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Yehuda (Aryeh) Leib Alter Rabbi, 1847–1905?> (aged 57 years)
- Name
- Yehuda (Aryeh) Leib /Alter/ Rabbi
- Given names
- Yehuda (Aryeh) Leib
- Surname
- Alter
- Name suffix
- Rabbi
- Also known as
- Sfas /Emes/
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1815–1855
Birth: 19 February 1815
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— Goria, Kalwaria, Poland Death: 11 August 1855 — Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland |
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Marriage | Marriage — 1830 — Goria, Kalwaria, Poland |
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1839–1905
Birth: 4 February 1839
23
— Gur Warsaw Poland Death: about 1905 |
22 months
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4 years
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2 years
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1847–1905
Birth: 15 April 1847
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— Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland Death: 11 January 1905 — Gur, Warsaw, Poland |
15 months
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1815–1855
Birth: 19 February 1815
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— Goria, Kalwaria, Poland Death: 11 August 1855 — Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland |
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Marriage | Marriage — 1829 — |
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1815–1855
Birth: 19 February 1815
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— Goria, Kalwaria, Poland Death: 11 August 1855 — Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland |
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Marriage | Marriage — 1849 — |
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1847–1905
Birth: 15 April 1847
32
— Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland Death: 11 January 1905 — Gur, Warsaw, Poland |
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1832–1901
Birth: 1832
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— Chenchin Poland Death: 18 December 1901 — Gur Warsaw Poland |
Marriage | Marriage — 5 March 1862 — Gur, Warsaw, Poland |
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1866–1948
Birth: 25 December 1866
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— Gora, Kalwaria, Poland Death: 3 June 1948 — Jerusalem, Israel |
3 years
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9 months
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1869–1943
Birth: 3 October 1869
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— Góra Kalwaria, Piaseczno, Masovian, Poland Death: 1943 — Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Auschwitz, Poland |
4 years
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1873–1941
Birth: August 1873
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— Gora Kalwaria Gur Poland Death: 17 August 1941 — Warsaw Ghetto Poland |
4 years
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1877–1942
Birth: 2 October 1877
30
45
— Goria, Kalwaria, Poland Death: 7 August 1942 — Treblinka Extermination Camp, Treblinka, Mazowieckie, Poland |
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Note: 28 Nissan 5607 |
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Gerrer Rebbe 1890 to 1910
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Yahrzeit
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5 Shevat 5665
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Unique identifier
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C85A528DB7E8044D822464D02250019AD85C
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Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
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28 Nissan 5607 |
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Note
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Rebbe Yehudah Leib Alter, (1847-1905), The title Sefat Emet , taken from the passage Sefat emet tikon la'ad,"TRuthful speech abides forever" (Proverbs 12:19), was chosen by hischildren, who published his works, because it was the last verse on whichhe commented before his passing The Sfas Emes, Rebbe Yehudah Leib Alter, (1847-1905), was the 2nd GerrerRebbe and the grandson of the Chiddushei HArim. (See his biography i) Heorphaned at the age of one year and therefore raised by his grandfather.He was a prodigy at a very young age and studied without interuption for18 hours at a time. When he was only nineteen, his grandfather, theChiddushei HArim passed away and pressure was put on Reb Yehudah Leib tobecome the new Leader. He felt unworthy however, and instead went toAlexander giving his alliegence to Rebbe Chanoch Henoch. After only fouryears, Rebbe Chanoch Henoch passed away, and then Reb Yehudah Leib wasleft with no choice but to comply with the wishes of the Chassidim tobeco me the Leader of Ger. Until his guidance, Ger became the largestChassidic group in Poland. T he Sfas Emes, named after his magnum opus,was a supporter of building up the chassidic commu nity in Eretz Yisrael,and Greatly supported activities to that end. His son, the Emrei Emes ,escaped the Nazis, came to Eretz Yisrael and rebuilt Ger, restoring it toit's former glory . Famous Works: Sefat Emet al Hatorah: His commentary on the Torah in fivevolumes. His commentAries are geared toWards stressing moral and ethicalbehavior, producing many kabalistic allusions. He wrote other books andcommentAries, including his commentary on Tractate Kodashim studied bythe entire spectrum of Torah scholars that show his vast knowledge ofTorah and his devout dedication to Hashem and Judaism THE SEFAS EMES The Sefas Emes slept the Bare minimum and ate very little throughout hisyouth, but when he b ecame weak in his later years he admitted. "I feelthat my body is weak probably due to my mi nimal sLeep and food when Iwas young. I don't regret the missing sLeep because mi'ut sheino h is oneof the ways with which Torah is acquired but I do regret not having eatenproperly f or now I am suffering the consequences." The sight of the returning Jewish soldiers, crushed in body and spirit,many of them wounded or with missing limb s, and the troubles that hadbeen Klal Yisroel's lot in his times, broke the Sefas Emes. Hi s purebody, unable to Bear the heavy burden it was carrying fell ill with astrange malady t hat no one could cure, slowly paralyzing his vitalorGans. |