Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter | |
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.jpg) Rabbi Yisrael Salanter | |
| Personal | |
| Born | November 3, 1809 Žagarė, Lithuania |
| Died | February 2, 1883 Königsberg, Germany |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Notable work(s) | Imrei Binah, Iggeres HaMusar, Ohr Yisrael, Even Yisrael, Etz Peri |
| Known for | Founder of the Musar movement |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Rosh yeshiva |
Yisrael ben Ze'ev Wolf Lipkin, also known as "Israel Salanter" or "Yisroel Salanter" (November 3, 1809, Žagarė – February 2, 1883, Königsberg), 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 (now the Lithuanian town of Salantai), where he came under the influence of Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant. He was the father of mathematician Yom Tov Lipman Lipkin.[1]
- ^ L. Levine. "Israel Salanter, Revolutionary Rabbi Par Excellence" (PDF).