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 and 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, which drew on Eastern European folktales to infuse his teaching by creating deeply kabbalistic and yet universally accessible remedies, advices and parabolic stories, through which anyone can project himself into and draw spiritual and practical guidance. He emphasized finding and expressing a person's uniqueness, while steering away from despair in a world he saw as becoming more and more standardized. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nachman of Breslov has received more than 617,339 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nachman of Breslov is the 591st most popular religious figure (up from 671st in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd 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 591 out of 3,187. Before him are Edward the Confessor, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Ansgar, Marcel Lefebvre, Joseph of Cupertino, and Ibn Hisham. After him are Pope Marcellinus, Columbanus, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Jethro, Nichiren, and Annas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1772, Nachman of Breslov ranks 6. Before him are David Ricardo, Novalis, Charles Fourier, William I of the Netherlands, and Friedrich Schlegel. After him are Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ram Mohan Roy, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien. Among people deceased in 1810, Nachman of Breslov ranks 4. Before him are Henry Cavendish, Axel von Fersen the Younger, and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Jean-Georges Noverre, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Philipp Otto Runge, Andreas Hofer, Chevalier d'Éon, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, and Andrianampoinimerina.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Nachman of Breslov ranks 79 out of 1,365. Before him are Georges Charpak (1924), Sonia Delaunay (1885), Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932), Vladimir Tatlin (1885), Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095), and Larisa Latynina (1934). After him are Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Selman Waksman (1888), Anacharsis (-700), Andrey Yeryomenko (1892), Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), and Nikolai Podgorny (1903).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ukraine

Among religious figures born in Ukraine, Nachman of Breslov ranks 2. Before him are Baal Shem Tov (1700). After him are Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Jacob Frank (1726), Filaret (1929), Andrey Sheptytsky (1865), Paisius Velichkovsky (1722), Josyf Slipyj (1892), Theodosius of Kiev (1029), Anthony of Kiev (983), and Hilarion of Kiev (990).

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