Avraham HaMalach
Rabbi Avraham HaMalach HaTzadik | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1739 |
| Died | 25 September 1776 (aged 36-37) |
| Spouse | Tveria Kalisk |
| Children | Israel Chaim of Ludmir, Sholom Shachne of Prohobisht |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Hasidism |
| Yahrtzeit | 12 Tishrei |
Avraham HaMalach (Hebrew: אברהם המלאך, lit. 'Abraham the Angel') also Abraham ben Dov Ber Friedman HaMalach (1739 – 25 September 1776) as an 18th-century Hasidic Rabbi and son of the Maggid of Mezeritch. He is well-known for his extreme piety and observance of asceticism, the source of his nickname, "the Angel".