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Hasidim. He was known for his profound wisdom, sharp sense of humor, and musical gifts. In his later years he perceived that some
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were finally published. The only praise he permitted on his tombstone was "the singular one in his generation in the knowledge of God": ("יחיד בדורו בחכמת אלוקים".)
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