Simcha Bunim of Peshischa
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Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa (1765-1827) was one of the main leaders of Hasidic Judaism in Poland. After studying Torah at yeshivot in Mattersdorf and Nikolsburg, he was introduced to the world of Hasidism by his father-in-law, and became a chasid of the Maggid of Koznitz and then the Chozeh of Lublin, the Hasidic leaders of the day. He then succeeded Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak (the Yid Hakadosh) as Hasidic leader of Peshischa (known in Polish as Przysucha).
Not wanting to take up a rabbinic position, he supported himself by practicing pharmacy. Among the followers of his methods were the Kotzker Rebbe, the Vorker Rebbe, the Chadushei Harim of Ger, Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izbitz, and Rav Chanoch of Alexander.
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