Avraham Abba Leifer
Avraham Abba Leifer | |
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אברהם אבא לייפר | |
| Title | Second Pittsburgher Rebbe |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Avraham Abba Leifer 1918 |
| Died | 7 January 1990 (aged 71) (10 Tevet 5750) |
| Spouse | Rachel Rosenbaum |
| Children | 2 |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Yosef Leifer |
| Successor | Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer |
| Began | 7 March 1966 |
| Ended | 7 January 1990 |
| Main work | Emunas Avraham |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem |
| Dynasty | Pittsburgh |
Avraham Abba Leifer (Hebrew: אברהם אבא לייפר, Yiddish: אברהם אבא לייפער; 1918 – 7 January 1990) was the second Rebbe of the Pittsburgh Hasidic dynasty and the instigator for the relocation of the Hasidut from its original location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Israeli coastal city of Ashdod. He was widely known for his yiras Shamayim (fear of Heaven).