He also spent a period of time in the courtyard of Israel Hager of Viznitz The Author of The Sefer Ahavas Yisrael. Leading to a very strong relationship with the 2 families until today. On the latter's instruction, Roth establish a hasidic community in Satu Mare, where he settled in 1920, a few years after his marriage. In 1925 he went to Jerusalem, where he also gained supporters, and returned to Satu Mare four years later. In 1936 he went to Berehovo (Beregszász) in Czechoslovakia, after the conflict between him and the followers of Satmar's Hasidic rabbi Joel Teitelbaum had escalated to open physical violence. In 1939 Roth settled in Jerusalem, where he again attracted devoted followers. The synagogue he established in the Mea Shearim quarter became known for the ecstatic mood of those who pray there.