Naftali Amsterdam (; 1832–1916) 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 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 Ottoman Palestine shortly after the death of his wife.
He was buried on the Mount of Olives.
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External links German language wiki article about Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam