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Benjamin of Lida

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'''Rabbi Benjamin of Lida''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: הרב בנימין מלידא ; - 1862) was a a [[19th century|19th-century]] [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] rabbi and [[Kabbalah|kabbalist]] who served as the first Hasidic rabbi of [[Lida]], [[Belarus]].

== Biography ==
R. Benjamin was born around 1800 in [[Belarus]]. In his early years, he became a disciple of [[Solomon Hayyim Perlow|R. Solomon Hayyim Perlow]] (founder of [[Koidanov (Hasidic dynasty)|Koidanover Hasidism]]) and under the instruction of R. Solomon, he brought Koidanover Hasidism to Lida, establishing a Hasidic community in 1833, which had a [[synagogue]] and [[yeshiva]]. In 1854, R. Benjamin became engrossed in a controversy with the city's [[Misnagdim|Misnagdic]] Chief Rabbi, [[Elijah Schik|R. Elijah Schik]], which ultimatly resulted in R. Elijah leaving Lida and being replaced by [[Mordechai Meltzer|R. Mordecai Meltzer]]. R. Benjamin was a renowned miracle maker and kabbalist, under whose leadership, the city's Hasidic community grew exponentially. R. Benjamin died in 1862 and three years later was succeeded by his main student [[Elijah Horowitz-Winograd|R. Elijah Horowitz-Winograd]] in 1865.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Hasidic rabbis]]
[[Category:Belarusian rabbis]]
[[Category:18th-century rabbis]]




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