Kol Korei

Toward the end of the life of Rabbi Samuel Salant (1815-1909), Aschkenazic rabbi of Jerusalem, it was thought wise to import from the Diaspora an assistant rabbi to aid the octogenarian in his manifold duties. The choice fell upon R. Elijah David Rabinowitz-Te’omim (ADeReT) of Mir, Lithuania. However in the meantime, the chasidic contingent within the Aschkenazic community had already selected for the role one of their number, R. Shneur Zalman Ladier, a disciple of the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch. For the chasidim feared only their leader would seek to protect the share of the chalukah monies destined for the chasidim. Therefore it was proposed either that a third, chasidic, rabbi be present when R. Samuel Salant and the present rabbi of Mir divide the incoming monies, or that the Jews of the Diaspora address funds intended for the chasidic community directly to R. Ladier