Rav Yosef Yehuda Leib Bloch zt"l
הרב יוסף יהודה לייב בן מרדכי בלוך זצ"ל
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Rav Yosef Yehuda Leib Bloch zt"l
Rav Yosef Yehuda Leib Bloch (1860-1930). Born in Rusein, he succeeded his father-in-law, Rav Eliezer Gordon, as Rosh Yeshiva of the Telshe Yeshiva. Telz is one of the oldest towns in Lithuania, situated in the north-western part of Lithuania on the shores of Lake Mastis, and was already mentioned in the chronicles of a Crusader Order in 1320. Jews settled in Telz at the beginning of the 17th century. 2,500 people lived in Telz in 1797, of them 1,650 were Jews (66%). By 1870 Telz had 6,481 residents, including 4,399 Jews. Reb Yosef Leib already began studying under Reb Leizer at the age of 15, in Kelm and married Reb Leizer’s daughter at the age of 21. Reb Yosef Leib initiated many innovations. In 1894, he attempted to introduce Mussar to the yeshiva’s curriculum, and in 1897 he brought Rabbi Yehuda Leib Chasman zt”l to serve as the yeshiva’s Mashgiach.
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