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Boyaner Rebbe
Boyan ( yi, באיאן) is a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic List of Hasidic dynasties, dynasty named after the town of Boiany in the historic region of Bukovina, now in Ukraine. The Hasidut is headquartered in Jerusalem, with communities in Beitar Ilit, Bnei Brak, Manchester, Australia, Beis Shemesh, London, Antwerp, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Monsey, New York, Monsey, Lakewood, New Jersey, Lakewood, and Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta . Boyan is one of the branches of the Ruzhin (Hasidic dynasty), Ruzhiner dynasty, together with Bohush (Hasidic dynasty), Bohush, Chortkov (Hasidic dynasty), Chortkov, Husiatyn (Hasidic dynasty), Husiatyn, Sadigura (Hasidic dynasty), Sadigura, Kapishnitz, Vasloi (Hasidic dynasty), Vaslui and Shtefanesht (Hasidic dynasty), Shtefanesht. History First Boyaner Rebbe The founder of the dynasty was Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman (1850–1917), known as the ''Pachad Yitzchok''. He was the eldest son of Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman (first Sadigura rebbe), Avrohom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Judaism, Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contemporary Western Ukraine during the 18th century, and spread rapidly throughout Eastern Europe. Today, most affiliates reside in Israel and the United States. Israel Ben Eliezer, the "Baal Shem Tov", is regarded as its founding father, and his disciples developed and disseminated it. Present-day Hasidism is a sub-group within Haredi Judaism and is noted for its religious conservatism and social seclusion. Its members adhere closely both to Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish practice – with the movement's own unique emphases – and the traditions of Eastern European Jews. Many of the latter, including various special styles of dress and the use of the Yiddish language, are nowadays associated almost exclusively with Hasidism. Hasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
