Yechezkel Rabinowicz

Yechezkel Rabinowicz
Third Radomsker Rebbe
Term 1866 – 1892
Full name Yechezkel Hakohen Rabinowicz
Main work Kenesses Yechezkel
Born 1862
Radomsko, Poland
Died 22 November 1910 (20 Cheshvan 5671)[1]
Radomsko
Buried Radomsko
Predecessor Avraham Yissachar Dov Hakohen Rabinowicz
Successor Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowicz
Father Avraham Yissachar Dov Rabinowicz
Children Elimelech Aryeh
Shlomo Chanoch

Yechezkel Hakohen Rabinowicz (also spelled Rabinowitz, Rabinowich, Rabinovitch) (1862 – 22 November 1910) was the third Rebbe of the Radomsk Hasidic dynasty. He was the grandson of the founder of the dynasty, Rabbi Shlomo Rabinowicz, the Tiferes Shlomo, and the second son[2] of the second Radomsker Rebbe, Rabbi Avraham Yissachar Dov Rabinowicz. He is known as the Kenesses Yechezkel after the title of his Torah work.

Biography

Rabinowicz initially served as Rav of Novipola, but became the third Radomsker Rebbe after his father's death in 1892. He was known for his dedication to Torah study,[2] his extreme modesty, and his powerful sermons.[3] Although he did not inherit his father's and grandfather's musical ability, he led the prayers with great devotion.[2]

Death and legacy

Rabinowicz, who suffered from diabetes like his father,[4] also died at the age of 48, on 22 November 1910.[1][5] An estimated 25,000 people attended his funeral from all over Poland and Galicia, and special trains brought mourners from Łódź, Bendzin and Czestochowa.[2] His Torah teachings were compiled under the title Kenesses Yechezkel, published in 1913.

He had two sons, Elimelech Aryeh, the Rav of Siedliszcze, and Shlomo Chanoch, who succeeded him as Radomsker Rebbe.[2] Both sons were murdered in the Holocaust.[6][7]

Rebbes of Radomsk

  1. Shlomo Hakohen Rabinowicz, the Tiferes Shlomo (1801–1866)
  2. Avraham Yissachar Dov Hakohen Rabinowicz, the Chesed LeAvraham (1843–1892)
  3. Yechezkel Hakohen Rabinowicz, the Kenesses Yechezkel (1862–1910)
  4. Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowicz, the Shivchei Kohen (1882–1942)
  5. Menachem Shlomo Bornsztain, Sochatchover-Radomsker Rebbe (1934–1969)

References

  1. 1 2 Saltiel, Manny (2011). "Gedolim Yahrtzeits". chinuch.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Poznanski, Yehieil. "Remembrances of the Past". Radomsko Memorial Book. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Finkel, Avraham Yaakov (1994). Contemporary Sages: The great Chasidic masters of the twentieth century. J. Aronson. p. 21. ISBN 1-56821-155-4.
  4. ↑ Poznanski, Yehieil (2011). "Remembrances of the Past". Radomsko Memorial Book. p. 58. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Besser, Rabbi Shlomo C. "The Chessed L'Avraham of Radomsk: In honor of his 120th yahrtzeit, 13 Elul". Hamodia, 30 August 2012, pp. C2–C6.
  6. ↑ Kaliv World Center (2002). Shema Yisrael: Testimonies of devotion, courage, and self-sacrifice, 1939-1945. p. 330. ISBN 1-56871-271-5.
  7. ↑ Rabinowicz, Tzvi (1970). The World of Hasidism. Hartmore House. p. 175.
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