Klughaft was born in
Janów to a poor and old artisan, Pinchas. He had met with the
Maggid of Mezeritch who had foretold that his wife would give birth to a son "who will be a light that illuminates the world". By the time he was grown up, Klughaft married a woman named Beloma, the daughter of Rabbi
Yaakov Koppel Hager (a student of the
Besht) and the sister of Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosov. He would study under Rabbi
Elimelech of Lizhensk and Rabbi
Shlomo of Karlin, a personal mentor of his. He also took influence from Rabbi . In the year 1792, upon the murder of Shlomo of Karlin by
Cossack forces, Klughaft began to lead Hasidism in
Lviv, and from there he moved to
Strelisk under the guidance of Rabbi and The
Seer of Lublin. Klughaft's leadership of his followers followed similar patterns of his childhood, and he did not preach a material life, embracing poverty. He once told Rabbi
Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin, who embraced materialism, that his followers do not want wealth. When Friedman's followers were gathered, they were asked if they wanted to become rich. They unanimously answered no, except for one follower who said that his wife wanted to be rich, and he became one of the governors of Rabbi Friedman's court. Uri died in Sterlisk on the 23rd of Elul, 5586, and was buried in the town. A collection of his sayings, the
Amri Kadush, was published posthumously. His son Rabbi Shlomo filled his role as the Rabbi of Strelisk, however, after Klughaft's death, most of his followers went to Rabbi Yisrael Friedman instead. == Legacy ==