Elazar Mordechai Koenig

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Rabbi Elazar Mordechai Kenig in Safed.
Rabbi Elazar Mordechai Kenig in Safed.

Rabbi Elazar Mordechai Koenig is the spiritual leader of the Breslov Hasidic community in Safed, Israel.

[edit] Biography

Born in Jerusalem to Rabbi Gedaliah Aharon Koenig, who in turn was a student of Breslov elder Rabbi Abraham Sternhartz, Rabbi Elazar Mordechai is an alumnus of the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He studied kabbalah with his father as well as with several leading Sephardic masters, including Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi.[1]

In 1967, Rabbi Gedaliah Aharon founded the Breslov community in Safed and charged his son with completing the task of building this Torah center.[2]

Today, Rabbi Elazar Mordechai heads the Safed Breslov community and its umbrella organization, Nachal Novea Mekor Chokhma Institutions. These include: Kiryat Breslov (a religious housing complex), a kollel, Yeshivas Magen Avos, the historic Trisk Synagogue in Safed's Old City, and a five-story Torah Center.

Panoramic view of Safed with Sea of Galilee in the background.
Panoramic view of Safed with Sea of Galilee in the background.

[edit] Influence beyond Safed

In 1997, Rabbi Elazar Mordechai founded the Breslov Center for Spirituality and Inner Growth, which organizes classes on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, lectures, musical events and retreats in the Greater New York area.[3]

He also sponsors the annual Rosh Hashana gathering in Meron for Hasidim who are unable to travel to Uman.

His advice and blessings are sought by people around the world.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biography of Rabbi Elazar Mordechai Kenig
  2. ^ Kiryat Breslov of Safed: Bringing Down the Light
  3. ^ The Breslov Center for Spirituality and Inner Growth
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