Naftali Amsterdam

Lithuanian rabbi

Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam

Born	1832 (1832) Salantai (Salant), Lithuania^[1]
Died	February 10, 1916 Jerusalem
Burial place	Mount of Olives
Occupation	Av Bais Din
Parent	Shlomo Amsterdam^[2]

Naftali Amsterdam (1832–1916)^[1] was a Lithuanian-born Orthodox rabbi and a leader in the Mussar movement.

Mussar movement role

A student of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, the Mussar movement's founder, his teacher categorized the roles of three top followers as:

Rabbi Yitzchok Blazer ("Reb Itzele Peterburger"): scholar
Rabbi Simcha Zessel Ziv Broida: sage
Rabi Naftali Amsterdam: pietist^[3]

Biography

Amsterdam was a rabbi and lived in

Helsinki, 1867–1876
St. Petersburg, 1876–1880
Lithuania, 1880–1906 (Av Bais Din in Novograd)^[1]
Jerusalem, 1906–1916. He moved to Israel shortly after the death of his wife.

He was buried on the Mount of Olives.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "R' Naftali Dov Amsterdam, A.B.D. Novogrod (1832–1916)".
^ "The Personal Stamp of Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam". July 19, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ "Musar Movement".

External links

German language wiki article about Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam

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