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== As Emissary to Jewish Settlements in Kherson Province == | == As Emissary to Jewish Settlements in Kherson Province == | ||
The | <nowiki>**</nowiki>Extended Jewish Settlements in the Kherson Province** | ||
the Mitteler Rebbe promised the Jews who worked the land in the Kherson province that he would come visit them. The Rebbe visited them once, and afterward appointed Rabbi Hillel as his representative. | |||
Every year, Rabbi Hillel would travel to the Kherson province and inspire Jews to serve Hashem. Among them were very simple Jews who were not capable of understanding the Chassidic teachings that Rabbi Hillel would share. | |||
Many stories are connected to his travels. For example, he would take along a minyan so he could always daven with a minyan, and among them was a Kohen, since he wanted that every time a Kohen, Levi, and Yisrael would be called up to the Torah. | |||
His influence grew tremendously over the Jews of the settlements as well as the Jews in the surrounding cities such as the city of Nikolayev, and others. | |||
== His Passing == | == His Passing == | ||
In 1864, the Ninth of Av fell on Thursday. | In 5624 (1864), the Ninth of Av fell on Thursday. Reb Hillel was in the city of Nikolayev and felt weak. After the fast, he asked: "Where were the rabbis?" (who did not forbid him from fasting) and requested to be quickly transported to the city of Kherson, as he had a custom not to begin traveling on Friday. Before midday on Friday, he arrived in Kherson, and on Shabbat, the 11th of Menachem Av 5624 (1864), he returned his soul to his Creator. He is buried in the city of Kherson. | ||
The Rebbe wrote the main chapters of his biography, which were printed at the beginning of his books - Pelach Harimon on the books of Bereishit and Shemot - published by [[Kehos|Kehot]]. | |||
== With Rabbi Isaac of Homil == | == With Rabbi Isaac of Homil == |