He was a disciple of rabbis Moshe Leib of Sassov, Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, the Maggid of Koznitz and the Seer of Lublin.
With the assistance of his students, some yeshivot in Galicia added the study of Kabbalah to their curriculum.
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh blended the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov with the kabbalah of the Ari.
In his book Sur Mei'ra Ve'asei Tov (lit., "refrain from evil and do good"),[3] he shows the path to spiritual growth with the assistance of Zohar study and the Kitvei Ari.
The righteous Jews of his generation said he had the soul of the famous Yenukah, mentioned in the Zohar portion of Balak.