Background
Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Epstein was born in 1770 and joined the Chabad Hassidic movement during the lifetime of the first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
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Yitzchak Eizik Halevi Epstein
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Rabbi Epstein later served as the Av Beth Din in Homel in White Russia for over 50 years. Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik"s father was Rabbi Mordechai Halevi Epstein. Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik had one son, Yaakov Yosef.
In 1805 Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik was appointed as rabbi of the Hassidic community in Homel.
He held the position for over 50 years, until his death in 1857. Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik was also head of the yeshiva in Homel, as well the kollel.
