▁circa ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁in ▁L viv ▁to ▁Mor de ch ai ▁H ale vi ▁R ait zes ▁the ▁Ros h ▁Mes iv ta ▁in ▁L viv , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ye h osh ua ▁( J osh ua ) ▁R ait zes ▁( Re izes ) ▁who ▁was ▁mart y red ▁in ▁L viv ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁S ara ▁Le ah ▁Low enst amm , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁A ry eh ▁Le ib ▁ben ▁Sa ul , ▁the ▁Rab bi ▁of ▁Amsterdam , ▁and ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁T z vi ▁Ash ken azi , ▁the ▁Ch ach am ▁T z vi . ▁H ale vi ' s ▁first ▁rabb in ical ▁position ▁was ▁Av ▁B ais ▁Din ▁of ▁Les h ne v ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁Bro div sky i ▁Ra ion , ▁L viv ▁O blast ▁in ▁the ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Av ▁B ais ▁Din ▁of ▁Che ł m . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁( or ▁ 1 7 7 6 ) ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Rab bi ▁of ▁Krak ów , ▁a ▁position ▁that ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁ ▁Des c end ants ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁Mor de ch ai ▁H ale vi ▁was ▁the ▁Rab bi ▁of ▁Ty k oc