Rav Moshe of Kobrin
29 Nissan 5618
Rav Moshe Pallier of Kobrin was born in 5444 in the town of Piaski near Kobrin and Brisk, to his father, Rav Yisrael Eliezer. In his youth he learned from Rav Moshe of Shereshov, and later, he became close to the Rebbe Rav Mordechai of Lechovitz. After the passing of his Rebbe, he became close to his son, Rav Noach of Lechovitz.
After the passing of Rav Noach of Lechovitz, the chassidim appointed Rav Moshe as their Rebbe and leader, and his beis medrash was established in Kobrin. He worked extensively for the settlement of Eretz Yisrael, and even served as the Nasi of the Eretz Yisrael funds on behalf of Kolel Reisin. A group of his chassidim traveled to Teveriah to settle, as per his encouragement, and even established a shul there.
He continued the ways of his Rebbes in avodas hatefillah. He said that when a person makes a brachah, he has to say the first word, “Baruch”, with such fervor that he no longer has strength to say the next word, “Atah.” (Imros Moshe, Tefillah)
He was known for his humility, and his matzeivah states, as per his will: “Anyone who will dare to speak about me with honorifics, I will rise up and I will take revenge on him in this world and in the next, but any person is allowed to say of me that I was an oheiv Yisrael.”
He passed away on 29 Nissan 5618, and was laid to rest in Kobrin. A few moments before his passing, he was heard whispering the brachah of Elokai Neshamah. His divrei Torah were compiled into sefer Imros Moshe.
The shul in the city of Kobrin, Belarus, as it looks today
