Nikolsburg (Hasidic Dynasty)
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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 Dov Ber ben Avraham of Mezeritch ( yi, דֹּב בֶּער מִמֶּזְרִיטְשְׁ; died December 1772 OS), also known as the ''Maggid of Mezeritch'', was a disciple of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (the Baal Shem Tov), the founder of Hasidic ...
. 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 ...
of
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 Mikulov (; german: Nikolsburg; yi, ניקאלשבורג, ''Nikolshburg'') is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The historic centre of Mikulov is well preserved and i ...
, 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 (1754–1816), Chief Rabbi of Jamnitz,
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 Lelov ( yi, לעֶלוֹב) is a Polish-Israeli Hasidic dynastic court, which traces its origins to the town of Lelów, Poland where the court was established in 1815 by Rabbi Dovid Biderman (1746-1814). The Lelover dynasty migrated from Poland ...
. 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 Zevi Joshua Horowitz. ** 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 numb ...
. **** Shragei Shmuel Shmelke Schnitzler (1889–1979), the Tchabe Rav. ***** Baruch Yehuda Lebovitch (1909–1951), religious judge of
Kish Kish may refer to: Geography * Gishi, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, a village also called Kish * Kiş, Shaki, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality also spelled Kish * Kish Island, an Iranian island and a city in the Persian Gulf * Kish, Iran, ...
. Son-in-law of Shragei Shmuel Shmelke Schnitzler. ******
Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits (Yiddish: יוסף יחיאל מיכל לעבאוויטש) is a Hasidic rebbe and the founder of the Nikolsburg-Monsey Hasidic community. Family Yechiel Mechel Lebovits was born in New York to Rabbi Baruch Yehud ...
(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 Woodbourne is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Fallsburg in Sullivan County, New York, United States. Woodbourne is bordered by the town of Neversink, the hamlet of Grahamsville, the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake, the hamlet of ...
.


External link


Website of the Nikolsburg rebbe of Monsey


References

{{Hasidic dynasties Hasidic dynasties Hasidic Judaism in Europe Jews and Judaism in Moravia Margraviate of Moravia Orthodox Judaism in the Czech Republic