A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty of Hasidic spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics: - Each member of the dynasty is a spiritual leader, often known as an ADMOR (abbreviation for ADireinu MOreinu Rabeinu ("our master, our teacher and our rabbi") or simply as Rebbe (or "the Rebbe") and at times called the "Ruv" ("the rabbi") and sometimes referred to in English as a "Grand Rabbi";
- It continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession (usually by a family descendant);
- It is usually named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, or where the group began to grow and flourish;
- It has (or once had) followers who, through time, continue following successive leaders (rebbes) or may even continue as a group without one leader by following the precepts of a deceased leader.
[edit] Larger dynasties Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a large following include: | Name | Current (or last) Rebbe | Founder | Headquartered In | City/Town of Origin | | Belz | Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II) | Sholom Rokeach (1781–1855) | Jerusalem | Belz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary / Poland (now in Ukraine) | | Bobov | Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam;
Mordechai Dovid Unger | Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov (1847–1905) | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Bobowa and Sanz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now in Poland) | | Breslov | Nachman of Breslov | Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) | Tzfat, Jerusalem, Brooklyn, Uman | Bratslav, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine | | Chabad Lubavitch | Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994) | Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745–1812) | Crown Heights, Brooklyn | Lyubavichi, Russia | | Ger | Yaakov Aryeh Alter | Yitzchak Meir Alter (1799–1866) | Jerusalem, Israel | Góra Kalwaria, Russian Empire, Poland | | Klausenberg | Tzvi Elimelech Halberstam;
Shmuel Dovid Halberstam | Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1796–1876) | Boro Park, Brooklyn;
Netanya, Israel | Cluj-Napoca, Hungary (now in Romania), and Sanz, Galicia (now in Poland) | | Satmar | Aaron Teitelbaum;
Zalman Leib Teitelbaum | Moshe Teitelbaum of Ujhel (1759–1841) | Kiryas Joel, New York;
Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Satu Mare, Hungary (now in Romania) | | Skver | David Twersky | Yitzchak Twersky | New Square, New York | Skvira, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine) | | Vizhnitz | Moshe Yehoshua Hager;
Mordechai Hager | Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosov | Bnei Brak, Israel;
Kaser, New York | Vyzhnytsia, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now in Ukraine) | Breslov is a large chasidic movement which does not fit neatly into this list. Its first and only rebbe was Rabbi Nachman of Breslov[1] (1772–1810). It originated in Bratslav, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine); its present-day headquarters are in Tzfat and Jerusalem. [edit] Smaller dynasties Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a small following include: | Name | Current (or last) Rebbe | Founder | Headquartered In | City/Town of Origin | | Aleksander | Yoseph Yitschok Myer Singer;
Yisroel Danziger | Yechiel Dancyger (1828–1894) | Borough Park, Brooklyn;
Bnei Brak, Israel | Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland | | Amshinov | Yosef Kalish;
Yaakov Aryeh Milikowsky | Yaakov Dovid Kalish of Amshinov (1814–1878), | Borough Park, Brooklyn;
Jerusalem, Israel | Mszczonów, Poland | | Ashlag | Simcha Avraham Ashlag | Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (1885-1954) | Bnei Brak, Israel | Warsaw, Poland | | Berditchev | | Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (1740-1810) | | Berdychiv, Ukraine | | Bergsass | | | Elad, Israel | Beregház, Hungary | | Biala | several | Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowicz (died 1905) | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Biała Podlaska, Poland | | Boston | Levi Yitzchak Horowitz;
Chaim Avrohom Horowitz | Pinchas Dovid Horowitz (1876-1941) | Brookline, Massachusetts; Jerusalem | Boston | | Boyan | Nachum Dov Brayer | Yitzchok Friedman (1850-1917) | Jerusalem | Boiany, Bukovina, (now in Ukraine) | | Brickstone | Seymour Stein | Issachar Baruch ben Eliezer Yaakov of Poland (1798–1856) | Poland | | Chernobyl | several | Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl (1730–1797) | Bnei Brak, Boro Park, Ashdod | Chernobyl, Ukraine | | Dorog | Yisroel Moshe Rosenfeld | Shmuel Frenkel-Komarda of Dorog () | Bnei Brak | Hajdudorog, Hungary | | Dushinsky | Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky | Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1st) (1865-1948) | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | | Horadonk | Yitzchok Arieh Weisz | Nachman M'Horadonker () | Manchester | | | Karlin, or Karlin-Stolin | Baruch Yakov Meir Shochet;
Rav Arye Rosenfeld of Pinsk-Karlin | Aharon the Great of Karlin (1736–1772) | Givat Zeev, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel; | Karlin, Belarus | | Machnovka | Yehoshua Rokeach | Yosef Meir Twersky of Machnovka | Bnei Brak, Israel | Machnovka, Ukraine | | Melitz | | | Ashdod, Israel | Mielec, Galicia, Poland | | Modzitz | Chaim Shaul Taub | Yechezkel Taub of Kuzmir (1755–1856) | Bnei Brak, Israel | Dęblin, Poland | | Munkacz | Moshe Leib Rabinovich | Shlomo Spira (Shem Shlomo) of Munkacz | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Munkács, Hungary (now in Ukraine) | | Nadvorna | several | Mordechai Leifer (1835-1894) | Bnei Brak,Israel | Nadvirna, Galicia, Ukraine | | Novominsk | Yaakov Perlow | | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland | | Pupa | Yaakov Yechezkia Greenwald | Moshe Greenwald | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Pápa, Hungary | | Rachmastrivka | Yitzchak Twerski;
David Twerski | Yochanan Twerski of Rachmastrivka | Boro Park, Brooklyn;
Jerusalem, Israel | Rachmastrivka, Ukraine | | Sadigura | Avraham Yakov Friedman | Avraham Yakov Friedman of Sadigura (1820–1883) | Bnei Brak, Israel | Sadagóra, Bukovina, (now in Ukraine) | Shomer Emunim
Toldos Aharon
Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok | Avrohom Chaim Roth;
Dovid Kohn;
Shmuel Yaakov Kohn | Aharon Roth ("Reb Ahrele") (born 1894 died 1947) | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | | Slonim | Shmuel Brozovosky;
Avrohom Weinberg | Avraham of Slonim | Jerusalem, Israel;
Bnei Brak, Israel | Slonim, Belarus | | Skolye | Avrohm Moshe Rabinowitz | | Borough Park,Brooklyn | Skole, Galicia, Ukraine | | Skulen | Yisroel Avrohom Portugal | Eliezer Zusia Portugal (1898-1982) | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Sculeni, Bessarabia, (now in Moldova) | | Spinka | several | Joseph Meir Weiss (1838-1909) | Williamsburg, Brooklyn;
Jerusalem
Bnei Brak | Săpânţa and Maramureş, Hungary (now in Romania) | | Stropkov | Avrohom Sholom Halberstam II | Avrohom Sholom Halberstam (1856-1940) | Jerusalem;
Bnei Brak
Ramle
Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Stropkov, Austria-Hungary, Slovakia | | Thornhill | Avrohom Bitterman | Avohom Bitterman | Thornhill , Ontario | Thornhill , Ontario | | Zvhil (See also Zvhil-Mezbuz) | Avraham Goldman;
Shlomo Goldman;
Yitzhak Aharon Korff | Moshe of Zvhil (died 1831) | Jerusalem, Israel;
Union City, New Jersey;
Boston, Massachusetts | Zvyahel, Volhynia, Ukraine | [edit] Other dynasties Many of these dynasties have presently few or no devotees due to most of the Hasidic groups being destroyed during the Holocaust, 1939–1945. Other communities are flourishing and have growing Hasidic sects. There are many dynasties whose followers number around five to fifteen people, and are not listed here. [edit] References - Rabinowicz, Tzvi M. The Encyclopedia of Hasidism: ISBN 1-56821-123-6 Jason Aronson, Inc., 1996.
- Alfasi, Yitschak. החסידות מדור לדור Hachasidut miDor leDor (2 vols)
- ^ Who is the leader of the Breslover Chassidim today? Rebbe Nachman
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