Kotsker Rebbe

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:associatedWith Kotsk
gptkbp:birthDate 1787
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kock,_Poland
gptkbp:burialPlace Cemetery_in_Góra_Kalwaria
gptkbp:code Conversations with disciples
gptkbp:community Kotsk community
gptkbp:contribution Spiritual_leadership
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Symbol_of_Jewish_resilience
gptkbp:culturalImpact Impact_on_Jewish_spirituality
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Meditation and prayer
Emphasis on personal connection to God
Continued_relevance_in_Jewish_thought
gptkbp:deathDate 1859
gptkbp:deathPlace Góra_Kalwaria,_Poland
gptkbp:family Descendants_of_the_Kotsker_Rebbe
gptkbp:famous_for Discussions on faith and doubt.
gptkbp:famousFor Socratic questioning
Stories illustrating moral lessons
gptkbp:famousQuote Truth is the essence of the world.
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Rabbi_Avraham_of_Slonim
Shabbat observance
Challenging students
God is found in the questions.
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Kotsker_Hasidim
Thousands
gptkbp:historical_analysis Commentaries_on_Jewish_texts
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Hasidic_movement_era
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_Hasidic_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kotsker Rebbe
gptkbp:influence Innovative teaching methods
Jewish_thought
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Chabad_movement
Reform of Hasidic practices
gptkbp:inspiration Modern_Jewish_thinkers
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership of the Kotsk Hasidic dynasty
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_later_Hasidic_leaders
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Hasidism
gptkbp:nickname The_Kotsker
gptkbp:notableFeature The importance of questioning.
gptkbp:notableWork Teachings on faith and doubt
gptkbp:philosophy Emphasis on authenticity
Inner_truth
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Mendel_of_Kotzk
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:style Direct and uncompromising
gptkbp:successor Rabbi Yitzchak of Vorka
gptkbp:taught gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Mendel_of_Kotzk
gptkbp:title Rebbe