Shalom haLevi Rozenfeld, known as Rabbi Shalom of Kaminka (1800–1851), was a Galician scholar in

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known as a '' zaddik'' and kabbalist. His sayings or lessons often appear in collected works of Hasidic stories or tales. He was the

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and

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in Novyi Yarychiv and in Kamianka-Buzka; both were located in the

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province of Galicia not far from

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.'' Ami Living.'' No. 87. Sep 12, 2012. p. 44.

Life

Rozenfeld was born in 1800. As a young man, he was a student in

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of Rabbi Shlomo Kluger and in

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he was a disciple of Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz. After the latter’s death in 1827, he became a disciple in Kabbalah and Hasidism of Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of

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. Additionally, he was a disciple in Kabbalah and Hasidism of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He was a close friend of Rabbi

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of Sanz. He wrote many '' chidushim'' on the Torah but preferred that they not be printed. He died in his early fifties in 1851. Because this was a relatively young age for religious scholars in that time, he never served as a ''

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'', although his contemporaries held him in great esteem. His only son, Joshua (1830–1897), succeeded him as Rabbi of Kamianka-Buzka after his death. Rabbi Joshua was very stringent in his observances.

References

1851 deaths Hasidic rabbis Clergy from Lviv Oblast {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozenfeld, Shalom 1800 births