Israel Salanter

Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter
Personal
Born	November 3, 1809 Zhagory, Lithuania
Died	February 2, 1883 Königsberg, Germany
Nationality	Lithuanian
Notable work(s)	Imrei Binah, Iggeres HaMusar, Ohr Yisrael, Even Yisrael, Etz Peri
Known for	Founder of the Musar movement
Occupation	Rabbi, Rosh yeshiva

Yisrael ben Ze'ev Wolf Lipkin, also known as "Israel Salanter" or "Yisroel Salanter" (November 3, 1809, Zhagory – February 2, 1883, Königsberg), was the father of the Musar movement in Orthodox Judaism and a famed Rosh yeshiva and Talmudist. The epithet Salanter was added to his name since most of his schooling took place in Salant (now the Lithuanian town of Salantai), where he came under the influence of Rabbi Yosef Zundel of Salant. He was the father of mathematician Yom Tov Lipman Lipkin.^[1]