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Yosef Yaakov Sabatka

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Tombstone of Yosef Yoske
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Yosef Yaakov (Yoske)[1] Sabatka[2] (Hebrew: הרב יוסף יאסקי) was a Torah scholar, moralist and Kabbalist; he is often referred to as "Yosef Yoske of Dubno" (or "Joseph ben Judah Jeidel").[3] He was born in Lublin in 1659, son of the Av Beit Din and Kabbalist, Yehuda Yudel of Kovel.[1][4] He was known for his piety, and served as Rabbi for the region of Minsk, and later, in 1698, became Av Beit Din of Dubno; he died there in 1702. Amongst his students is Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover, author of Kav ha-Yashar.[3]

Rabbi Yosef Yoske is the author of two works - "Yesod Yosef" and "Ne'ima Kedosha" - and is often referred to by those titles:[1]

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  1. ^ a b c יוסף יוסקה בן יהודה יודל (1659-1706), מדובנה , National Library of Israel
  2. ^ Yosef Yaakov (Yoska) Sabatka, at geni.com
  3. ^ a b Public Domain Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1904). "KAIDANOVER, ẒEBI HIRSCH". The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 414.
  4. ^ עיר דובנא ורבניה, benyehuda.org
  5. ^ ספר יסוד יוסף, listing at the National Library of Israel
  6. ^ ספרות-המוסר
  7. ^ The life and work of S.M.Dubnov
  8. ^ נעימה קדושה, listing at the National Library of Israel