RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nachman of Breslov

1772 - 1810

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Nachman of Breslov (Hebrew: רַבִּי נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלֶב Rabbī Naḥmān mīBreslev), also known as Rabbi Nachman of Breslev, Rabbi Nachman miBreslev, Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover (Yiddish: רבי נחמן ברעסלאווער Rebe Nakhmen Breslover), and Nachman from Uman (April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810), was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. He was particularly known for his creative parables, drawing on Eastern European folktales to infuse his teaching with deeply kabbalistic yet universally accessible remedies, pieces of advice, and parabolic stories. He emphasized finding and expressing one’s uniqueness while steering away from despair in a world he saw as becoming more and more uniform. Through Martin Buber's translation, his teaching is thought to have influenced some 20th-century writers, including Franz Kafka. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nachman of Breslov is the 856th most popular religious figure (down from 591st in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 79th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Religious Figure.

Nachman of Breslov is most famous for his teachings on the importance of joy in Judaism. He believed that joy in Judaism is not an emotion, but rather a way of life. Nachman taught that one should not only be happy when they are experiencing joy, but should also be happy when they are experiencing pain.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nachman of Breslov ranks 856 out of 3,187. Before him are Guru Arjan, Anna Göldi, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Eulalia of Barcelona, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, and Margaret of Hungary. After him are Melania the Younger, Saint Eligius, John Henry Newman, Isaac Luria, Philip the Evangelist, and Renato Martino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, Nachman of Breslov ranks 12. Before him are William I of the Netherlands, Ram Mohan Roy, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, and Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. After him are Tarrare, Charles Leclerc, Marie Anne Lenormand, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, Henri de la Rochejaquelein, and Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol. Among people deceased in 1810, Nachman of Breslov ranks 9. Before him are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Georges Noverre, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Chevalier d'Éon, and Philipp Otto Runge. After him are Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, Johan Zoffany, Andreas Hofer, Andrianampoinimerina, Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom, and Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Nachman of Breslov ranks 126 out of 1,365. Before him are Emil Gilels (1916), Władysław Tarnowski (1836), Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875), Alexander Dovzhenko (1894), Alexander Samsonov (1859), and Georgy Gapon (1870). After him are Vladimir Arnold (1937), Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895), Olga Kurylenko (1979), Sviatopolk II of Kiev (1050), Milla Jovovich (1975), and Oleksandr Turchynov (1964).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ukraine

Among religious figures born in Ukraine, Nachman of Breslov ranks 4. Before him are Baal Shem Tov (1700), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), and Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580). After him are Jacob Frank (1726), Josyf Slipyj (1892), Marian Jaworski (1926), Jan Puzyna de Kosielsko (1842), Paisius Velichkovsky (1722), Filaret (1929), Theodosius of Kiev (1029), and Tekla Juniewicz (1906).

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