Avraham Yehoshua Heshel

Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apt, popularly known as the Apter Rebbe or Apter Rov, was born in Żmigród, Poland in 1748 and died in Mezhbizh, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) in 1825.

This article is about the Polish Hasidic rabbi. For the Polish-born American philosopher, see Abraham Joshua Heschel. For the 17th century chief rabbi of Krakow, see Avraham Yehoshua Heschel.
Avraham Yehoshua Heshel
Kever of Avraham Yehoshua Heshel
TitleApter Rebbe / Rov
Personal
Born
רבי אברהם יהושע העשיל
Avraham Yehoshua Heshel

1748
Żmigród
ReligionJudaism
SpouseChaya Sara
ChildrenR. Yitschok Meir of Zinkiv (1776-1854)
R. Yosef Moshe of Medzhybizh
Yocheved (m. Don Yingerleib)
Dina
?? (m. Mordechai Orenstein), Rachel Ashkenazi
Parents
  • R. Shmuel of Neustadt (father)
  • Batsheva Halperin of Lublin (mother)
Jewish leader
Predecessor(founder of dynasty)
SuccessorR. Yitschok Meir of Zinkіv (1776-1854)
Main workאוהב ישראל Oheiv Yisrael
DynastyApt
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