Naftali Amsterdam (Hebrew: נפתלי אמסטרדם; 1832–1916) was a Lithuanian-born Orthodox rabbi and a leader in the Mussar movement.
Mussar movement role
A student of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, the Mussar movement's founder, his teacher categorized the roles of three top followers as:
- Rabbi Yitzchok Blazer ("Reb Itzele Peterburger"): scholar
- Rabbi Simcha Zessel Ziv Broida: sage
- Rabi Naftali Amsterdam: pietist
Biography
Amsterdam was a rabbi and lived in
- Helsinki, 1867–1876
- St. Petersburg, 1876–1880
- Lithuania, 1880–1906 (Av Bais Din in Novograd)
- Jerusalem, 1906–1916. He moved to Israel shortly after the death of his wife.
He was buried on the Mount of Olives.
References
External links
- German language wiki article about Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam
