Person
Yosef Kashtan
יוסף קשתן
Person identified as Yosef Kashtan in the passage heading.
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ספר יוסף קשתן ז"ל: כשבא בנערותו אל ררין העיירה,
ללמוד בישיבתו של הרב ר' מאיר הכהן, הידוע בשמו ,החפץ
חיים" -- על שם ספריו שחבר (קיימת בארץ נקודת ישוב,
קיבוץ של פועלי אגודת ישראל בשם זה, בדרך מדרום לגדרה),
שאלהו הרב : מאין הוא, השיב י.ק. מהורודוק. לא ידע בתחלה יהודה ברקוביץ ...Source passage 2
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יוסף קשתן
הרבי רי אברהם-יצחק ניע
(מהסידרה ,טפוסים*) ...Source passage 3
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... מחסידי סטולין היה. בכל מסיבת חג נהנינו לשמוע את מנגינותיו החסידיות הערבות.
וכשיוסף היה מנעים זמירות החזיקו כלם אחריו, והוא נתגלה כמנצח עַל מקהלה גדולה כשפניו
מוארות ומחייכות, כאדם החי כולו בעולם הרוח. ...Connected nodes
Person
Meir HaCohen
Attended
Place
David-Horodok
Originated In
Event
Yosef Kashtan Studies at Rabbi Meir HaCohen’s Yeshiva
Participated In · Student
Person
Meir HaCohen
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Person
Chofetz Chaim
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Place
David-Horodok
Appears in same passage
Organization
Agudath Israel Workers
Appears in same passage
Person
Rabbi Abraham Isaac
Appears in same passage
Community
Brest
Appears in same passage
Community
Pinsk
Appears in same passage
Community
Trisk
Appears in same passage
Community
Minsk
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Community
Lutsk
Appears in same passage
Community
David-Horodok Jewish community
Appears in same passage
Community
Slutsk
Appears in same passage
Place
Kuzn-Horodok
Appears in same passage
Organization
Stoliner Hasidim
Member Of
Person
Yehuda Kashtan
Sibling Of
Event
Death of Yosef Kashtan
Participated In · Subject
Event
Prayer and study before death
Participated In · Subject
Person
Yehuda Kashtan
Appears in same passage
Institution
Stolin Hasidic Synagogue
Appears in same passage
Organization
Stoliner Hasidim
Appears in same passage
Institution
Heikhal HaTalmud
Appears in same passage
Extracted claims
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Attended
Yosef Kashtan → Meir HaCohen
ללמוד בישיבתו של הרב ר' מאיר הכהן
- institutionType:
- yeshiva
Originated In
Yosef Kashtan → David-Horodok
השיב י.ק. מהורודוק
The passage states origin, not explicitly birth.
- textualMeaning:
- stated origin
Associated events
School Attendance
Yosef Kashtan Studies at Rabbi Meir HaCohen’s Yeshiva
Yosef Kashtan studied at Rabbi Meir HaCohen’s yeshiva in his youth.
Death
Death of Yosef Kashtan
Yosef Kashtan died suddenly after praying and studying on the morning of his death.
School Attendance
Prayer and study before death
Yosef Kashtan prayed at the Stoliner synagogue and studied Mishna for his brother.