Rabbi Yitzhak of Kotsk

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kotsk_Synagogue
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kotsk,_Poland
gptkbp:birthYear 1787
gptkbp:contribution Development of Hasidic philosophy
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Jewish_spirituality
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Kotsk community
gptkbp:deathYear 1859
gptkbp:famousQuote "Truth is the foundation of the world."
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Kotsker_Hasidim
gptkbp:hasService Service to others as a form of worship
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century Poland
gptkbp:historicalEvent History informs present practice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rabbi Yitzhak of Kotsk
gptkbp:influence Jewish_thought
gptkbp:inspiration Hasidic_leaders
gptkbp:isReviewedBy Repentance as a transformative process
Torah_as_a_living_document
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Hasidic_Judaism
gptkbp:learnsMove Learning as a lifelong pursuit
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_modern_Hasidism
gptkbp:length Diversity in practice is valuable
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Kotsk_Hasidism
gptkbp:notableWork Teachings_of_Rabbi_Yitzhak_of_Kotsk
gptkbp:philosophy Emphasis on authenticity
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rabbi_Simcha_Bunim_of_Peshischa
gptkbp:publicAccess Education as a communal responsibility
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Mendel_of_Kotsk
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Mendel_of_Kotsk
gptkbp:taught Jewish_ethics
gptkbp:technique Intellectual rigor
gptkbp:title Rebbe
gptkbp:viewpoint God's immanence
Tradition must be questioned
Importance of intention
Charity as a moral obligation
Compassion as a divine attribute
Faith must be personal
Gratitude as a spiritual practice
Hope as essential for faith.
Humility as a virtue
Joy as a spiritual state
Leadership as a service to others
Mysticism as a path to understanding
Peace as a divine ideal
Skepticism of blind authority
Suffering as a path to growth
Truth as a guiding principle
Value of community in spirituality
Wisdom as a guiding principle
Love_as_a_central_tenet_of_faith
Unity_among_Jews_as_essential