List of Hasidic dynasties
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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 ADoneinu 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 a leader by following the precepts of a deceased leader.
A Hasidic group has the following characteristics:
- It was founded by a leader who did not appoint or leave a successor;
- It may be 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, or it may be named after the founder himself;
- It has followers who continue as a group under the direction of rabbis who teach and interpret the precepts of the deceased founder.
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[edit] Larger dynasties
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a large following include:
[edit] Smaller dynasties
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a small following include:
[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] A
- Alesk (from Olesko, Ukraine)
- Anipoli (from Annopol, Ukraine)
- Apt/Zinkov/Mezhbizh (from Opatów, Poland)
- Avritch (from Ovruch, Ukraine)
[edit] B
- Baitch (from Biecz, Poland)
- Besermin (from Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary)
- Bender (from Bender, Moldova)
- Bertch (from Bircza, Poland)
- Białystok (from Białystok)
- Bialobrzeg (from Białobrzegi, Poland)
- Bilgoray (from Biłgoraj, Poland)
- Binding (From Elbing/Elbląg, Poland)
- Bluzhev (from Błażowa, Poland)
- Bikovsk (from Bikofsk)
- Bohush (from Bohushi, Romania)
- Bonia
- Boslover
- Botoshan (from Botoşani, Romania)
- Breslev from Uman
- Brod (from Brody, Ukraine)
- Brisdovitz (from Berezdivtsi, Ukraine)
- Bucharest (from Bucureşti, Romania)
- Burshtin (from Burshtyn, Ukraine)
[edit] C
- Chabad-Bobroisk (from Bobrujsk, Belarus)
- Chabad-Kapust
- Chabad-Liadi
- Chabad-Nezhin
- Chabad-Strashelye
- Chadusha
- Chernovitz (from Chernivtsi)
- Cieszanow
- Czortkow (from Chortkiv)
- Chust (from Khust)
- Cleveland
- Cracow (from Kraków)
[edit] D
- Deyzh (from Dej, Romania)
- Debrecen (from Debrecen)
- Dinev (from Dynów, Poland)
- Dobromil (from Dobromyl, Ukraine)
- Dombrova (from Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Poland)
- Drubitsh (from Drohobych, Poland)
- Dzirka (from Györke/Ďurkov, Slovakia?)
- Dzikov (from Tarnobrzeg, Poland)
[edit] E
- Eisysky (from Eišiškės, Lithuania)
- Erlau (from Eger/Erlau, Hungary)
- Etched (from Nagyecsed, Hungary)
[edit] F
[edit] G
- Gorlitz (from Gorlice, Poland)
- Gostynin (from Gostynin, Poland)
- Gvodzitz (from Hvizdets)
- Gribov (from Grybów, Poland)
[edit] H
- Hornsteipel (from Hornostaypil', near Chernobyl)
- Huvniv (from Hivniv, Ukraine)
- Husiatyn
[edit] K
- Kaliv (from Nagykálló, Hungary)
- Kaminka (from Kamianka-Buzka, Ukraine)
- Kaminetz
- Kunskvola (from Końskowola, Poland)
- Karlihaz
- Kashou
- Kerestir (from Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary)
- Khentshin (from Chęciny, Poland)
- Kielce (from Kielce, Poland)
- Kojdanov (from Koidanova, Belarus)
- Komarno (from Komarno, Ukraine)
- Kopyczynitz (from Kopychyntsi, Ukraine)
- Korets (from Korets, Ukraine)
- Koson (from Koson, Ukraine)
- Kosov (from Kosiv, Ukraine)
- Kotsk (from Kock, Poland)
- Kozlov
- Kozhnitz (from Kozienice, Poland)
- Krasna
- Krula
- Kshanov (from Chrzanów, Poland)
- Kutna (Hasidic dynasty)
- Kuzmir (from Kazimierz Dolny, near Warsaw)
[edit] L
- Łańcut (from Łańcut, Poland)
- Lebina
- Lelov (from Lelów, Poland)
- Lechovitch (from Lyakhavichy, Belarus)
- Leipnik (from Leipnik, Czech Republic)
- Leipzig
- Linitz
- Liske
- Lizhensk (from Leżajsk, Poland)
- Leva
- Liozna
- Lublin (from Lublin, Poland)
- Lutsk (from Lutsk, Ukraine)
[edit] M
- Madyer
- Malachim
- Margareten (from Marghita, Romania)
- Mattersdorf (from Mattersburg, Austria)
- Mezhbizh (from Medzhybizh), Ukraine; Also see Apter Rov
- Mishkoltz (from Miskolc, Hungary)
- Mogelnitz (from Mogielnica, Poland)
- Manestrishtze
[edit] N
- Nadvorna
- Narol
- Nadferli
- Neshchiz (from Nesukhoyezhe, Ukraine)
- Nikolsburg[disambiguation needed
] (from Mikulov/Nikolsburg) - Nitra (from Nitra/Nyitra)
[edit] O
[edit] P
- Pashkan (from Paşcani, Romania)
- Philadelphia (from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Piasetzne
- Pietrokov (from Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland)
- Pilts (from Pilica[disambiguation needed ])
- Pilzno
- Pinsk (named for Pinsk, Belarus)
- Pintchiv (from Pińczów, Poland)
- Pistin
- Pishkivitcha
- Pittsburgh (from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Porisov (from Parysów, Poland)
- Polonoye (from Polonne (Polonnoye), Volhynia)
- Premishlan (from Peremyshliany, Ukraine)
- Pshemishl (from Przemyśl, Poland)
- Pshevorsk (from Przeworsk, Poland)
- Pshiskhe (from Przysucha, Poland)
[edit] R
- Radomsk (from Radomsko, Poland)
- Radorztz
- Radoshitz (from Radoszyce, Poland)
- Radvil (from Radyvyliv, Ukraine)
- Ratzfert (from Újfehértó, Hungary)
- Rimenov (from Rymanów, Poland)
- Ribnitz (from Rybnitsa, Moldova or Transnistria)
- Roman (from Roman, Romania)
- Ropshitz (from Ropczyce, Poland)
- Ruzhin (from Ruzhyn, Ukraine)
- Rzeszów (Rzeszów, Galicia, Poland)
[edit] S
- Sadovna (from Sadowne, Poland)
- Sambur (from Sambir, Ukraine)
- Sadigura (from Sadhora, Ukraine)
- Sanz (from Nowy Sącz, Poland)
- Sasregen (from Szászrégen/Reghin, Romania)
- Serdahel (from Szerdahely)
- Sassov (from Sasiv, Ukraine)
- Savran
- Senta Serbia
- Seret (from Siret, Romania)
- Shedlitz (from Siedlce, Poland)
- Shepetivka from Shepetivka, Ukraine
- Shotz (from Suceava, Romania)
- Shidlovtza (from Szydłowiec, Poland)
- Shineva (from Sieniawa, Poland)
- Shpikov (from Shpykiv, Ukraine)
- Shpola (from Shpola, Ukraine)
- Shtefanesht (from Ştefăneşti, Romania)
- Siget (Sighetu-Marmaţiei/Máramarossziget, Romania)
- Sochatchov (from Sochaczew, Poland)
- Sokolov (from Sokołów Podlaski, Poland - there was a Hasidic dynasty in Sokołów Małopolski, Poland, as well)
- Stanislov (from Stanyslaviv, Ukraine)
- Stepan (from Stepan, Ukraine)
- Stichin (from Szczucin, Poland)
- Stretin (from Stratin, Ukraine)
- Strikov (from Stryków, Poland)
- Strizhov
- Sudilkov (from Sudylkiv, Ukraine)
- Sulitz (from Suliţa, Romania)
[edit] T
- Tenka (from Hungary?)
- Tartakov (from Tartakiv, Ukraine)
- Tetsh (from Técső - now Tyachiv, Ukraine)
- Temishvar (from Timişoara, Romania)
- Tolna (from Talne, Ukraine)
- Toldos Tzvi
- Toltchva (from Tolcsva, Hungary)
- Tosh (from Nyírtass, Hungary)
- Trisk (from Turiisk, Ukraine)
- Tseshenov (from Cieszanów, Poland)
- Tshakova (from Szczakowa, Poland)
- Tzehlim (from Deutschkreutz, Austria)
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Vasloi (from Vaslui, Romania)
- Vien (Rabbinical dynasty) (from Wien/Vienna)
- Voidislav (from Wodzisław, Poland)
- Volova (from Mizhhirya, Ukraine)
- Vorka from Warka, Poland
- Vulkan
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
- Zablitov (Zabolotiv, Ukraine)
- Zbarz (from Zbarazh, Ukraine)
- Zhmigrid (from Nowy Żmigród, Poland)
- Zhitomir (from Zhytomyr)
- Zibov
- Zidichov
- Zinkov
- Zlatipol (from Zlatopol)
- Zlotchov (from Zolochiv)
- Zolozitz
- Zychlin
[edit] Hasidic groups (non-dynastic)
| Name | Founder | Headquartered In | City/Town of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breslov | Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) | Jerusalem, Israel | Bratslav, Ukraine |
| Malachim | Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine haCohen (1860–1938) | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York |
| Vien | Klonumos Karl Richter | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Vienna, Austria |
[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)
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