Jelgava / Mitau / Mitava / Litave

Known by the name R. Yisrael Pesis.

Born in Raseiniai, district of Kovna. A student of R. Reuven Yehoshua Zeleg, rabbi of Pilten.

He was elected to serve as rabbi here after the passing of the aforementioned R. David Yechezkel Jakobson.

He also served as government censor on behalf of the authorities (see stamp).

He passed away on 27 Adar 5604 (18 March 1844).

Responsa to him appear in the responsa Zikaron Yaakov of R. Yaakov Bendtman, Av Beit Din of Bauska, sections 8–9.

A responsum to him appears in Yad Eliyahu, section 86.

Di Geshikhte, pp. 138–9.

Latvia and Rabbis