Rav Yeshaya Weltfried of Pshedburzh

Rav Yeshaya was orphaned at a young age and grew up in Lask, in the kehilla of his father and grandfather. Rav Yeshaya’s desire to grow in Torah eventually led him to the yeshiva in Lisa, where he studied under Rav Dovid Tebel. There he met another young genius named Rav Akiva Eiger, and the two became study partners and fast friends. He served as the Rav and Av Beis Din of Pshedurzh for 42 years. When the Chozeh of Lublin passed away, the Chassidim crowned Rav Yeshaya as one of his successors. He refused the title of rebbe for as long as possible.