Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon

Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon of Shepetovka was a student of the Maggid of Mezritch and Rabbi Pinchus of Karitz. He moved to Israel in 1799 and setteled in Tiberias.

Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon of Shepetovka was a student of the Maggid of Mezritch and Rabbi Pinchus of Karitz. He moved to Israel in 1799 and setteled in Tiberias. When Rebbe Nachman of Breslev visited Eretz Yisroel he met with Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon of Shepetovka.