Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin

Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin
TitleRebbe Reb Heynekh of Aleksander
Personal life
Born
Chanokh Heynekh Lewin

1798
Lutomiersk, South Prussia, Prussia
Died21 March 1870(1870-03-21) (aged 71–72)
Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland
SpouseChana Hentshe Feyge Pachter of Przysucha, Chaia Basia (daughter of Rabbi Yehoshua Usher Rabinowicz of Parysow d. Przasnysz, 27 Feb 1864)
Children
  • Yechiel Efraim Fishel (1822 Przysucha – 1894 Ruda Maleniecka)
  • Bracha Szyfra Miryam (before 1820 Przysucha – 1886 Lodz)
  • Chaya Tsipora (before 1822 Przysucha – ?)
Parents
  • Pinchas Lewin (1765 Lutomiersk – 1837 Lutomiersk) (father)
  • Soro Chano Szatan (about 1779 Kalisz – 22 April 1863 Przasnysz) (mother)
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorYitzchak Meir Alter
SuccessorYehudah Aryeh Leib Alter
Avrohom Bornsztain
BeganJune 1866
Ended21 March 1870
Main workChashovoh leToivo
BuriedAleksandrów Łódzki

Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin (1798 – 21 March 1870) of Aleksander served as the rebbe of a community of thousands of Hasidim during the "interregnum" between the Chidushei HaRim of Ger and the Sfas Emes.

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