(Some say the Yahrzeit is on the 25th of Teves)
Son of Reb Tzvi Aryeh. Son-in-law of Rav Yaakov Kobilansky, who is son-in-law of Rav Meir Horodotsky, who is the son of Rav Duvid Leikes, a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov.
In תקע"ב, Reb Tzvi Aryeh succeeded his father as rav and rebbe in Alik. He established and expanded the Chassidus his father founded, and was close to Rav Mottele Tshernobler and Rav Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Apta.
Some of his Torah was published in his son’s sefer, Gedulas Mordechai and later published together with the Torah of the other tzaddikim of Alik in Likkutei Torah and Tal Oros.
He passed away in Alik / Olek 25 Teves / Av 1849 תר"ט.
His sons were: Rav Tzvi Aryeh of Falshtein, Rav Mordechai his successor in Alik, and Rav Yisroel of Dilitin.
A 660-page, hand-written manuscript of his chiddushim on Torah and Shas called Keser Malchus on Torah and Shas resides in the Jerusalem National Library (unpublished).
