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Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (sometimes called RaMaM of Horodok) (1730-1788) became the "Leader of the Chassidim" after the passing of his Rebbe, the Maggid of Mezritch, as specified in the Maggid's will. His influence was significant throughout Lithuanian and Belarusian Jewry, during which time the Chassidic movement grew substantially in these regions. | Rabbi '''Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk''' (sometimes called RaMaM of Horodok) (1730-1788) became the "Leader of the Chassidim" after the passing of his Rebbe, the Maggid of Mezritch, as specified in the Maggid's will. His influence was significant throughout Lithuanian and Belarusian Jewry, during which time the Chassidic movement grew substantially in these regions. | ||
His personality was characterized by great humility. He would sign every letter with the title "Truly Humble One," and even on his gravestone, he would not allow words of praise to be written, only his name. | His personality was characterized by great humility. He would sign every letter with the title "Truly Humble One," and even on his gravestone, he would not allow words of praise to be written, only his name. | ||
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== His Seforim == | == His Seforim == | ||
* Pri Ha'aretz (Kopust 1814) | * Pri Ha'aretz (Kopust 1814) | ||
* Pri Etz (Zhitomir 1874) | * Pri Etz (Zhitomir 1874) | ||
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== His Niggunim == | == His Niggunim == | ||
* Nigun Hishpochis Hanefesh | * Nigun Hishpochis Hanefesh | ||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||
* Menachem Zigelboim, "Meromem V'Ish Aliyah" - His Life Story and Connections with the Alter Rebbe, 2006 | * Menachem Zigelboim, "Meromem V'Ish Aliyah" - His Life Story and Connections with the Alter Rebbe, 2006 | ||
* "Tzaddik Amiti V'Ish Emes", Magazine 'U'Be'oso Hazman' Iyar 2021, page 18 | * "Tzaddik Amiti V'Ish Emes", Magazine 'U'Be'oso Hazman' Iyar 2021, page 18 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* Chassidim at his gravesite in Tverya | |||
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