Meshullam Feivush Heller
| Rabbi Meshullam Feivush Heller | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1742 |
| Died |
12 December 1794 (aged 51–52) Zbarazh, Galicia |
| Yahrtzeit | 20 Kislev, 5555 A.M.[1] |
| Buried | Zbarazh |
Meshullam Feivush Heller of Zbarazh (ca. 1742[2]– 12 December 1794) was the author of several Hasidic sefarim.[3]
Rabbi Meshullam Feivush was born to a rabbinic family. His father was a direct descendant of Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller[2][3][4][5] and his mother was a descendant of Rabbi Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg.[1] Rabbi Meshullam Feivush was also a descendant of Rabbis Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli[2][5][6] and Solomon Luria.[4]
Rabbi Meshullam Feivush spent most of his life in Zbarazh. He did not serve in any official position.[2] He was primarily a disciple of the Maggid of Zlotshov although he also basked in the presence of the Maggid of Mezritch.[2][3]
His older brother, a non-Hasidic Kabbalist and the Av Beit Din of Dolyna (d. 1786),[2] also authored a sefer with his endorsement which appears in its beginning.[4]
Rabbi Meshullam Feivush was married twice. He had one son by his first wife and two sons by his second wife.[7] He was a close friend of Rabbi Hayyim Tyrer who cites him in his works.[3] He died at Zbarazh, 12 December 1794[3] and was buried at Zbarazh.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 זריזותא דאברהם [Seiresise DeAbraham] (in Hebrew). Lemberg. 1900. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 משולם פייבוש הלר [Meshullam Feivush Heller] (in Hebrew). Dr Mor Altshuler. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 משולם פייבוש הלר מזברז [Meshullam Feivush Heller of Zbarazh]. Jewish Encyclopedia Daat (in Hebrew). Herzog College. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 זריזותא דאברהם [Seiresise DeAbraham]. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- 1 2 כתב המתיחש (in Hebrew). Munkács: Kahan & Fried. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ זריזותא דאברהם [Seiresise DeAbraham]. p. 16c. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ זריזותא דאברהם [Seiresise DeAbraham]. Retrieved May 8, 2015.