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Avrohom Bornsztain (14 October 1838 – 7 February 1910), also spelled Avraham Borenstein or Bernstein, was a leading posek in late-nineteenth-century Europe and founder and first Rebbe of the Sochatchover Hasidic dynasty. He is known as the Avnei Nezer ("Stones of the Crown") after the title of his posthumously-published set of Torah responsa, which is widely acknowledged as a halakhic classic. His only son, Shmuel, author of ''Shem Mishmuel'', succeeded him as Rebbe. ==Early life== Born in Bendin, Poland on 14 October 1838,〔(The State Archives in Katowice /Archiwum Państwowe w Katowicach ): "Jewish Civil Registry of Będzin", Surname: Borensztain, Given Name: Abraham, Registration Year: 1838, Event Type: birth, Akt #89, Father: Wulf, Father's Age: 20, Mother: Doba, Mother's Age: 18, Birth Date: 14-Oct-1838, on FHL Film #766,058〕 Bornsztain was a descendant of the Ramah and the Shach. He was the first child of Dobrish (or Doba/Dobela) Erlich,〔(The State Archives in Katowice /Archiwum Państwowe w Katowicach ): "Jewish Civil Registry of Będzin", Registration Year: 1837, Event Type: marriage, Marriage Date: 22-Aug-1837, Akt #11, Groom's Surname: Borensztein, Groom's Given Name: Wolf-Nuchym, Groom's Age: 18, Groom's Father: Aron, Groom's Mother: Faygla-Haia, Bride's Surname: Erlich, Bride's Given Name: Doba, Bride's Age: 16, Bride's Father: Marek, Bride's Mother: Udla, Bride's Mother's Maiden Name: Brauner, on FHL Film #766,056〕 and Rabbi Zev Nachum Bornsztain,〔 Rabbi of Elkush〔 from 1849〔Olkusz date range from vital records of the birth and death of his children in Będzin and Olkusz during this time frame〕 to 1855 and Rabbi of Biała Podlaska from 1855 till his death in 1885〔(The State Archives in Lublin /Archiwum Panstwowe w Lublinie ): "Jewish Civil Registry of Biała Podlaska", Surname: Borensztein, Given Name: Wulf Nuchim, Year: 1885, Event Type: death, Akt # 30〕 , author of ''Agudat Eizov'',〔 and a Hasid of the Kotzker Rebbe.〔 The latter opined that Zev Nachum merited such a son due to his immersion in Torah study on Purim, a time when most people are busy carrying out the many mitzvot of the day. In his youth, Bornsztain was recognized as an outstanding student with a phenomenal memory. Under the tutelage of his father, who taught him the ways of pilpul, he began writing his own ''chidushim'' (new Torah thoughts) at the age of 10. Bornsztain's health was weak and frail from his childhood. He especially suffered from lung problems. Once when he fell dangerously ill, the doctors forbade him from exerting his mind in Torah study. But the Kotzker Rebbe gave him a blessing for longevity, which was fulfilled in the fact that Bornsztain died at the age of 71. In his teens, Bornsztain became a close talmid of the Kotzker Rebbe, who chose him as his son-in-law. Bornsztain married the Rebbe's daughter, Sara Tzina, in 1853. Bornsztain and his wife resided in Kotzk for seven years, until the Kotzker Rebbe's death in 1859.〔 During that time, Bornsztain was known to sleep only two hours each day and dedicate the rest of his waking hours to Torah learning. His only son, Shmuel, was born in Kotzk in 1857. After the Kotzker Rebbe's death, Bornsztain became a Hasid of his uncle, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, the ''Chidushei HaRim'' of Ger. Following the latter's death in 1866, he became a hasid of Rabbi Chanoch Heynekh of Alexander.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avrohom Bornsztain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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