Naftali Amsterdam (1832-1916) was a Lithuanian-born Orthodox rabbi and a leader in the

Mussar movement The Musar movement (also Mussar movement) is a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement that developed in 19th century Lithuania, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews. The Hebrew term (), is adopted from the Book of Proverbs (1 ...

Mussar movement role

A student of Rabbi

Yisroel Salanter Yisrael ben Ze'ev Wolf Lipkin, also known as "Israel Salanter" or "Yisroel Salanter" (November 3, 1809, Zhagory – February 2, 1883, Königsberg), was the father of the Musar movement in Orthodox Judaism and a famed Rosh yeshiva and Talmudist. ...

, the Mussar movement's founder, his teacher categorized the roles of three top followers as: * Rabbi Yitzchok Blazer ("Reb Itzele Peterburger"): scholar * Rabbi Simcha Zessel Ziv Broida: sage * Rabi Naftali Amsterdam: pietist

Biography

Amsterdam was a rabbi and lived in * Helsinki, 1867 - 1876 * St. Petersburg, 1876 - 1880 * Lithuania, 1880 - 1906 ( Av Bais Din in Novograd) * Jerusalem, 1906 - 1916. He moved to Israel shortly after the death of his wife. He was buried on the

Mount of Olives The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet ( he, הַר הַזֵּיתִים, Har ha-Zeitim; ar, جبل الزيتون, Jabal az-Zaytūn; both lit. 'Mount of Olives'; in Arabic also , , 'the Mountain') is a mountain ridge east of and adjacent to Jeru ...

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* German language wiki article about Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam 1832 births 1916 deaths Lithuanian Orthodox rabbis People from Salantai Burials at the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives 19th-century Lithuanian rabbis 20th-century rabbis in Jerusalem Rabbis from Kaunas 20th-century Lithuanian rabbis {{Lithuania-rabbi-stub