Sidebar

Contents

People
Jews born in or connected to Latvia

Search people

Culture
Cultural and social life of Latvian Jews

Geography
Towns and cities where Jews lived in Latvia

R. Moshe Yitzchak HaLevi Revel son of R. Meshulam Zalman

Kuldīga / Goldingen

In his youth he served as rabbi in Valdemarfils (Sassmacken, see there) and in Liepāja.

From there he moved to serve as rabbi here, in approximately 5609, for a short time (approximately one year,1) 5609–5610, 1849–1850), and in 5610 moved to serve as rabbi in Krottingen, Ponevezh, Plungyan, and Augustow, where he passed away on 6 Iyyar 5630.

Latvia and Rabbis

1)
In the Chevra Kadisha register of the Shavlan community, p. 78, he is mentioned as rabbi here at the end of Tishrei 5610. See also Toldot Yeshivat HaYehudim BeCourland, p. 65, in a note.