In Hasidism: Different Masters, Rabbi Uri of Strelisk, the Seraph

Rabbi Uri, the Seraph (Fiery Angel) of Strelisk – Hasidic Devotion to Prayer and Poverty

Nov 09, 1989

What made Reb Uri different? Are not all Hasidic masters different from one another? Yes, but Reb Uri was truly different in his fervor and fire. Hence the name “Seraph,” the fiery angel. He went in search of a master only to reject many before choosing Reb Shloimele of Karlin. From him he learned to pray. To his exceptional life of prayer, Reb Uri added simplicity and poverty, the fear of God and the love of God. Further, the greatness and holiness of Rabbi Uri of Strelisk was that he knew how to reconcile his love of God and his love for his fellow human beings, remaining faithful to both but never at the expense of either God or his creature.

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1) The Union of Human With God, in Life and in Death
2) The Two Faces of Rabbi Uri: The Meaning of “the Seraph”
3) Rabbi Uri’s Simplicity
4) The Art and Power of Prayer: Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin—Rabbi Uri’s Mentor
5) Rabbi Uri’s Attachment to Prayer
6) The Birth and Background of Rabbi Uri
7) The Special Relation Between a Hasidic Master and Disciple
8) Vanity: An Anathema to Hasidim
9).The Power of Poverty for Hasidim
10) The Hasidic Movement at a Remove from Eighteenth Century European Society
11) Rabbi Uri’s Successor: Reb Yehuda-Tzvi of Stretin
12) The Passing of Rabbi Uri
13) The Faith of a Hasid
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