe's letter addressed to him, in which the Rebbe strengthens him regarding the union of Chassidic daughters in Eretz Yisroel in general and in his city of Petach Tikva in particular, to read the holy sichos and Chassidic stories.

During his time in Petach Tikva, the Frierdiker Rebbe instructed him to be a member of the city's Chevra Kadisha but not to take part in actual burials.