Malka Rokeach was the first rebbetzin of the Hasidic dynasty of Belz.
Background
She was born in 1780 to Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ramraz of Sokal, Galicia and Rebbetzin Chana Rachel (née Tisminitzer), a great-granddaughter of Rabbi Zechariah Mendel ben Aryeh Leib of Cracow, author of Ba"er Hetev on Yoreh De"ah and Choshen Mishpat.
Career
She was directly involved in the ongoings in her husband"s court. He said that when he took it upon himself to remain awake one thousand nights to study Torah, Malka stood at his side to ensure that his candle remains lit so that he shouldn"t have to interrupt his Torah study. Malka died in September 1853 (8 Elul, 5613 Department of Administration and Management) and was buried in Belz.
Each year on the day of her yahrzeit, 8 Elul, Belzer Hasidim continue to light candles in her memory.
The girls" schools of the Belzer Hasidim are named in her honor.