11 Iyar · Yahrzeit
Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvil - "Or Yitzchak"
Rabbi Yitzchak ben Yechiel Michel Jungerleib of Radvil - (1832), son of Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov - author of Sefer "Or Yitzchak."
Yahrzeit - 11 Iyar
Resting place - Radvil
Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvil, "Or Yitzchak" - wandered from place to place his entire life, and the chassidim accepted this [in the name of Rabbi Motel Salanimer] as his father's legacy - Rabbi Yechiel Michel, who said that he had 5 holy sons corresponding to the five books of the Torah, and Rabbi Yitzchak corresponded to the Book of Exodus, where the exile from Egypt is mentioned, and therefore he wandered a great deal - but just as the giving of the Torah is recorded in the Book of Exodus, so too would the Torah be given through him.
His place in Radvil was taken by his son, Rabbi Dan.
In his first marriage, Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvil married the daughter of Rav Moshe Shocham of Dolina, from whom his children were born. Rabbi Moshe of Dolina, one of the greatest students of the holy Baal Shem Tov, met Rabbi Dan of Brod, who had no sons and was also a student of the Baal Shem Tov, and was blessed by him that he would be granted a righteous and holy son.
Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvil's main work, Sefer "Or Yitzchak," explains the phenomenon of dreams from the perspective of the soul leaving the body and wandering through the world while the body sleeps.
Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvil added his own refinement to this concept, explaining that while the soul experiences its nighttime journey on its own higher level, once the body awakens, the soul conveys its experience to the body in a way the body can comprehend - distinguishing between the dream as experienced (and reality) and the deeper meaning of the dream.
[pictured - a rare and special item - signed by the hand of Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvil - the chapter "Rabbi Eliezer" - Prague 1944 | 1784]
May the merit of the tzadik protect Am Yisrael!
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Grave: Yitzchak Kaduri