Nikolsburg (

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 ...

: ניקאלשפורג) is the name of a

Hasidic dynasty A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics: * Each leader of the dynasty is often known as an ''ADMOR'' (abbreviation for '' ADoneinu MOreinu ...

descending from

Shmelke of Nikolsburg Shmuel Shmelke HaLevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg (Yiddish: שמואל שמעלקי הלוי הורוויץ פון ניקאלשפורג, ; 1726 – April 28, 1778) also known as the Rebbe Reb Shmelke was an early Hasidic master and kabbalist, who is am ...

, a disciple of Dov Ber of Mezeritch. From 1773 to 1778 he was the

Chief Rabbi Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...

Moravia Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The me ...

, in the city of Nikolsburg, from which the dynasty gets its name.

Nikolsburg lineage

Boston and Lelov

* Shmuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz (1726–1778), Chief Rabbi of Nikolsburg. **

Zevi Joshua Horowitz Zevi Joshua HaLevi Horowitz (1760–1816) also known as the Ribash (ריב"ש, Rabbi Joshua ben Shmuel) was the son of Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz of Nikolsburg and a prominent Moravian Hasidic figure. Biography Born in Nikolsburg, Moravia around ...

(1754–1816), Chief Rabbi of

Jamnitz Jemnice (; german: Jamnitz) is a town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrativ ...

Trebitsch Trebitsch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Abraham Trebitsch (c. 1760–?), Austrian scholar *Arthur Trebitsch (1880–1927) Austrian writer and racial theorist *Gyula Trebitsch (1914–2005), German film producer *Ignaz Treb ...

'','' and Prossnitz. Son-in-law of his uncle

Pinchas Horowitz Rabbi Pinchas HaLevi Horowitz (c. 1731, Chortkiv – July 1, 1805, Frankfort-on-the-Main), also known as the Baal Hafla'ah, was a rabbi and Talmudist. Life The descendant of a long line of rabbinical ancestors and the son of Rabbi Zvi Hirsc ...

."Horowitz, Ẓevi Joshua ben Samuel Shmelke ." Encyclopaedia Judaica. . ''Encyclopedia.com.'' 18 Aug. 2022 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>. *** Yaakov Dovid Horowitz (died 1855) **** Noach Pinchas Horowitz (died 1875), Chief Rabbi of Magierov. ***** Alexsander Yitzchak Horowitz (1826–1886). ****** Shmuel Shmelke Horowitz (1860–1898), rabbi in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. *******

Pinchas David Horowitz Rabbi Pinchas David Horowitz, (July 15, 1877 or 1876 - November 28, 1941) was a Hasidic rebbe and the founder of the Boston Hasidic dynasty, one of the first Hasidic courts in America. Biography Born in Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְר ...

(1876–1941), Founder of the Boston Hasidic dynasty. ***** David Tzvi Shlomo Biderman (1844–1918), Fourth rebbe of Lelov. Son-in-law of Noach Pinchas Horowitz. His great-grandson Pinchas Yitzchak Biderman (b. 1940), is the rebbe of Lelov-Nikolsburg.

Nikolsburg-Monsey

* Baruch'l Schnitzler (died 1822), rabbi in

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 ...

. Son-in-law of

. ** Yoel Schnitzler (died 1865), Chief Rabbi of Kotaj. *** Baruch Yehuda Schnitzler (1845-1894), Chief Rabbi of

Derecske Derecske is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. History The town was first mentioned in 1291. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population typically refers to the numbe ...

. **** Shragei Shmuel Shmelke Schnitzler (1889–1979), the Tchabe Rav. ***** Baruch Yehuda Lebovitch (1909–1951), religious judge of Kish. Son-in-law of Shragei Shmuel Shmelke Schnitzler. ****** Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits (born 1947), rebbe of the Nikolsburg community in Monsey.

Mordechai Zev Jungreis

Mordechai Zev Jungreis, a descendant of

Mordecai Benet Mordecai ben Abraham Benet ( he, מרדכי בן אברהם בנט, also Marcus Benedict; 1753–1829) was a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia. Biography He was born at Csurgó, a small village in the county of Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary. As Be ...

is also known as the Nikolsburger rebbe and is the rabbi of the B'nai Israel Synagogue in Woodbourne, New York.

External link

Website of the Nikolsburg rebbe of Monsey

References

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