Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin
Polish rabbi
Yaakov Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz (Hebrew: יעקב יצחק הלוי הורוביץ), known as "the Seer of Lublin" (החוזה מלובלין), ha-Chozeh MiLublin; (c. 1745 - August 15, 1815) was a Hasidic rebbe from Poland.
He was a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch. He continued his studies under Shmelke of Nilkolsburg and Elimelech of Lizhensk. He lived for a while in Lantzut before moving to Lublin.
After Horowitz moved to Lublin, thousands of Hasidim flocked to learn from him. Among his disciples were such Hasidic luminaries as Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz ("the Holy Jew"), Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, Meir of Apta, David of Lelov, Moshe Teitelbaum, Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, Naftali Zvi of Ropshitz, and Shalom Rokeach of Belz.
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak was known as the "Seer of Lublin" (Chozeh MiLublin) due to his reputed prophetic insight and spiritual vision. His disciples, followers, and contemporaries testified that he possessed the ability to perceive realities beyond the physical realm — across spatial dimensions such as distance, height, and depth, as well as temporal dimensions, including past and future events. Witnesses also attributed to him the capacity to discern people's innermost thoughts, words, and hidden actions.
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