Rav Eliezer Tzvi Safrin zt"l
הרב אליעזר צבי בן יצחק אייזיק יהודה יחיאל סאפרין זצ"ל
Iyar 24 , 5658
Known As: Komarna Rebbe, Damesek Eliezer on Zohar, Ben Baisi
Father's Name: Yitzchok Isaac Yehuda Yechiel Safrin
Relatives: Rav Avrohom Mordechai Safrin
Rav Eliezer Tzvi Safrin zt"l
Son of Rav Yitzchok Isaac Yehudah Yechiel Safrin
Third Komarno Rebbe
Born around תק''ץ in Samvur, Galicia to his father Rav Yitzchok Isaac and his mother Gittel, the daughter of Rav Avrohom Mordechai of Pintshuv.
His childhood was marked by suffering, poverty and deprivation. Despite this, he toiled in Torah study and he grew in Torah and Chassidus.
In his youth, he still knew his uncle Rav Moshe of Samvor and Rav Yehudah Tzvi of Rozla. He studied under his father and was a talmid muvhak of Rav Yitzchok Isaac of Zidatshuv.
He also traveled to meet with and learn from other gedolei haChassidus such as the Sar Sholom of Belz, Rav Eliezer of Dzhikov, Rav Duvid of Dynow and Rav Meir’l of Premishlan.
He married Channa Sarah, the daughter of Rav Yosef Shener of Turka. Her Yahrzeit is 2 Shevat; she passed away in .תר''ן
The following episode is described in his father’s sefer, Zohar Chai: Before his passing, Rav Yitzchok Isaac appeared robed in all white and called over his son, Rav Eliezer Tzvi. He commanded his mother to dress in her Yom Tov clothes and pearls for the occasion which was to witness her son’s ascension as rebbe and leader. He added that he should wear white on Shabbos from now on as one fit to do so.
It was in this visitation, he appointed his son as successor to lead the chassidim as the next rebbe.
Despite his renown as rebbe, after his father’s passing, he himself traveled to the Divrei Chaim of Sanz.
He authored Damesek Eliezer which comprises 7 volumes of commentary on the Zohar, as well as Ben Baisi on Torah and Tehillim, Zaken Beisi on Pirkei Avos, and Ohr Eynaim an Encyclopedic 2 volume work on Kabbalah. The Sanzer Rav helped him publish the sefer, Ohr Eynaim which became a vital work for Klal Yisroel.
He left behind a daughter Tzipa, the wife of Rav Tzvi of Rozli the 2nd and sons, Rav Menachem Monish, Av Beis Din Falshtin; Rav Avraham Mordechai of Borislov; Rav Yaakov Moshe, his successor in Komarno; and Rav Pinchos Nasan of Rudik.
In the introduction to Ben Baisi, his son Rav Monash writes that he heard from his father the following remark:
Rav Tzvi of Zidatshuv corresponds to the attribute of chessed;
Rav Moshe of Samvor corresponded to the attribute of gevurah;
Rav Yehudah Tzvi of Rozla corresponded to the attribute of tiferes;
Rav Yitzchok Isaac of Komarno corresponded to the attribute of netzach;
Rav Yitzchok Isaac of Zidatshuv corresponded to the attribute of hod;
Rav Eliezer Tzvi himself corresponded to the attributes of yesod and malchus;
Therefore, he passed away on 39th day Tal of the Omer corresponding to netzach of yesod. (Netzach was his father, Rav Yitzchok Isaac. He was yesod).
All he spoke of before his passing related to shalom, peace (which corresponds to yesod) and before he passed away, he called his son Rav Monash and said to him, “Shalom and Shalom” and his soul departed.