Monday, January 30, 2012

יארצייט היום - כ"ק אדמו"ר מסקאליע זצ"ל



Youtube Link and Description Received via e-mail

"Rabbi Dovid Yitzchak Rabinowitz, the Skolya Rebbe. (1898-1979) He was the Author of Sefer Tzemach Dovid.

"His brilliance in Torah was matched by his concern for his fellow Jews".

The Rebbe was a seventh-generation descendant of both the Ba'al Shem Tov and the Zlothichver Maggid. He traced his lineage to Rashi, Maharal, Rema, and the "Sheloh" (R. Isaiah HaLevi Horowitz 1565-1630) Skolye, a town in Western Galicia, had been his home from age four till his marriage. His father, Reb Baruch Pinchos, a Ba'al Mofes (one who effects miracles) to whom Jews from far and wide flocked, made sure to devote time to his young prodigy, to develop his vast potential. At an early age, young David Isaac displayed a rare talent and desire for originating chiddushei Torah. His father, however encouraged him to better devote his time to studying the vast sea of Torah literature. Though he heeded his father's words, Isaac'l could not abstain entirely from writing down his chiddushim and would do so late at night, in secret. In the frost of the Galician winter, he would climb up to the attic and write until the ink would freeze.

Shortly after World War 1 erupted, the Jews of Skolye were forced to flee their city. The Rebbe's father and family made their way to Vienna, where Skolye Chassidus was revived. In Vienna, the Rebbe married the daughter of Rabbi Dovid Moshe Landau, the Burstyner Rav, who had also fled to Vienna during the war. The Rebbe was still living in Vienna at the time of the Nazi Anschluss in 1938. Rabbis were high on the Nazi list of wanted Jews. A disciple sacrificed his visa to America for the Rebbe, though with G-d's help he too was able to leave. The Rebbe left Austria by plane for Switzerland; it was the last flight carrying refugees out of the country. When the Rebbe left Austria, he was forty years of age. By that time, he had written most of his more than twenty sefarim on a wide range of topics.

Upon arriving in America, the Rebbe took up residence on New York's Lower East Side, before moving to Williamsburg in 1945. In 1973, he relocated to Boro Park, along with his beis medrash. He lived there until his passing in early 1979. The Rebbe was an outstanding shaliach tzibbur. His sweet voice was complemented by the feeling of love and awe of his Creator, which permeated his words. His work was revered by Talmudic giants and he received approbations from Rabbi Aharon Kotler, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Steipler among others."

ע"כ לשון האימייל

אמר הירשל ציג: This video clip was just made public and uploaded to the 'net for the very first time. The audio - as you can very well see - is a feed that was later added. I noticed Reb Tzudik Sheingarten in the clip. The SR had a zeide who was the first Chassidishe Rebbe to emigrate to the US and is buried in New York.

14 comments:

Litvishe Yid said...

Amazing footage!! Ahmoligeh Gedayly Tayreh

RussianAmerican said...

They trace their yichus the rav yaibi of ostrah (talmud of baal shem) too.

Anonymous said...

Truly great footage thanks so much for uploading it to see!!!!

Tchenger Dayen said...

What was his relationship like with the Satmer Ruv?

Anonymous said...

Tchenger Dayen said...
"What was his relationship like with the Satmer Ruv?"

In the geze IDK!, but he had a shul in willimsburg on bedford ave right across of satmar, i used to sneak in, but no one went across?! i asked why they told me strench thinks!

Anonymous said...

He helped the FR quite a bit when he went to austria for medical issues during the 1930's. When his ainikel (14th ave) came to LA the first time altz rebbe, Chadakov called raichik, cunin and schochet to say the Rebbe wants anash of CA to go to him in honor of his grandfather's work for the FR.

Anonymous said...

Chengerer Rebbe
the Sigeter family had some issues with the Skolyer family.
Its started still from Reb Lipa Sigeter, he claimed in the Skolyers grandfather that his is a Mechashef... Maybe there are other readers that can fill in the blanks

Anonymous said...

Reb Moshe and many other gedolim admired his Hasmuda Betorah and his Kedusha..

Anonymous said...

he and many others had no minyan in willi,They were above and beyond that crowd..

Tchenger Dayen said...

Anon 3:10, do you know any more?

Anonymous said...

anon 2:52,

14th Ave? AFAIR, they are both on 18th Ave.

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

they're not. One is between 13th and 14th

Anonymous said...

the clip of r' moshe, r' yaakov etc. is not on this clip

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

I'm sorry. I thought it was.