Levi Isaac ben Meir, of Berdichev, 1740-1809

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Name (Hebrew)
לוי יצחק בן מאיר, מברדיצ'ב, 1740-1809
Name (Latin)
Levi Isaac ben Meir, of Berdichev, 1740-1809
Name (Arabic)
يسخاك، از برديجو، 1740-1809
Name (Cyrilic)
Бердичевский, Леви Ицхак, ок. 1740-1810
Other forms of name
Levi Yitzchak, of Berdichev, 1740-1809
Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ ben Meʼir, mi-Bardiṭshov, 1740-1809
Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ, mi-Berdiṭshev, 1740-1809
Barditshever Reb, 1740-1809
Levi Yitzhak, of Berditchev, 1740-1809
Levi Isaac, of Berdichev, 1740-1809
Lewi Yizhaq ben Meir, of Berdichev, ca. 1740-1810
Berdichever, 1740-1809
Levi Isaak ben Meir, 1740-1809
Levi Yitshak, mi-Berdits'ev, 1740-1809
Barditshuver Rebi, 1740-1809
Kedushat Levi, 1740-1809
Kedushas Leyvi, 1740-1809
Berditshover Rov, 1740-1809
Леви Ицхак Бердичевский, ок. 1740-1810
Бердичевский, Леви Ицхок, ок. 1740-1810
Леви Ицхак Бен Меир Бердичевский, ок. 1740-1810
Леви-Исаак бен-Меир из Бердичева, ок. 1740-1810
לוי יצחק בן מאיר, מברדיטשוב
לוי יצחק בן מאיר, מברדיטשב
לוי יצחק בן מאיר מברדיצ'ב
לוי יצחק, מברדיטשוב
ربى يسخاك، از برديجو، 1740-1809
Date of birth
1740-05-26
Date of death
1809-11-05
Place of birth
Husakiv (Ukraine)
Place of death
Berdychiv (Ukraine)
Occupation
Rabbis
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
מקום לידה: Hussakow
מקום לידה: הוסאקוב [ Hussakow, גאליציה]
תאריך לידה עברי: כט אייר ת"ק [26.5.1740]
מקום פטירה: ברדיטשוב [אוקראינה]
מקום פטירה: Berdichev
תאריך פטירה עברי: כה תשרי תק"ע [5.11.1809].
1957 New York
מקובל ששם משפחתו היה דרבארימדיקר.
עמ' 61-62.
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 40220939
Wikidata: Q1821872
Library of congress: n 85296210
Sources of Information
  • Der Bardiṭshuver Rebi [voc.], 1990:p. 7 (Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ fun Bardiṭshuv)
  • Der heyliger Ḳedushas̀ Leyṿi, 1994?:t.p. (ha-Rov mi-Bardiṭshov) cover (der heyliger Bardiṭsheṿer Rov)
  • Di groysḳayṭ un heyligḳayṭ fun dem tsadiḳ un ḳodosh der "Ḳedushat Leṿi," 1990.
  • Di seyfer Toyreh fun Ezre Hasoyfer, 1976?:t.p. (Berdiṭsover Rov)
  • Enc. Judaica, 1971(Levi Isaac ben Meir of Berdichev (c. 1740-1810); ḥasidic ẓaddik and rabbi)
  • Jewish encyc., c1916(Levi Isaac ben Meïr; Russian rabbi of 1st half of the 19th cent.)
  • LC data base, 7-7-86(hdg.: Levi Isaac ben Meir, of Berdichev, 1740-1809; variant: Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev) LC manual auth. card (variants: Levi Isaac, of Berdichev; Berdichever, The; Levi Isaak ben Meir; Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev; Levi Isaak von Berdyczwew; Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ mi-Berdits'ev)
  • Sefer Ḳedushat ha-Purim, 2006:t.p. (Rabi Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ ben Rabi Meʼir ṿe-Śarah Shoshah mi-Bardiṭshov)
  • Sefer Ṿe-leṿiyim be-shiram uve-zimram, 2000 or 2001:t.p. (ha-r. ha-ḳ. Rabi Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ ben Śarah Shoshe, mi-Berdiṭshov)
  • ha-Baʻal Shem Ṭov ṿe-ḳabalat ha-Ari, 2021:t.p. (רבי לוי יצחק מברדיטשב = Rabi Leṿi Yitsḥaḳ mi-Berdiṭshev) added t.p. (Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev [in rom.])
  • ברדיטשב = Berdiṭs'ev [voc.] = Бердичев = Berdichev [in Cyr.] ( (ha-Entsiḳlopedyah ha-ʻIvrit, viewed via Internet Archived, 7 Aug. 2023) )
  • Dresner, S.H. Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev, 1986:CIP galley (b. 1740 in Husakov, Galicia)
  • LC data base, 7-7-86(hdg.: Levi Isaac ben Meir, of Berdichev, 1740-1809; variant: Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev) LC manual auth. card (variants: Levi Isaac, of Berdichev; Berdichever, The; Levi Isaak ben Meir; Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev; Levi Isaak von Berdyczwew; Levi Yitshak mi-Berdits'ev)
  • Enc. Judaica, 1971(Levi Isaac ben Meir of Berdichev (c. 1740-1810); hasidic zaddik and rabbi)
  • Universal Jewish encyc., 1969, c1942(Levi Isaac of Berdichev; b. 1740; d. 1809)
  • Jewish encyc., c1916(Levi Isaac ben Meir; Russian rabbi of 1st half of the 19th cent.)
  • Enc. Judaica, 1934(Levi Isaak ben Meir; 1740-1809)
  • Der Barditshuver Rebi [voc.], 1990:p. 7 (Levi Yitshak fun Barditshuv)
  • Di groyskayt un heyligkayt fun dem tsadik un kodosh der "Kedushat Levi," 1990.
  • Der heyliger Kedushas Leyvi, 1994?:t.p. (ha-Rov mi-Barditshov) cover (der heyliger Barditshever Rov)
  • Sefer Ve-leviyim be-shiram uve-zimram, 2000 or 2001:t.p. (ha-r. ha-k. Rabi Levi Yitshak ben Sarah Shoshe, mi-Berditshov)
  • Di seyfer Toyreh fun Ezre Hasoyfer, 1976?:t.p. (Berditsover Rov)
  • The Author's קונטרס סניגורן של ישראל, תשס"ו.
  • Record enhanced with data from Bibliography of the Hebrew Book database
  • מ"י גוטמן, מגדולי החסידות, א, בילגוריי תר"ץ
  • י"א קאמעלהאר, דור דעה, ארבע תקופות חסידות, בילגוריי תרצ"ג, עמ' קמב-קמח
  • ש"א הורודצקי, החסידות והחסידים, ב, מהדורה ד, תל-אביב תשי"ג, עמ' עג-צו
  • י' צוזמר, בעקבי הדור
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Wikipedia description:

Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (Levi Yitzchok Derbarmdiger (compassionate in Yiddish) or Rosakov) (1740–1809), also known as the holy Berdichever, and the Kedushas Levi, was a Hasidic master and Jewish leader. He was the rabbi of Ryczywół, Żelechów, Pinsk and Berdychiv, for which he is best known. He was one of the main disciples of the Maggid of Mezritch, and of his disciple Rabbi Shmelke of Nikolsburg, whom he succeeded as rabbi of Ryczywół. He is also the great-grandfather of Israeli artist Isaac Frenkel Frenel. Levi Yitzchok was known as the "defense attorney" for the Jewish people ("Sneiguron Shel Yisroel"), because he would intercede on their behalf before God. Known for his compassion for every Jew, he was one of the most beloved leaders of Eastern European Jewry. He is considered by some to be the founder of Hasidism in central Poland.

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