Rav Yerachmiel Rabinowitz of Peshischa zt"l
הרב ירחמיאל בן יעקב יצחק רבינוביץ זצ"ל
Iyar 8 , 5594
Rav Yerachmiel Rabinowitz of Peshischa zt"l
Son of Reb Yaakov Yitzchok, the Yid HaKadosh of Peshischa
Born תקמ''ד 1784.
Son-in-law of Rav Dovid AvBeisDin Sadeh Lavan
During his father’s lifetime he spent thirteen years earning a living as a watchmaker and hid his loftier ways with humility.
Rav Chaim Meir Yechiel of Mogolintza compared him to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai who spent thirteen years hidden away in a cave before his revelation to the world and meriting a great supernal light. In a similar manner did Rav Yerachmiel hide by disguising himself as a clockmaker.
In תקע''ד, while many of his father’s chassidim became his followers, most of them became followers of Rav Simchah Bunim of Peshischa.
His divrei Torah were collected in Mei Daas, Tiferes Chaim, and Kedushas haYehudi.
He passed away on 8 Iyar תקצ''ד 1834.
His sons were Rav Noson Dovid of Shidlovtza and Rav Yaakov Yitzchok of Peshischa; his sons-in-law were Rav Tzvi Rappaport of Dubenka and Rav Elimelech of Grodzhisk.
Segulos of Rav Yerachmiel Rabinowitz of Peshischa zt"l
Rav Yitzchak Meir Alter of Ger, the genius of Chassidus, used to say: “Mere mention of the kedushah and sanctity of the holy Yid HaKadosh is itself a segulah for yiras Shamayim and can cause the awe of Heaven to enter into the heart of man.”
