Rabbi Hillel of Paritch

Rabbi Hillel ben Rabbi Meir HaLevi Malisov - Hillel of Paritch (1864)   Yahrzeit - 11 Av Resting place - Kherson Rabbi Hillel was born in the town of Homets, Belarus, in 1795. His father was Rabbi Meir Levi Malisov. From an early age he devoted himself intensively to Torah study and achieved great success in it. By the age of 15, Rabbi Hillel had deep knowledge of Torah, Mishnah, and Kabbalah. His mentor was Rav Avraham-Dov of Ovruch - head of the rabbinical court of Zhitomir and author of the book "Bat Ayin". He then studied under Rav Mordechai of Chernobyl. During his studies he became acquainted with Chassidism and decided to become a follower of this movement, beginning to study the book Tanya. Later his teacher became Rav Zalman of Zezmir, and it was he who finally influenced Rabbi Hillel to become a Chabad chassid. Soon after, Rabbi Hillel moved to be near the Tzemach Tzedek and became his chassid. In 1818, the Tzemach Tzedek entrusted him with an important mission - to collect money for redeeming captive Jews, as well as to supply Jewish soldiers with kosher food. Rabbi Hillel initially lived in the town of Paritch, near Bobruisk. When the rabbi of Bobruisk, Baruch Mordechai, left for Eretz Yisrael, the local community invited Rabbi Hillel to serve as rabbi and head of the religious court. Rabbi Hillel's son, Rav Zalman, passed away during his father's lifetime, leaving behind a son, Pinchas, whom Rabbi Hillel raised as his own son. Pinchas's father-in-law was Rav Rafael-Mordechai Schneerson, great-grandson of the Alter Rebbe. Rabbi Hillel wrote many works on Chassidism, most of which were published only after his passing. Among them: "Imrei Noam" (Vilna, 1876), "Likutei Beurim" (Warsaw, 1868), "Maamarei Hishtatchut" (Brooklyn, New York, 1951), "Pelach HaRimon" (Vilna, 1887; Poltava, 1918) - works imbued with profound chassidic thought, and "maamarim" in the book "Netiv Rashi" (Jerusalem, 1918). Rav Hillel of Paritch passed away in 1864 in Kherson. May the merit of the Tzadik protect Am Yisrael! (http://www.ejwiki.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0)