Alesk is the name of a

Hasidic Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism (Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of contem ...

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founded by

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Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer. It is named after Alesk, the

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

name of

Oles'ko Olesko ( uk, Олесько; ; pl, Olesko; yi, אַלעסק, Alesk; ) is an urban-type settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . It w ...

, a town in present-day

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Lineage

* Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer (died August 1884), first Alesker Rebbe known as the ''Lev Sameach'' (lit. "happy heart"), son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of

Belz Belz ( uk, Белз; pl, Bełz; yi, בעלז ') is a small city in Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, located between the Solokiya river (a tributary of the Bug River) and the Richytsia stream. Belz hosts the administ ...

. His works include ''Lev Sameach'' on the

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the s ...

, '' Siddur Lev Sameach'', and ''

Hagaddah The Haggadah ( he, הַגָּדָה, "telling"; plural: Haggadot) is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. According to Jewish practice, reading the Haggadah at the Seder table is a fulfillment of the mitzvah to each Jew ...

Lev Sameach''. He also codified the Torah writings of his father-in-law. ** Rabbi Yitzchak Maier (died March 1904), son of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer. ** Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi (1832-1896), son of Rabbi Joel Ashkenazi and son-in-law of Rebbe Chanoch Henich Dov Mayer. Rabbi Asher Anschel was a descendant of the Chacham Zvi. *** Rabbi Yitzchok Ashkenazi (Weliczker) (died October 1942) son of Rabbi Yaakov Hersh Weliczker and son-in-law of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi. *** Rabbi Abraham Naftali Ashkenazi (died 1928), son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi. *** Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Ashkenazi (died 1942), son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi. **** Rabbi Meshullam Yissachar Ashkenazi (born 1905; died November 1994), son of Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Ashkenazi. ***** Rabbi Uri Ashkenazi (died March 2020), son of Rabbi Meshullam Yissachar Ashkenazi. *** Rabbi Moshe David Ashkenazi (died 1930), son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi. *** Rabbi Israel Ashkenazi (died May 1935), son of Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi. The previous rabbi of Alesk, Rabbi Yitzchok Ashkenazi resided in

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, NY. He died on January, 10th 2022. The grand rebbes of Sassov,

Kaliv Kaliv is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Yitzchak Isaac Taub (1744–1821) of Nagykálló (in Yiddish ''Kalev, Kaalov, Kaliv''), Hungary. History Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub Rabbi Taub (1751 - 7 Adar 2, March 21 1821) was the rabbi of Kalov and the ...

, Stanislov, Trisk, Malin and Radomishel are descendants of the Alesk dynasty.

Stanislav sub-dynasty

Rabbi Asher Anschel Ashkenazi established the Stanislav dynasty in western

in a town now known as

Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...

. The town used to be called Stanisławów, and is still known in

as ''Stanislav''. Arriving in London after surviving

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, Rabbi Meshullam Yissachar Ashkenazi became known as the Stanislav-Alesker Rebbe. After his death in 1994, his son, Rabbi Uri Ashkenazi, became the Stanislaver Rebbe of London. He was a well-known mohel and led his

Beth midrash A ''beth midrash'' ( he, בית מדרש, or ''beis medrash'', ''beit midrash'', pl. ''batei midrash'' "House of Learning") is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall." It is distinct from a synagogue (''beth kness ...

in Stamford Hill at 93 Lordship Park, London. He was hospitalized in a serious state after testing positive for coronavirus on March 25, 2020, and he died the next day.https://hamodia.com/2020/03/26/harav-uri-ashkenazi-ztl-stanislaver-rebbe-london/

References

Hasidic dynasties Jewish Galician (Eastern Europe) history {{Ukraine-hist-stub

Lineage

Stanislav sub-dynasty

See also

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