Shimon Maryles
hasidic rabbi (1758–1849)
Rabbi Shimon Maryles (Hebrew: רבי שמעון מרילס) (1758–1849) from Jarosław (Yiddish: Yeruslav), also known as Rabbi Shimon Yerslover, was the founder of Yeruslav Hasidism (Hebrew: חסידות ירוסלב).
Biography
Maryles was born in Łuków, to his father Rabbi Israel (Elbaum) from Józefów, the son of Rabbi Yaakov Kopel, of Lukov.
As a child, his father moved to Józefów.
Rabbi Ya'akov Koppel made a living from his inn and a whirlpool managed by employees. He himself sat day and night in Talmudic Study and his name became known in the area as a true scholar and as a generous person. He was opposed to the Hasidic Movement. It is recounted that the Ba'al Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidus, tried to attract Rabbi Ya'akov Kopel to Hasidism but he was unsuccessful. Rabbi Yaakov Koppel was offered various rabbinic positions and he rejected all of them, including the rabbinate proposed to him by the community in Amsterdam. He died on February 22, 1769.
His son Rabbi Israel Leib followed him and strongly opposed Hasidism.
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