Yitzchok Sternhartz

Yitzchok Sternhartz (1808–1871) was the second eldest son of Nathan of Breslov. He was born in the town of Nemyriv, Ukraine, northwest of Bratslav), where his father was a disciple of Nachman of Breslov.

Biography

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Sternhartz married at the age of 15 and moved to his wife's home in Cherkasy, Ukraine. The couple divorced in 1825. He remarried in 1826, to a woman whose family was opposed to Hasidic Judaism.

Death

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Sternhartz immigrated to the Holy Land in the summer of 1868, reaching Ottoman Syria. He died in Safed in 1871.

References

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  • Kramer, Chaim (1989). Crossing the Narrow Bridge. Appendix C: Breslov Biographies. Breslov Research Institute. ISBN 0-930213-40-8.
  • Kramer, Chaim. Through Fire and Water: The Life of Reb Noson of Breslov. Breslov Research Institute. ISBN 0-930213-44-0.

See also

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