Radoshitz, also spelled Radishitz, is the name of a
Hasidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...
dynasty founded by
Rebbe Yisochor Ber Baron (1765–1843) of Radoshitz, also known as the ''Saba Kadisha''. He was a student of the
Seer of Lublin and of the
Maggid of Kozhnitz
Yisroel Hopstein (1737–1814), also known as the Maggid of Kozhnitz, was the founder of Kozhnitz Hasidism, and a noted ''hasidic'' leader in Poland during the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a student of both the Magid/Dov Ber of Meze ...
.
[Sefer Kedoshim (ספר קדושים) Page 398 (Language Yiddish) http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=49923&st=&pgnum=406]
He was particularly dedicated to the mitzvah of Kiddush HaChodesh, the sanctification of the month.
Radoshitz is the
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
name of
Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
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Radoszyce (; yi, ראַדאָשיץ, he, רדושיץ ''Radoshits'', "Radoshitz, Radoschitz, Radoszyc") is a town in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland (historic province of Lesser Poland). It i ...
, a town in present-day
Poland.
Lineage
*Grand Rabbi Yischar Baer (1765–16-June-1843) of Radoshitz
**Grand Rabbi Israel Isac (1810–1857), son of Rabbi Yischar Baer
***Grand Rabbi Yaakov David, son of Rabbi Israel Isac
History
Yischar Baer also known as the "Saba Kadisha" or, holy elder of Radoshitz was featured in the famous account of when he discovered the clock of his late teacher, the Chozeh of Lublin.
See also
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History of the Jews in Poland
The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the lon ...
References
Hasidic dynasties of Poland
Orthodox Judaism in Poland
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