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Naftali Amsterdam

Naftali Amsterdam was a Lithuanian-born Orthodox rabbi and a leader in the Mussar movement.

Mussar movement role
A student of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, the Mussar movement's founder, his teacher categorized the roles of three top followers as: • Rabbi Yitzchok Blazer ("Reb Itzele Peterburger"): scholar • Rabbi Simcha Zessel Ziv Broida: sage • Rabi Naftali Amsterdam: pietist ==Biography==
Biography
Amsterdam was a rabbi and lived in • Helsinki, 1867–1876 • St. Petersburg, 1876–1880 • Lithuania, 1880–1906 (Av Bais Din in Novograd) • Jerusalem, 1906–1916. He moved to Israel shortly after the death of his wife. He was buried on the Mount of Olives. ==References==
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