Grave

Elimelech of Lizhensk

Yahrzeit (Hillula)

21 Adar — Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk

Rabbi Elimelech ben Eliezer Lipman of Lizhensk (Leżajsk) Yahrzeit - 21 Adar Resting place - Leżajsk, Poland In 2018 - before the corona epidemic - the Yeshiva "Bnei Yissachar" made an amazing trip to the Kivrei Tzadikim of Europe, timed for 21 Adar - the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk. It's well known at which graves on the Yahrzeit of the Tzadikim Jews gather by the tens of thousands.

The same number of European and American Jews as at "Chayei Sarah" in Hebron - if not more, plus Yeshivas from all over Israel - can be seen in Leżajsk (the correct name for Lizhensk) at the grave of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk.

An endless line of buses full of Jews along the roads of Poland...

And the prayers we witnessed shook us to the depths of our souls - the sobbing of yeshiva men at the grave of Rabbi Elimelech astonished even those experienced in trips to the Kivrei Tzadikim.

When you ask the yeshiva students where such awe comes from, the answer is always the same: the Baal Shem Tov revealed Chassidus, the Maggid of Mezritch did everything to make it endure - but Rabbi Elimelech spread it throughout Europe and made the Jewish people fall in love with Chassidus.

Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk has yet another Zechut - thanks to him, crowds of Jews can be found at the graves of Tzadikim in Poland during these days of Adar:

In Rymanów - Rabbi Menachem Mendel and Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh - facing each other;

In Dynów - his nephew, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro - the "Bnei Yissachar",

In Łańcut - Rabbi Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz, facing him - the son of the "Bnei Yissachar" - Rabbi Elazar Shapiro - author of the book "Yodei Bina" (those possessing understanding) - it is the title of his book that became the name of the organization "Yodei Bina".

A whole constellation of Tzadikim in Krakow: Rabbi Netanel Nata Shapiro, the "Megaleh Amukot",

On the tombstone of Rabbi Nata Nathan it is written: "Eliyahu HaNavi spoke with him face to face."

Rabbi Bach, Rabbi Tosafot Yom Tov, the Rema - Rabbi Moshe Isserles - author of the Shulchan Aruch, Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi - the physician,

Yosele Katzman HaKadosh.

Tzadikim from the Czech Republic:

Holešov - Rabbi Shabtai ben Meir HaKohen - the Shach - "Siftei Kohen";

Prague - the Maharal of Prague, Rabbi Yechezkel Landau - "Noda BiYehuda", Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz, "Kli Yakar";

Boskovice - the "Machatzit HaShekel".

So many cycles of Tehillim reading, so many prayers...

On the women's side at the grave of Rabbi Elimelech in Leżajsk - an amazing picture - the great hum of women reading Tehillim is interrupted by requests for prayers for a shidduch or a Refuah Shleimah, and everyone answers together: Amen!

Everything is spontaneous, and such Ahavat Yisrael.

The Prophet Achiyah HaShiloni

Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk - a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, was never acquainted with the Baal Shem Tov, although by age he could have been.

And there is a deep reason for this. The Admor of Rachmastrivka related that this could not have happened, as a matter of principle. Rabbi Elimelech was the gilgul in this world of the soul of the prophet Achiyah of Shiloh - Achiyah HaShiloni, and the Baal Shem Tov studied with this prophet for more than 10 years, who would come to him from the Upper World for their joint study sessions. A teacher, one who imparts the soul, cannot study with his own student. Therefore Divine Providence arranged it so that they would never meet. The Prophet Achiyah HaShiloni Many wonder why the Baal Shem Tov devoted 10 secluded years in the Carpathian Mountains specifically to studying with the Prophet Achiyah HaShiloni, to whom the Tanach devotes only a few pages, unlike other prophets? There is an explanation for this as well. Achiyah HaShiloni belonged to the tribe of Levi. According to the testimony of the kabbalists, he was a gilgul of Avraham Avinu. (Seder HaDorot 2387, 2892) Achiyah HaShiloni prophesies in the book of Melachim I 11:9-13, that the kingdom of Israel would split into two kingdoms due to the sin of King Solomon. The account is given of the meeting of Yeravam son of Nevat with the prophet Achiyah. Achiyah HaShiloni tears his new, just-purchased garment (a hint at the very recent establishment of the united kingdom) into 12 pieces and gives 10 of them to Yeravam. He then tells him that he will become king over 10 tribes, and describes to him the conditions under which his kingdom and the kingdom of his descendants will be able to flourish: "If you hearken to all that I command you, and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My eyes, keeping My statutes and My commandments, as David My servant did, then I will be with you and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you." Nevertheless, Achiyah honestly warns Yeravam - the lamp of David will not go out, and the scepter will not depart from his descendants forever. Likewise, the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidus, brought a deep rift to European Jewry. The teaching of Chassidus provoked fierce opposition from the "Misnagdim-Litaim"; Chassidus was born during a profound rift in the religious life of the people and its spiritual leadership. Torah "did not reach" the common people; select scholars studied, while the simple folk grew ever more distant from spiritual matters, laboring hard just to survive. It was also on the eve of great upheavals, such as the Enlightenment, emancipation, and so on. And if the prophet Achiyah HaShiloni took part in the split in order to preserve the Kingdom of David, then the Baal Shem Tov did so in order to save the Jewish people spiritually. This is why the Baal Shem Tov had to take lessons from the prophet Achiyah. (http://midrasha.net/baal-shem-tov-i-akhija-iz-shilo/) The Tzadik Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin said: "They say that stories about the Baal Shem Tov told at the close of Shabbat are a means for earning a good livelihood, while stories about Rabbi Elimelech and Rabbi Zusha are a means for Yirat Shamayim (fear of Heaven) and for blessing one's children." ("Brothers" - Yaakov Doctor) Sipurei Tzadikim The holy Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin had a chassid who lived very far from him, and every trip to the Rebbe involved great difficulties for him. One day the chassid complained about this to the Rebbe, and the Rebbe told him: "Every time you need something, write a kvitel (note) and come to such-and-such house in your town" - the Rebbe gave the address and described the appearance of the house in detail. "Drop your kvitel inside the house through the door, the window, or even a crack. It will be the same as if you had handed it to me." The chassid obeyed, and every time he needed a blessing for some matter or needed help, he would write a kvitel, drop it off at that house, and the blessing would come. The chassid was very pleased. At their next meeting he asked the Rebbe what the secret of this unusual house was. "Once Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk stopped at this house and prayed Mincha there" - was the answer. Erev Pesach - a Segula for Parnasa in the Merit of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk https://silatehilim.com/сгула-в-эрев-песах-на-парнасу-от-магида/ Unusual segulot of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, or on the benefit of a red dress https://silatehilim.com/как-родить-сыновей-по-раби-элимелеху-и/ Chassidus on Tehillim - Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk https://silatehilim.com/хасидут-на-теилим-раби-элимелех-из-лиж/?fbclid=IwAR3embz5tY6dvfgiUnC_UmvW-JMGtfyZdnsi9AoKx0sDheMM0MbMUawDZ8M The Power of Tehillim - Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk https://silatehilim.com/хасидут-на-теилим-раби-элимелех-из-лиж-2/ (From a trip to the Kivrei Tzadikim with Rosh Yeshiva Gaon Yaniv Assuri)