Rav Avraham Matisyahu Friedman of Stefanest zt"l
הרב אברהם מתתיהו בן מנחם נחום פרידמאן זצ"ל
Tammuz 21 , 5693
Known As: Stefanester Rebbe
Father's Name: Menachem Nachum Friedman (Fourth son of the Rizhiner Rebbe)
Rav Avraham Matisyahu Friedman of Stefanest zt"l
Rabbi Avraham Mattisyahu Friedman of Shtefanesht [1848 - 21 Tamuz 1933], in Romania, was the grandson of the holy Rabbi Yisroel of Rhzhin. He succeeded his father, Rabbi Menachem Nochum, to be the second Rebbe in the dynasty, in 1869. While famed for his miraculous powers and having thousands of followers and admirers, he was also considered one of the true hidden tzadikim of his generation. In 1969 his remains -- which witnesses alive today testify were still as whole and fresh as the day he died! -- were exhumed and transferred from Romania to Nachlas Yitzchok in Tel Aviv, where his grave is still a holy site of prayer for thousands of Jews.
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