Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Aryeh Leib Frenkel יעקב יהודה אריה ליב פרענקיל (died June 12, 1940) also known as the Gevuras Aryeh after his major work, was Rabbi of Piricse and a renowned Kabbalist. He authored many scholarly works.
Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Aryeh Leib Frenkel | |
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Died | June 12, 1940 |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Hungarian Romanian |
Parent(s) | Rabbi Yom Tov Tzvi Frenkel |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Main work | Gevuras Aryeh |
Buried | Satu Mare, Romania |
Rabbi Frenkel's year of birth is variously cited as 1850[1] or 1855.[2] His father was Rabbi Yom Tov Tzvi. Rabbi Yom Tov Tzvi was the son of Rabbi Yaakov from the town of Oshvar.
In his youth, Rabbi Frenkel was a disciple of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (1808–1883), who was known as the Yetev Lev. When Rabbi Frenkel matured and needed to earn a livelihood, he assumed a teaching position in Spinka, upon the recommendation of Rabbi Teitelbaum. In Spinka, Rabbi Frenkel became the study partner of Rabbi Yoseph Meir Weiss.[3]
Subsequently, Rabbi Frenkel was appointed to serve as the town Rabbi of Piricse, Hungary, a position that he held for over fifty years.[4]
When Rabbi Frenkel retired, he moved to Satmar (Satu Mare) in Romania, where he was regarded as a rabbinical authority.
Although Rabbi Frenkel authored numerous works due to financial difficulties, only five books were ever published. The rest of his manuscripts were destroyed in the Holocaust.