R' Saul Leib Günzburg, A.B.D. Weisun and Pinsk

ABD (Chief Rabbi) Weisun (Vizin, a vilage near Minsk) and Pinsk.

He wrote several approbations.

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As the community of Minsk grew and became well-established, the first rabbi accepted to the community was Rabbi Moshe the son of the holy rabbi and Gaon Rabbi Mordechai (who was murdered in sanctification of the divine name in Lublin in the year 5396 / 1636). In his time he was known as a great and sharp genius.

He first served as the rabbi of Wêgrów, from where he became known to the community of Minsk. When he was appointed as the rabbi of Minsk, he conducted the rabbinate at a high standard, and made it his business to aggrandize Torah therein. He founded an important Yeshiva in the city that attracted many students. Rabbi Moshe died in the year 5456 (1696).

The second rabbi, appointed after the death of Rabbi Moshe, was the sharp Gaon who was known as Rabbi Leibl Baal Hatosafot (The grandfather of Rabbi Aryeh Leib the author of Shaagat Aryeh), who was given this name because he was already an expert in the Tosafot commentary on the entire Talmud in his youth.

He was a native of a small town in the region of Minsk. He rose in greatness to the point where he was already known as a Gaon and one of the great rabbis of the generation, and his name had spread afar when he came to serve in the rabbinate in Minsk. He also ran a large Yeshiva in Minsk. During his time, Jewish Minsk grew in prominence, and was known as a city of scholars and scribes.

At that time, Minsk became the primary district city for the Jewish communities of the entire region. The rabbi of Minsk became the district rabbi and oversaw all Jewish maters in the district. All of the rabbis and communities were subordinate to him. This office not only encompassed matters of Torah and spirit, but also included all civil matters such as income, expenditures, debts, taxes, etc.