The Rabbi of Buczacz told a story about R. Yaakov of Rimaliv, the renowned author of the book Kokhav MiYaakov, who was brought to Husyatin to make a ritual bath kosher. While there, he had a discussion with the elder Husyatner about a complex issue regarding mikvaot (plural for mikva). The Rabbi of Rimalov recounted that the Husyatiner had uncovered the svara (reasoning) of the Ra’avad and discovered the Ra’avad’s ideas.
(Hasidim considered the Husyatiner as a great Torah scholar, despite never hearing a word of Torah from him, neither at the tishen (spiritual meals) nor elsewhere.)
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Yaaakov Teitelbaum
