Reb Avraham of Kotsk

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Kotsk_Yeshiva
gptkb:Kotsk_Hasidic_dynasty
gptkb:Kotsk_Synagogue
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kotsk,_Poland
gptkbp:birthYear 1787
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kotsk_Cemetery
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Reb_Nachman_of_Breslov
gptkbp:culturalImpact Impact_on_Jewish_spirituality
gptkbp:deathYear 1859
gptkbp:famousFor Strictness in religious observance
gptkbp:famousQuote "Truth is the foundation of the world."
gptkbp:famousRival "A person must be true to themselves."
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Kotsker_Hasidim
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reb Avraham of Kotsk
gptkbp:influence Jewish_thought
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Mendel_Schneerson
gptkb:Jewish_mystics
Modern Hasidic thought
Hasidic_philosophy.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rabbi_Israel_Baal_Shem_Tov
gptkbp:influenceOn Jewish_education
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Kotsker_Hasidim
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership of the Kotsk Hasidic dynasty
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_modern_Hasidic_leaders
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Hasidism
gptkbp:notableFeature Support for the needy.
Advocacy for spiritual honesty.
Emphasis on community.
Encouragement of communal prayer.
Encouragement of ethical behavior.
Encouragement of personal growth.
Focus on ethical living.
Focus on personal connection to God.
Intense devotion to prayer.
Promotion of inner peace.
Reb Yitzchak of Kotsk
The importance of self-examination.
Focus_on_the_study_of_Torah.
Promotion_of_love_for_fellow_Jews.
gptkbp:notableSong The value of sincerity in prayer.
gptkbp:notableWork Teachings_on_Jewish_Mysticism
gptkbp:philosophy Emphasis on authenticity in faith
Inner_spirituality
gptkbp:predecessor Reb Yaakov of Kotsk
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Reb_Shmuel_of_Kotsk
Judaism
gptkbp:style Mystical_interpretation_of_Torah
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reb_Menachem_Mendel_of_Kotsk
gptkbp:taught Jewish_ethics
gptkbp:title Rebbe