Apparently, he held to our sages' motto: ∽on't exploit the Torah as an axe to dig with! Avrahamche did not want to accept a position in the rabbinate. Avrahamche Pachiner instructed his younger brother, Yitzchak Meir, who later became one of the famous rabbis of Israel. An ordinary student was not able to understand the lectures given by Rabbi Avrahamel. The rabbis from Sokoly whom I knew were the Rabbi of Cziechunonovechie, who was known as Rabbi Yehudel Menashe the two sons of Zundel Segal, Rabbi Yaakov Zvi and Rabbi Shalom Yitzchak Rabbi Yaakov Semieticzky, the son of Zvi Aharon Yonah Rabbi Yeshayahu Weinkrantz, the son of Barush the shub Rabbi Mordechai, the son of Eliyahu Hasultim, who was the rabbi of the town Baltawa the Rabbi of Lomzitza, Rabbi Mordechai, the son of Shimon Wolf and the son-in-law of Shmuel, the shub from Tiktin the Rabbi of Kuzelozeczina near Slonim, Rabbi Yaakov Goldberg, the son of Yisrael the blacksmith, who was a famous genius, sharp and knowledgeable in Talmud, the best student in the Klotzk Yeshiva, which was famous in its day all of them of blessed memory.Īvrahamche, the son of Mendel Pachiner (in his youth, he was called the angel), was the best student of Leibel Hillels, and when he later entered the famous yeshiva of the brilliant genius Rabbi Avrahamel Sieciechover, he was among the best students. Sokoly produced many famous rabbis and geniuses. He also knew how to explain complicated ideas in common language. He was able to explain, in a language full of literary expressions. He was an excellent speaker, and excelled in his logical ideas. He drew a large crowd to his sermons, including the youths who had a secular education. The new rabbi, Rabbi Yosef Rosenblum, was a scholar and modern preacher. Rabbi Epstein passed away in 1940, during the Soviet occupation. A few years before Rabbi Epstein passed away, a new rabbi was accepted in Sokoly: Rabbi Yosef Rosenblum, of blessed memory. When he saw that he was no longer able to manage the rabbinate, he gave the heads of the community permission to accept a new rabbi, under the condition that they would divide the salary equally between the two rabbis. Rabbi Epstein suffered in his later years from problems with his feet, and he was unable to walk. He became a teacher in one of the towns in Lithuania, and finally settled in the U.S. The Rabbi's son Yisrael was a genius, but after he learned for a short time in the Lida Yeshiva, he began to devote himself to a secular education. All his sons and daughters settled, over time, in America. Rabbi Epstein had two sons from his first wife, and two from his second wife, Dov and Yisrael, and three daughters: Ettel, Chana and Suly. But Rabbi Avraham Halevi Epstein was beloved by the masses because of his talent for public speaking, and he was accepted for the position. He was willing to manage the rabbinate in Sokoly for a number of years, under the condition that afterwards his young son-in-law would fill the position. Before he was accepted as the Rabbi, there were dozens of candidates for the position, among them well-known men such as the Rabbi from Stavisk the Rabbi from Kruzov, who was famous for performing miracles, as well as the brilliant Rabbi Yaakov David, the Rabbi from Slutsk, who wrote a commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud. Rabbi Epstein was a descendant of a family of brilliant rabbis, and one of the best preachers. Two years later, the genius Rabbi Avraham Halevi Epstein was accepted as the Rabbi of Sokoly. He was a knowledgeable and sharp scholar, righteous and humble. For two years, until a new rabbi was accepted, Yaakov Hirsch Blumowitz, from Jedwabne, served in Sokoly as the community instructor and teacher. Rabbi Menachem Yonah passed away fifty years ago. Sokoly, Poland - Pages 317-339 « Previous PageĪs far as I remember, the first rabbi was the genius Rabbi Menachem Yonah, of blessed and saintly memory.
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