Menachem Mendel of Premishlan: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Rabbi '''Menachem Mendel of Premishlan''' was among the disciples of the Baal Shem Tov. == Biography == He was born around 1726 to Rabbi Eliezer. A disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, he was also a close friend of the Maggid of Mezeritch and of Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov. Among his own disciples were Rabbi Baruch of Kosov and Rabbi Meshulam Feivish Heller of Zbarazh, who described him as possessed of ''ruach hakodesh'' — a spirit of divine inspira..." |
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== Customs == | == Customs == | ||
He had a distinctive practice of donning his gartel — the belt worn to separate the upper and lower body during prayer and sacred moments — specifically before meals, rather than before prayer. When once asked about this custom, he replied: "That prayer requires preparation so that it be 'for G-d alone' — even a simple farmer knows this. But that a meal must also be conducted entirely for the sake of Heaven — not everyone knows. And for that, special preparation is needed." | He had a distinctive practice of donning his gartel — the belt worn to separate the upper and lower body during prayer and sacred moments — specifically before meals, rather than before prayer. When once asked about this custom, he replied: "That prayer requires preparation so that it be 'for G-d alone' — even a simple farmer knows this. But that a meal must also be conducted entirely for the sake of Heaven — not everyone knows. And for that, special preparation is needed." | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/24861 ''Likutim'' of Rabbi Menachem Mendel] on [[HebrewBooks]] | * [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/24861 ''Likutim'' of Rabbi Menachem Mendel] on [[HebrewBooks]] | ||
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[[Category:Disciples of the Baal Shem Tov]] | [[Category:Disciples of the Baal Shem Tov]] | ||
[[he:מנחם מענדל מפרימשלן]] | [[he:מנחם מענדל מפרימשלן]] | ||