Rabbis of Wysokie - Honored Donors (2)

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Rabbis of Wysokie

Honored Donors (2)
The book Minkhat Haezevakh, (Rules of Slaughtering) by Moshe Aharon, son of Yitzkhak Hakohen, 1858, on page 5, contains the names of donors supporting its publication. The donors' towns-of-origin include Bialystok, Brisk D'Lita, Lutzk, Siemiatycze, and Visoki.

The Visoki donors are:

• The Great Light,our teacher and rabbi, Netanel-Dov, the son of our teacher the Rabbi N [could be Noakh or Nakhman] , Beit-Hamidrash S"K
• R' Israel Horvitz, gabbai, in the name of the Beit-Hamidrash Khoma [=Wall], gabbai over there [Visoki].
• Arye Leib, son of R' P.Z
• R' Avraham David for בהמ"ח [= beit-ha'midrash Khoma]
• R' Elikum Getzil B"M David Tzvi
• R' Yisrael B"M Yosef
• R' Barukh B"M Mordechai, shoykhet and kashrut inspector
• R' Avraham B"M Khayim, shoykhet and kashrut inspector

Notes: Great Light: a title for a distinguished rabbi. Beit-Hamidrash: the house of study and prayer. S"K: Shiv'a Kru'im: 7 men who are called to read the Torah on Sabbath in this order: Cohen, Levi, and then 5 others, who were also the civilian leaders of the community. Shiv'a Kru'im is also the name of a famous Beit Midrash in Minsk. P.Z :The initials probably denote Pinkhas-Zelig, a common combination of names. B"M: abbrevation for son of our teacher, in the sense of spiritual guide.

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