A leading disciple of Dov Ber of Mezeritch, in 1773 he founded the Amdur Hasidic dynasty in Indura, Belarus where he faced fierce opposition from local Misnagdim.

His Divrei Torah was posthumously published in 1891 in Warsaw under the title "Chaim V'Chesed", which is now an important Hasidic work.

[1][2] After the death of Dov Ber of Mezeritch in 1772, Chaim Chaykl soon settled in Indura, where he established his own Hasidic court a year later in 1773.

He is described in detail by the Misnagdic writer, David of Makova in his work "Shever Poshe'im", in which he heavily criticizes Chaim Chaykl's proponency of popular tzadikism, especially his beliefs sounding Pidyonim.

He believed that the tzaddik should serve as a metaphysical figure mediating between heaven and earth, stating that his Hasidim could only communicate with God through him.

This belief would later go on to influence figures like the Noam Elimelech and thus huge portions of Polish Hasidism and well as the teachings of Karlin-Stolin.