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Created page with "left|thumb|250px|The ohel of the Baal Shem Tov, which also houses the resting place of Rabbi Baruch Rabbi '''Baruch of Mezhybizh''' (1757 – 18 Kislev 1811; '''תקי"ז – י"ח כסלו תקע"ב''') was a grandson of the Baal Shem Tov. == Life == He was born in Mezhybizh (Ukraine) to his father Rabbi Yechiel Ashkenazi and his mother Adel, daughter of the Baal Shem Tov. When his parents asked the Besht whic..." |
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== Life == | == Life == | ||
He was born in [[Mezhybizh]] (Ukraine) to his father Rabbi [[Yechiel Ashkenazi]] and his mother [[Adel]], daughter of the [[Baal Shem Tov]]. | He was born in [[Mezhybizh]] (Ukraine) to his father Rabbi [[Yechiel Michel Ashkenazi (Son in law of the Baal Shem Tov)|Yechiel Ashkenazi]] and his mother [[Adel (the daughter of the Baal Shem Tov)|Adel]], daughter of the [[Baal Shem Tov]]. | ||
When his parents asked the Besht which tractate to begin teaching the young Baruch, the Besht replied: ''[[Bava Kamma]]'' — and added that the letters of that name formed an acronym: ''Baruch ben Adel kadosh mibeten imo'' — "Baruch, son of Adel, holy from his mother's womb." | When his parents asked the Besht which tractate to begin teaching the young Baruch, the Besht replied: ''[[Bava Kamma]]'' — and added that the letters of that name formed an acronym: ''Baruch ben Adel kadosh mibeten imo'' — "Baruch, son of Adel, holy from his mother's womb." | ||
He was still a child when his grandfather the Baal Shem Tov passed away. He spent a brief time in the court of the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]], then moved to Ostrog. | He was still a child when his grandfather the Baal Shem Tov passed away. He spent a brief time in the court of the [[The Maggid of Mezeritch|Maggid of Mezeritch]], then moved to Ostrog. | ||
In [[Cheshvan]] of [[1780]] ('''תק"מ''') he settled in Tulchin (Ukraine), and at the urging of local Chassidim began to serve as [[Rebbe]]. | In [[Cheshvan]] of [[1780]] ('''תק"מ''') he settled in Tulchin (Ukraine), and at the urging of local Chassidim began to serve as [[Rebbe]]. | ||
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The great Tzaddikim of his generation spoke in the highest terms of Rabbi Baruch's exalted hidden service through the spiritual dimension of ''rogez'' — a fierce, burning intensity. It is even told that [[Elijah the Prophet]] appeared to him once during such a moment. When Rabbi Baruch passed away, his holy finger was resting on the words in the sacred [[Zohar]]: ''Is rogza d'iskari Baruch'' — "there is a form of rogez that is called Baruch." | The great Tzaddikim of his generation spoke in the highest terms of Rabbi Baruch's exalted hidden service through the spiritual dimension of ''rogez'' — a fierce, burning intensity. It is even told that [[Elijah the Prophet]] appeared to him once during such a moment. When Rabbi Baruch passed away, his holy finger was resting on the words in the sacred [[Zohar]]: ''Is rogza d'iskari Baruch'' — "there is a form of rogez that is called Baruch." | ||
At first he was among the close associates of the [[Alter Rebbe]] — Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi — and praised the ''[[Tanya]]'', calling it ''the book of the intellect.''<ref>''Beis Rebbi'', ch. 21, note 4.</ref> The two maintained a correspondence.<ref>See ''Igros Kodesh of the Alter Rebbe'', letter 89 (in the 1980 edition: letter 51).</ref> However, when he heard that the Rebbetzin [[Freida (daughter of the Alter Rebbe)]] was publicly teaching Chassidus, he objected sharply. His opposition to the Alter Rebbe intensified further over disagreements regarding financial support for the Chassidim who had emigrated to the Land of Israel with Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.<ref>See the book ''[[Massei Berditchov]]''.</ref> | At first he was among the close associates of the [[Alter Rebbe]] — Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi — and praised the ''[[Tanya]]'', calling it ''the book of the intellect.''<ref>''Beis Rebbi'', ch. 21, note 4.</ref> The two maintained a correspondence.<ref>See ''Igros Kodesh of the Alter Rebbe'', letter 89 (in the 1980 edition: letter 51).</ref> However, when he heard that the Rebbetzin [[Rebbetzin Freida Kluzker|Freida (daughter of the Alter Rebbe)]] was publicly teaching Chassidus, he objected sharply. His opposition to the Alter Rebbe intensified further over disagreements regarding financial support for the Chassidim who had emigrated to the Land of Israel with Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.<ref>See the book ''[[Massei Berditchov]]''.</ref> | ||
After that dispute, the two reconciled and even met in person — but the rift reopened sometime later.<ref>''Beis Rebbi'', ch. 21. The author notes that it is a tradition among Chassidim that this dispute brought about both the burning of most of the Alter Rebbe's responsa, and the passing of Rebbetzin Raizel, Rabbi Baruch's daughter.</ref> | After that dispute, the two reconciled and even met in person — but the rift reopened sometime later.<ref>''Beis Rebbi'', ch. 21. The author notes that it is a tradition among Chassidim that this dispute brought about both the burning of most of the Alter Rebbe's responsa, and the passing of Rebbetzin Raizel, Rabbi Baruch's daughter.</ref> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[he: ברוך ממז'יבוז']] | |||
[[Category:Disciples of the Baal Shem Tov]] | |||
[[Category:Disciples of the Maggid of Mezeritch]] | |||
[[Category:Family of the Baal Shem Tov]] | [[Category:Family of the Baal Shem Tov]] | ||
