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== Life History == | == Life History == | ||
He was born in the Lithuanian town of Kalisk to his father Rabbi Alexander. In his youth, he became known as an iluy and was among the greatest and most famous talmidim of the Vilna Gaon. Later, he became close to the Maggid of Mezritch through the Baal Shem Tov's talmid, Rabbi Chaim HaParush, who settled in Kalisk. | He was born in the Lithuanian town of Kalisk to his father Rabbi Alexander. In his youth, he became known as an iluy and was among the greatest and most famous talmidim of the Vilna Gaon. Later, he became close to the Maggid of Mezritch through [[the Baal Shem Tov]]'s talmid, Rabbi Chaim HaParush, who settled in Kalisk. | ||
From 5528, he began gathering talmidei chachamim who followed his path, which was characterized by great enthusiasm and supreme deveikus. To nullify their yeshus, they would perform various actions, such as wearing strange clothing or rolling in the streets, thus degrading themselves. The unusual behavior of his chassidim aroused bewilderment and strong opposition from those around them, both non-Jews and Jews. When he went to debate with the misnagdim in Shklov together with the Alter Rebbe and was asked about his chassidim's behavior, he had no answer, which led to an intensification of the conflict over Chassidus. Later, the Alter Rebbe claimed that the immoderate behavior of his chassidim was among the factors that led to the cherem placed on chassidim in Lithuania. Only the Maggid's rebuke helped stop their behavior. Rabbi Avraham stopped leading chassidim and completely submitted himself to his teacher and friend Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Horodok. | From 5528, he began gathering talmidei chachamim who followed his path, which was characterized by great enthusiasm and supreme deveikus. To nullify their yeshus, they would perform various actions, such as wearing strange clothing or rolling in the streets, thus degrading themselves. The unusual behavior of his chassidim aroused bewilderment and strong opposition from those around them, both non-Jews and Jews. When he went to debate with the misnagdim in Shklov together with the Alter Rebbe and was asked about his chassidim's behavior, he had no answer, which led to an intensification of the conflict over Chassidus. Later, the Alter Rebbe claimed that the immoderate behavior of his chassidim was among the factors that led to the cherem placed on chassidim in Lithuania. Only the Maggid's rebuke helped stop their behavior. Rabbi Avraham stopped leading chassidim and completely submitted himself to his teacher and friend Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Horodok. | ||