Yitzchok Friedman

Yitzchok Friedman
Only known picture of Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman, the Pachad Yitzchok of Boyan
TitleFirst Boyaner Rebbe
Personal life
Born
Yitzchok Friedman

1850
Died11 March 1917(1917-03-11) (aged 66–67)
SpouseMalka Twersky
ChildrenMenachem Nachum
Yisroel
Avrohom Yaakov
Mordechai Shlomo
Miriam
Parents
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorNone
SuccessorRabbi Menachem Nachum Friedman of Boyan-Chernowitz
Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Boyan-Leipzig
Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman of Boyan-Lemberg
Rabbi Mordechai Shlomo Friedman of Boyan-New York City
Rabbi Moshenu of Boyan-Kraków
Began1887
Ended11 March 1917
Main workPachad Yitzchok
BuriedVienna
DynastyBoyan

Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman (1850 – 11 March 1917) was the founder and first Rebbe of the Boyan Hasidic dynasty. He was known as the Pachad Yitzchok (Dread of Isaac). He authored "Pachad Yitzchok," a collection of his teachings and sermons, which is studied within the Boyaner community.