Yisroel Salanter

Rabbi, Deceased Person

1810 – 1883

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Who was Yisroel Salanter?

Rabbi Yisroel ben Ze'ev Wolf Lipkin, also known as "Yisroel Salanter" or "Israel Salanter", was the father of the Musar movement in Orthodox Judaism and a famed Rosh yeshiva and Talmudist. The epithet Salanter was added to his name since most of his schooling took place in Salant, where he came under the influence of Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant.

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Born
Nov 3, 1810
Žagarė
Religion
  • Judaism
Profession
Died
Feb 2, 1883

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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