Lithuanian rabbi
Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam |
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| Born | 1832 (1832)
Salantai (Salant), Lithuania [1] |
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| Died | February 10, 1916
Jerusalem |
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| Burial place | Mount of Olives |
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| Occupation | Av Bais Din |
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| Parent | Shlomo Amsterdam[2] |
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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:
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.
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