With God's help • 12 Kislev • The Bat Ayin's Hillula
A Tradition Passed between Generations

Teachers and Students

The Bat Ayin's spiritual character was shaped through encounters with the great masters of early Hasidism. His influence continued through students, family members and the sages of Safed.

Rabbi Natan Neta of Avritch

Rabbi Natan Neta, the Bat Ayin's father-in-law and rabbi of Avritch, was also among those from whom he learned in his youth. He belonged to the spiritual world of the students of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch and was known in his generation as a tzaddik and leader.

Me'or Einayim and Kedushat Levi

The Bat Ayin is considered a student of Rabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl, author of Me'or Einayim, whose teachings he cites in his book. Sources also list Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and other Hasidic figures among his teachers.

The Sages of Safed

After his arrival in Israel, the city's scholars and Hasidim formed close ties with him. Rabbi Shmuel Heller, rabbi of Safed, and his brother Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib appear in traditions closely connected with him. These relationships brought Hasidic teaching together with the leadership of the established Jewish community in the Galilee.

Students and Those Who Continued His Path

His influence is most evident in his book, his circle of students and traditions passed down among Safed families, rather than in a formal dynasty of rebbes. Publishing Bat Ayin after his passing was one of the main undertakings that preserved his Torah for generations.

From Reading to Joining the Hillula

Join the hillula meal in honor of the Bat Ayin, or help support the meal.