Liozna: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Liozna (English: Liozno, Russian: Лиозно) is an urban settlement in the Mohilev region of Belarus, which served as the cradle of Chabad Chassidus. Today, most of the settlement's residents are non-Jews, and no trace remains of the place's glorious Jewish heritage. == History == The settlement of Liozna was established in 1525 in an area bordering between the Vitebsk district and the Orsha district in Belarus (White Russia), which was then under Polish government c..." |
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
The Jewish community in the area belonged to the general stream of Judaism, which opposed the teachings of Chassidus. One of the city's residents, the grandfather of the Alter Rebbe's mother, Rabbi Avraham, became close to the Baal Shem Tov and began to spread the method of Chassidus among the city's residents. | The Jewish community in the area belonged to the general stream of Judaism, which opposed the teachings of Chassidus. One of the city's residents, the grandfather of the Alter Rebbe's mother, Rabbi Avraham, became close to the Baal Shem Tov and began to spread the method of Chassidus among the city's residents. | ||
Later, Rabbi Baruch, Rabbi Avraham's son-in-law, bought an estate near the town of Liozna, where he worked the land and raised his children, primarily Rabbi Shneur Zalman - the Alter Rebbe. | Later, [[Rabbi Baruch The Father Of The Alter Rebbe|Rabbi Baruch]], Rabbi Avraham's son-in-law, bought an estate near the town of Liozna, where he worked the land and raised his children, primarily Rabbi Shneur Zalman - [[the Alter Rebbe]]. | ||
== During the Time of the Alter Rebbe == | == During the Time of the Alter Rebbe == | ||