Simcha Zissel Ziv
| Simcha Zissel Ziv | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Simcha Mordechai Ziskind Broida 1824 Kelmė, Samogitia, Russia |
| Died | 26 July 1898 (aged 73–74) Kelmė, Samogitia, Russia |
Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv Broida (Hebrew: שמחה זיסל זיו; 1824–1898), also known as Simhah Zissel Ziv or as the Alter of Kelm (the Elder of Kelm), was one of the foremost students of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter and one of the early leaders of the Musar movement. He is best known as the founder and director of the Kelm Talmud Torah.
Rabbi Simcha Zissel Ziv was born as Simcha Mordechai Ziskind Broida in 1824 in Kelmė, Samogitia. His father, Reb Yisroel, belonged to the well-known Lithuanian Braude family. His mother, Chaya, was a descendant of Rabbi Zvi Ashkenazi, the Chacham Tzvi. Chaya's family name was Ziv, and her son took on his mother's family name when he moved to Grobin in 1880.
Simcha Zissel married Sara Leah, the daughter of Reb Mordechai of Vidzh, a small town near Kelm. Following his marriage he travelled to Kovno, where he studied under his foremost mentor, Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, the founder of the Musar movement, at the Nevyozer Kloiz. Among the other outstanding students were Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer, Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam, Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, Rabbi Yerucham Perlman and Rabbi Jacob Joseph. Simcha Zissel established himself as one of Salanter’s closest disciples and Simcha Zissel devoted his life to furthering Salanter’s teachings.
During this time, Salanter sent Simcha Zissel to Zhagory, to strengthen the Beis HaMusar (Musar study house), which had been established there. He also delivered lectures in the town of Kretinga.
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