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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
He was born to Rabbi | He was born to Rabbi Krepil. | ||
In his early years he was counted among the most distinguished of the Maggid of Mezeritch's circle. The book ''[[Beis Rebbe (book)|Beis Rebbe]]'' records: "In the beginning he was the greatest among the fellowship, and all of them would go to hear from him the teachings of the Maggid, for he would repeat the words exactly as they were spoken and with fine understanding." The book ''Toras Shalom'' similarly records that among the Maggid's disciples, two had received the Maggid's Torah in its entirety: Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin fell ill with dysentery; Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev would be transported beyond himself in deveikut (attachment to G‑d) and overwhelming rapture. "Only our great master [the Alter Rebbe] and the Rav of Vaalfa received it." | In his early years he was counted among the most distinguished of the Maggid of Mezeritch's circle. The book ''[[Beis Rebbe (book)|Beis Rebbe]]'' records: "In the beginning he was the greatest among the fellowship, and all of them would go to hear from him the teachings of the Maggid, for he would repeat the words exactly as they were spoken and with fine understanding." The book ''Toras Shalom'' similarly records that among the Maggid's disciples, two had received the Maggid's Torah in its entirety: Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin fell ill with dysentery; Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev would be transported beyond himself in deveikut (attachment to G‑d) and overwhelming rapture. "Only our great master [the Alter Rebbe] and the Rav of Vaalfa received it." | ||