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Boruch of Medzhybizh
TitleReb Boruch Mezhbizher
Personal
Born
Boruch (of Medzhybizh)

1753
Medzhybizh
ReligionJudaism
Spouse?? daughter of R. Tovia Katskes, Sima Chusha daughter of R' Aharon of Titiev
ChildrenUdl Averbuch
Chana Chaya Drubitsher
Reyzl
(no sons)
Parents
  • Yechiel of Tulchyn (father)
  • Udl (daughter of Baal Shem Tov) (mother)
Began1782
Ended4 December 1811, 18 Kislev 5572.
Main workButsino diNhoiro
DynastyMezhbizh

Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh (1753–1811), was a grandson of the Baal Shem Tov. Reb Boruch (known in his childhood as Reb Boruch'l, a Yiddish diminutive, and subsequently as Reb Boruch'l HaKadosh) was the first major "rebbe" of the Hasidic movement to hold court in Mezhbizh in his grandfather's hometown and Beis Medrash, which he inherited.

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