Avrohom Bornsztain

Avrohom Bornsztain (14 October 1838 20 February 1910), also spelled Avraham Borenstein or Bernstein, was a leading posek in late-nineteenth-century Europe and founder and first Rebbe of the Sochatchover Hasidic dynasty. He is known as the Avnei Nezer ("Stones of the Crown") after the title of his posthumously published set of Torah responsa, which is widely acknowledged as a halakhic classic. His only son, Shmuel, author of Shem Mishmuel, succeeded him as Rebbe.

Avrohom Bornsztain
Ohel (gravesite) of the Avnei Nezer and his son, the Shem Mishmuel, in Sochaczew
TitleSochatchover Rebbe
Personal
Born
Avrohom Bornsztain

14 October 1838
ReligionJudaism
SpouseSara Tzina Morgenstern
ChildrenShmuel Bornsztain (Shem Mishmuel)
Esther
Parents
  • Ze'ev (Wolf) Nachum Bornsztain (father)
  • Dobrish Erlich (mother)
Jewish leader
Predecessor(first)
SuccessorShmuel Bornsztain
Began1870
Ended1910
Main workAvnei Nezer
DynastySochatchov
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