๐ฏ๏ธ Todayโs Yartzite 26th Av
๐ฏ๏ธ 1889 โ The Passing of Rabbi Noach Naftali of Kobrin
In the year ืชืจืโื (1889) passed away the holy Rabbi Noach Naftali ben Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov of Kobrin ืืฆืดื, author of ืืจืืืช ืืขื.
One of the outstanding Chassidic leaders of Belarus, Rabbi Noach Naftali continued the spiritual path established by the great Rebbes of Kobrin. He was renowned for his humility, purity, and deep concern for every Jew. His sefer Birchos Laโad contains Chassidic teachings on Torah, prayer, emunah, and avodas Hashem, reflecting the warmth and inwardness that characterized the Kobriner tradition.
He passed away in Kamin, where chassidim continued to preserve his memory and teachings.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1929 โ The Passing of Rabbi Yaakov Peretz Friedman of Husiatyn-Grosswardein
In the year ืชืจืคโื (1929) passed away the holy Rabbi Yaakov Peretz ben Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Friedman ืืฆืดื of the Ruzhin dynasty, author of ืืืื ืืขืงื.
A descendant of the holy house of Ruzhin, he served as Rebbe in Hungary and Romania and became known for his nobility, wisdom, and devotion to the welfare of his followers. His sefer Ohalei Yaakov preserves Torah and Chassidic teachings in the unique style of the Ruzhiner tradition, blending dignity, depth, and spiritual refinement.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1931 โ The Passing of Rabbi Tzion Cohen Jonathan
In the year ืชืจืฆโื (1931) passed away the gaon Rabbi Tzion Cohen Jonathan ืืฆืดื, Av Beis Din of Jerusalem and author of:
- ืฆืืื ืืืฉืคื ืชืคืื
- ืฉืขืจื ืืฉืืืช ืฆืืื
Rabbi Tzion was among the distinguished Sephardic Torah sages of Jerusalem. He devoted his life to strengthening Torah scholarship and rabbinic leadership in the Holy City and was highly regarded for his wisdom in halachah and communal affairs.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1972 โ The Passing of Rabbi Shlomo Chaim of Sadigura
In the year ืชืฉืโื (1972) passed away the holy Rabbi Shlomo Chaim ben Rabbi Yisrael of Sadigura ืืฆืดื, author of:
- ืืืจืื ืืขืชื
- ืืื ืฉืืื
A scion of the illustrious Ruzhin-Sadigura dynasty, Rabbi Shlomo Chaim preserved the traditions of royal dignity, ahavas Yisrael, and avodas Hashem that characterized the house of Sadigura. His teachings continue to be studied among descendants and followers of the dynasty.
He is buried in Nachalas Yitzchak cemetery in Tel Aviv.
๐ฏ๏ธ 1979 โ The Passing of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe
In the year ืชืฉืโื (1979) passed away the holy Rabbi Yoel ben Rabbi Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe, ืืฆืดื, author of:
- ืืืืื ืืฉื
- ืืืจื ืืืื
- ืขื ืืืืืื ืืขื ืืชืืืจื
- Numerous volumes of responsa and Torah teachings
The Satmar Rebbe was one of the most influential Torah leaders of the post-Holocaust generation. Before the war he served as Rav and Rebbe in Satmar (Satu Mare), and after miraculously surviving the Holocaust he rebuilt a vast Torah community in the United States.
Under his leadership, Satmar became one of the largest and most influential Chassidic movements in the world, establishing:
- Yeshivos
- ืืชื ืืืจืฉ
- ืืชื ืืื ืื
- Chesed institutions
- Communities dedicated to Torah and traditional Jewish life
His sefer Vayoel Moshe became one of the most discussed and influential ideological works of the twentieth century Chassidic world.
Thousands attended his levayah, and his influence continues to be felt throughout the Jewish world decades after his passing.
A noteworthy calendar observation recorded by Chassidim is that the yahrzeit of the Satmar Rebbe often falls on the same weekday as the yahrzeits of the Arizal (5 Av) and the Divrei Chaim of Sanz (25 Nissan), a pattern noted in various Chassidic calendars.