ˈæftɚ ɹˈæv ᵻlˈaɪmlɛtʃɪz dˈɛθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, ɹˈɛb mˈɛnæʃəm mˈɛndəl ɐsˈuːmd hɪz pəzˈɪʃən æz ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʃæsˈɪdɪk mˈæstɚɹ ɪn ɡælˈɪʃə.
After Rav Elimelech's death in 1786, Rebbe Menachem Mendel assumed his position as the principal Chassidic Master in Galicia.