List of Hasidic dynasties and groups
A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes,[1] and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:
- Each leader of the dynasty is often known as an ADMOR[2] (abbreviation for ADoneinu MOreinu Rabeinu - "our master, our teacher and our rabbi") or simply as Rebbe (or "the Rebbe"), and at times called the "Rav" ("rabbi"), and sometimes referred to in English as a "Grand Rabbi";
- The dynasty continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession (usually by a family descendant);
- The dynasty 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;
- The dynasty 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 expound and interpret the precepts of the deceased founder.
Dynasties with larger following
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a large following include:
Dynasties with smaller following
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a small following include:
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.
A
- Alesk (from Olesko, Ukraine)
- Amdur (from Indura, Belarus)
- Anipoli (from Annopol, Ukraine)
- Apt/Zinkov/Mezhbizh (from Opatów, Poland)
B
- Beitsh (from Biecz, Poland)
- Bender (from Bender, Moldova)
- Bertch (from Bircza, Poland)
- Białystok (from Białystok)
- Bialobrzeg (from Białobrzegi, Poland)
- Bluzhev (from Błażowa, Poland)
- Bikovsk (from Bikofsk)
- Bohush (from Buhuși, Romania)
- Bonia
- Botoshan (from Botoşani, Romania)
- Brod (from Brody, Ukraine) (several)
- Brizdovitz (from Berezdivtsi, Ukraine)
- Bucharest (from Bucureşti, Romania) (several)
- Burshtin (from Burshtyn, Ukraine)
C
- Chabad-Avrutsh (from Ovruch, Ukraine)
- Chabad-Bobroisk (from Bobrujsk, Belarus)
- Chabad-Kapust
- Chabad-Liadi
- Chabad-Nezhin
- Chabad-Strashelye
- Chernovitz (from Chernivtsi) (several)
- Czortkow (from Chortkiv)
- Chust (from Khust) (several)
- Cleveland
- Cracow (from Kraków)
- Crasna
D
- Deyzh (from Dej, Romania,)(previously, Hungary)
- Dinov (from Dynów, Poland)
- Dombrova (from Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Poland)
- Drubitsh (from Drohobych, Poland) (several)
- Dzirka (from Györke/Ďurkov, Slovakia)(previously Hungary)
- Dzikov (from Tarnobrzeg, Poland)
E
- Erlau (from Eger/Erlau, Hungary)
- Etched (from Nagyecsed, Hungary)
F
G
- Gorlitz (from Gorlice, Poland)
- Gostynin (from Gostynin, Poland)
- Gvodzitz (from Hvizdets)
- Gribov (from Grybów, Poland)
H
- Hornsteipel (from Hornostaypil', near Chernobyl)
- Huvniv (from Hivniv, Ukraine)
- Husiatyn
K
- Kaliv (from Nagykálló, Hungary)
- Kaminke (the unrelated Ukrainian Kaminke dynasty from Kamianka, Ukraine and Galician Kaminke dynasty from Kamianka-Buzka, Ukraine)
- Kaminetz
- Kunskvola (from Końskowola, Poland)
- Karlihaz
- Kashou
- Kerestir (from Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary)
- Khentshin (from Chęciny, Poland)
- Kielce (from Kielce, Poland)
- Koidanov (from Koidanava, Belarus)
- Kolbasov
- 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)
- Kuzmir (from Kazimierz Dolny, near Warsaw) (several)
L
- Łańcut (from Łańcut, Poland)
- Lashkovitz (from Ulashkivtsi, Ukraine)
- Lelov (from Lelów, Poland)
- Lechovitch (from Lyakhavichy, Belarus)
- Linitz
- Liske (Olaszliszka, Hungary)
- Lizhensk (from Leżajsk, Poland)
- Leva
- Liozna
- Lublin (from Lublin, Poland) (several)
- Lutsk (from Lutsk, Ukraine) (several)
M
- Margareten (from Marghita/Margitta, Romania) (previously, Hungary)
- Mattersdorf (from Mattersburg, Austria)
- Mezhbizh (from Medzhybizh), Ukraine; Also see Apter Rov
- Mishkoltz (from Miskolc, Hungary) (several)
- Mogelnitz (from Mogielnica, Poland)
- Manestrishtze
N
- Nadvorna(previously Poland, Austria-Hungary), (now in, Ukraine)
- Narol, (Galicia, Austria-Hungary, (now in, Poland)
- Neshchiz (from Nesukhoyezhe, Ukraine)
- Nikolsburg (from Mikulov/Nikolsburg), (Czech Republic)
O
P
- Pabianice, (Poland)
- Pashkan (from Paşcani, Romania)
- Philadelphia (from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Piasetzne
- Pietrokov (from Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland)
- Pilts (from Pilica, Poland)
- Pilzno (named for Pilzno, Poland)
- Pintchiv (from Pińczów, Poland)
- Pittsburgh (from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Porisov (from Parysów, Poland)
- Premishlan (from Peremyshliany, Ukraine)
- Pshemishl (from Przemyśl, Poland)
- Pshevorsk (from Przeworsk, Poland)
- Pshiskhe (from Przysucha, Poland) (two)
R
- Radomsk (from Radomsko, Poland)
- Radoshitz (from Radoszyce, Poland)
- Radvil (from Radyvyliv, Ukraine)
- Ratzfert (from Újfehértó, Hungary)
- Rimenov (from Rymanów, Poland)
- Roman (from Roman, Romania)
- Ropshitz (from Ropczyce, Poland)
- Ruzhin (from Ruzhyn, Ukraine)
- Rzeszów (Rzeszów, Galicia, Poland)
S
- Sambur (from Sambir, Ukraine) (several)
- Sadigura (from Sadhora, Ukraine)
- Sanz (from Nowy Sącz, Poland)
- Sasregen (from Szászrégen/Reghin, Romania)(previously Hungary)
- Sassov (from Sasiv, Ukraine)
- Savran
- Seret (from Siret, Romania)
- Shedlitz (from Siedlce, Poland)
- Shotz (from Suceava, Romania)
- Shidlovtza (from Szydłowiec, Poland)
- Shineva (from Sieniawa, Poland)
- Shpikov (from Shpykiv, Ukraine)
- Shtefanesht (from Ştefăneşti, Romania)
- Siget (Sighetu-Marmaţiei/Máramarossziget, Romania)(previously Hungary)(parent of, now sharing leadership with, Satmar dynasty above)
- Sochatchov (from Sochaczew, Poland)
- Sokolov (from Sokołów Podlaski, Poland - there was a branch of the Ropshitz dynasty in Sokołów Małopolski, Poland, as well)
- Stanislov (from Stanyslaviv, Ukraine) (several)
- Stepan (from Stepan, Ukraine)
- Stitshin (from Szczucin, Poland)
- Stretin (from Stratin, Ukraine)
- Strikov (from Stryków, Poland)
- Strizhov
- Sudilkov (from Sudylkiv, Ukraine)
- Sulitza (from Suliţa, Romania) (there was also a branch of the Shotz dynasty in Sulitza)
T
- Tetsh (from Técső - now Tyachiv, Ukraine)(previously Hungary)
- Temeshvar (from Timişoara, Romania)(previously Hungary)
- Tolna (from Talne, Ukraine)
- Toldos Tzvi
- Trisk (from Turiisk, Ukraine)
- Tseshenov (from Cieszanów, Poland)
- Tshakova (from Szczakowa, Poland)
U
V
- Vasloi (from Vaslui, Romania)
- Vien (from Wien/Vienna)
- Volova (from Mizhhirya, Ukraine)
- Vorka from Warka, Poland
- Vulkan (from Vulcan, Hunedoara, Romania)(previously Hungary)
Y
Z
- Zablitov (Zabolotiv, Ukraine)
- Zbarz (from Zbarazh, Ukraine) (several)
- Zenta (break-off from Satmar)(from, Serbia) (previously Hungary)
- Zhmigrid (from Nowy Żmigród, Poland)
- Zhitomir (from Zhytomyr)
- Zidichov
- Zinkov
- Zlatipol (from Zlatopol)
- Zlotchov (from Zolochiv)
- Zolozitz (Hasidic dynasty)]
- Zychlin
Hasidic groups (non-dynastic)
| Name | Founder | Headquartered In | City/Town of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breslov | Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) | Jerusalem, Israel | Bratslav, Ukraine |
| Lev Tahor | Shlomo Helbrans | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec. Guatemala City, Guatemala | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Malachim | Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine haCohen (1860–1938) | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York |
| Rybnitza | Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz (d. 1995) | Monsey, New York | Rybnitsa, Moldova/Transnistria |
| Vien | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Vienna, Austria | |
| Shuva Yisrael | Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto | New York City | Ashdod, Israel |
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)
- ^ "Hasidism". World Book. Vol. 9. 2012. p. 82.
- ^ Ettinger, Yair (Jan 1, 2013). "Hasidic leader Yaakov Friedman, the Admor of Sadigura, dies at 84". Haaretz. Retrieved Oct 14, 2013.
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