R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss of Spinka
1838 CE–1909 CE · Modern · Spinka (Sapânța)
R. Yitzchak Eizik Weiss of Spinka (1838-1909) was the founder of the Spinka Hasidic dynasty. A disciple of R. Yitzchak Eizik of Zhydachov and R. Yitzchak Eizik of Zydachov (Zhidachov), he established his court in Spinka (Sapânța, in northern Romania's Maramureş region) and was renowned in his generation as a tzaddik with a particular gift for chesed (loving-kindness). His Chakal Yitzchak is a homiletic Torah and holiday commentary in the Hungarian-Hasidic mode. The Spinka dynasty survived the Holocaust through his great-grandson R. Yaakov Yosef Weiss, who rebuilt it in Israel and the United States.
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Spinka (Sapânța)ספינקאMaramureş (Northern Romania)
What they did here
Established his court in Spinka (Sapânța) in Maramureş. Led the community until his death in 1909.
About Spinka (Sapânța)
Sapânța (Spinka) in Maramureş is the seat of the Spinka Hasidic dynasty, founded by R. Yitzchak Eizik of Spinka (1838-1909).
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