Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa

Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa
TitleYid Hakudosh (ייִד הקדוש)
Personal
Born
Jakub Izaak Rabinowicz

1766
DiedOctober 13, 1813
ReligionJudaism
NationalityPolish
Spouse(1) Braindel Koppel, (2) Sheindel Freida Koppel
ChildrenYerachmiel Rabinowicz, Nehemia Jehiel Rabinowicz, Joshua Asher Rabinowicz, Sarah Leah Rabinowicz, Rebecca Rachel Rabinowicz
Parents
Jewish leader
PredecessorYaakov Yitzchak of Lublin
SuccessorSimcha Bunim of Peshischa
Ended1813
Yahrtzeit19 Tishrei
BuriedPrzysucha, Poland

Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz of Peshischa (Yiddish: יעקב יצחק ראבינאוויטש פון פשיסחא; c. 1766 – October 13, 1813) also known as the Yid Hakudosh (lit.'the Holy Jew') or the Yehudi was the founder and first Grand Rabbi of the Peshischa movement of Hasidic philosophy, and an important figure of Polish Hasidism. The leading disciple of Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin, the Yehudi preached an "elitist" approach to Hasidism, in which he parred traditional Talmudic learning with the highly spiritual Kavanah of Hasidism. He encouraged individuality of thought, which brought his movement into conflict with the Hasidic establishment. Nevertheless, several of his teachings would go on to influence large percentages of modern Hasidism. Following his death in 1813, he was succeeded by his main disciple Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, who increased his movement's influence tenfold. The Yehudi is the patriarch of the Porisov and Biala Hasidic dynasties.[1]