Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Lublin-Biala zt"l
הרב אברהם יהושע העשיל בן יצחק יעקב רבינוביץ זצ"ל
Tishrei 8 , 5693
Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Rabinowitz of Lublin-Biala zt"l
Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel, the son of Rav Yitzchak Yaakov Rabinowitz of Biala, was born in 5635 (1875) in Ostrog, Slovenia. He was the son-in-law of Rav Shimon Chaim Alter of Gur, brother of the Sfas Emes.
He was a gadol b’Torah, renowned for his diligent hasmadah in Torah study.
In 5665 (1905) he began holding court as rebbe in Chelm, and later in Lublin, where he became well-known as the Biala Rebbe.
Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel authored Yeshuas Avraham on Bereishis and Shemos, as well as a scholarly introduction to his father’s sefer, Yishrei Lev.
His sons were Rav Aharon Dovid Rabinowitz of Lentshna, Rav Shlomo Rabinowitz, and Rav Tzvi Rabinowitz. His daughter, Sheindel Dona Yuta, was the wife of Rav Alter Baruch Mordechai Weinberg, son of Rav Yissachar Aryeh Leib of Slonim.
He passed away on the 8 th of Tishrei 5693 (1933) and was laid to rest in Lublin.
