A disciple of the Vilna Gaon, he is credited with having revitalized the Ashkenazi community in what is now Israel — but was then the Ottoman province of Palestine — by immigrating to Jerusalem in 1809 along with some other students of the Vilna Gaon. He is the author of the esoteric work "Kol HaTor", which presents an analysis of the process of future redemption that he received from the Vilna Gaon.
Works on Sefaria
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