Elimelech of Lizhensk

Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk , a Rabbi and one of the great founding Rebbes of the Hasidic movement, was known after his hometown, Leajsk near Rzeszw in Poland. He was part of the inner Chevraya Kadisha school of the Maggid Rebbe Dov Ber of Mezeritch , who became the decentralised, third generation leadership after the passing of Rebbe Dov Ber in 1772. Their dissemination to new areas of Eastern Europe led the movements rapid revivalist expansion.

Rebbe Elimelech was born in Galicia , which was located in the Kingdom of Poland that was part of the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth. He died in Leajsk on the 21st of Adar. He was known as a Tzadik who devoted his life to studying and teaching the Torah, as well as encouraging people to draw closer in return to God. He was an ascetic, who believed in staying away from alcohol.

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