Naftali Amsterdam

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 Israel shortly after the death of his wife.

He was buried on the Mount of Olives.