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'{{Distinguish|Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)}} [[Image:Moshe Teitelbaum.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Moshe Teitelbaum]] [[Image:Kesavyismach1.jpg|thumb|A Jewish amulet, consisting of various Divine Names, attributed to the ''Yismach Moshe'']] '''Moshe Teitelbaum''' ({{Lang-yi|משה טייטלבוים}}; 1759 – 17July 1841), also known as the '''Yismach Moshe''', was the [[Rebbe]] of Ujhely ([[Sátoraljaújhely]]) in [[Hungary]]. According to [[Leopold Löw]], he signed his name "Tamar", this being the Hebrew equivalent of Teitelbaum, which is the [[Yiddish]] for "[[date palm]]" (compare German "Dattelbaum").<ref name=je/> An adherent of the [[Poland|Polish]] [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] rebbe [[Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin]] as well as of [[Sholom Rokeach]] of [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belz]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=Sep 12, 2012|magazine=[[Ami (magazine)|Ami Living]]|issue=87|page=44}}</ref> Teitelbaum was instrumental in bringing [[Hasidic Judaism]] to Hungary. Though initially opposed to Hassidism, after his son-in-law introduced him to Jacob Isaac Horowitz, he soon became an adherent.<ref>Dezsö Schön (1997). ''Istenkeresök a Kárpátok alatt'' (God-seekers under the Carpathians), 97. Budapest, Múlt és Jövö</ref> Teitelbaum first served as a rabbi in [[Przemyśl]], and later in Ujhely, where he was called in 1808.<ref>'Codex Judaica', M.Kantor p.259</ref> In Ujhely he founded a Hassidic congregation which was independent of the [[Jews of Galicia|Galician]] leaders. In 1822 Teitelbaum was suspected of having supplied amulets to certain Jewish culprits who had been cast into prison for libel, in order to assist them in escaping. When called upon to vindicate himself he declared that the amulets in question served only as substitutes for the ''[[mezuzah]]'' and that their only purpose was to protect their bearers against [[demon]]s.<ref>Löw, p. 84-85.</ref> Teitelbaum enjoyed an enviable reputation, with even [[Moses Sofer]] paying him homage.<ref name=je>{{Jewish Encyclopedia|inline=1|title=Teitelbaum, Moses|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/14287-teitelbaum-moses|first1=Isidore|last1=Singer|authorlink1=Isidore Singer|first2=Ludwig|last2=Venetianer|authorlink2=Ludwig Venetianer|accessdate=Mar 10, 2016}}<br/>'''Jewish Encyclopedia bibliography:''' *[[Aaron Walden]], ''Shem ha-Gedolim he-Ḥadash,'' p.&nbsp;101; *[http://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/freimann/content/titleinfo/864533 Löw, ''Gesammelte Schriften,'' vol. II, 1890, p. 76, 84, 89, 91.]</ref><ref>Löw, p. 89.</ref> == Works == Teitelbaum authored three main works, "Moses Responded" ({{lang-he|השיב משה}}), a collection of responsa), ''Tefillah Le-Mosheh'' ({{lang|he|תפלה למשה}}, a commentary on [[Psalms]]), and "Moses Rejoiced" ({{lang|he|ישמח משה}}, 1849; 2d ed. 1898, containing homilies on the [[Torah]]),<ref name=je/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Teitelbaum |first1=Moshe |title=Yismach Moshe |url=https://www.sefaria.org/Yismach_Moshe?tab=contents |website=www.sefaria.org |publisher=Sefaria |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> and he is commonly referred to by the title of the latter. He originally wrote a significant portion of his commentary on [[Psalms]] on the backs of personal notes handed to him by petitioners seeking his aid and blessing. These notes were transmitted via a succession of prominent [[hasidic]] rabbis, until finally being edited and published for the first time in Kraków in 1880.<ref>Cited in introduction to ''Tefillah le-Moshe'', Teitelbaum, Monroe, NY 2010 ed.</ref> His descendants became leaders of the communities of [[Sighet]] and [[Satu Mare|Satmar]] known as [[Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)|Satmar Hasidim]], and his name 'Moshe' was the inspiration for the ''Vayoel Moshe'' series of books authored by his descendant, [[Yoel Teitelbaum]] of Satmar.<ref>''Vayoel Moshe'', Teitelbaum, Jerusalem,Israel 1961 ed. page 18</ref> He was said to have identified his three prior ''[[gilgulim]]'' (incarnations in [[Kabbalistic]] terminology), saying that in his first gilgul he had been a sheep in [[Jacob|Yaakov Avinu's]] flock,<ref>The Biblical Patriarch [[Jacob]] fathered the 12 Tribes of the Jewish people. Kabbalah teaches that his flock of sheep comprised the future root souls of Israel. The identification by Moshe Teitelbaum of this first incarnation, would accordingly be novel for his recollection of it</ref> in his second incarnation he lived in the time of [[Moses]], and in his third incarnation he lived during the time of the destruction of the [[Solomon's Temple|First Temple]]. Out of humility, he did not disclose the nature of the third incarnation, but his followers asked another [[Rebbe]]{{who|date=October 2016}}, who identified it as the Biblical Prophet [[Jeremiah]]. Regarding the first ''gilgul'', he taught his followers the song, he said, that he recalled Jacob would sing as he tended the sheep. The song, ''Yankel hut eine kleine Lamm'', is not related to the modern ''[[Mary Had a Little Lamb]]''. His followers would teach of his previous identification with Jeremiah, and how this affected his present life. In his later days he yearned so much for the coming of the [[Jewish Messiah]] and the [[Third Temple|rebuilding of the Temple]], that he wore his [[Shabbat]] clothing the entire week, anticipating the Messiah's arrival. He died on July 17, 1841. == See also == * [[Teitelbaum]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Teitelbaum, Moshe (The First)}} [[Category:18th-century Hungarian rabbis]] [[Category:19th-century Hungarian rabbis]] [[Category:Rebbes of Satmar]] [[Category:Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe)]] [[Category:Hasidic rabbis in Europe]] [[Category:Hungarian people of Polish-Jewish descent]] [[Category:1759 births]] [[Category:1841 deaths]] [[Category:Rebbes of Siget]] [[Category:Teitelbaum family]]'