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Alter of Navardhok
Alter of Navardhok
1847 CE–1919 CE · Acharonim · Novardok (Novogrudok)
A leading disciple of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, Rabbi Yosef Yozel Horowitz was a central figure in the Mussar movement. Famous as the Alter of Novardok, he founded an influential yeshiva network renowned for its distinct ethical approach emphasizing extreme self-abnegation and trust in God. He led his yeshiva through the upheavals of World War I, relocating several times.
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Stop 1 of 81847–1863Born
Plungian
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Born in Plungian, Lithuania, to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ziv (later Horowitz), a dayan and rabbi in Plungian.
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