Yaakov Galinsky

Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Galinsky (; 8 January 1921 - 23 January 2014) was described as "a scion of Yeshivas Novardok in Bialystok, and one of the last maggidim remaining in our generation."

Galinsky, described as "diminutive in stature but towering in personality ... kept crowds enthralled" was once told that since so many people are dreaming of the future, his job as Maggid (in his travels to "immigrant communities throughout Eretz Yisroel") should not be to give them Mussar but rather to wake them up, and each will do his part. to Devorah

In 1939, with others of the yeshiva, he fled but was captured by Russia and exiled to Siberia. Upon release he "traveled to Zambul, Kazakhstan, in Eastern Russia" and helped found a Jewish school in which he taught. in 1949, they came to Israel, where Galinsky helped found a yeshiva.

Upon his passing, 15 days after his 93rd birthday, his survivors included "children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren."

Published works Vehigadeta - a series of works available in the original Hebrew and also English translation. Lehaggid