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Sanz (or Tsanz, yi, צאנז) is a
Hasidic dynasty
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originating in the city of Sanz (
Nowy Sącz) in
Galicia. The dynasty was founded by the
rebbe
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Rabbi
Chaim Halberstam
Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1793–1876) ( he, חיים הלברשטאם מצאנז), known as the ''Divrei Chaim'' after his sefer (works), was the rabbi of Sanz ( pl, Nowy Sącz), a famous Hasidic Rebbe and the founder of the Sanz Hasidic d ...
(1793–1876) who was the rabbi of Nowy Sącz and the author of the work ''Divrei Chaim'' by which name he is known as well.
Rabbi Chaim was a disciple of Rabbi
Naftali Zvi of Ropshitz
Naftali Zvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (May 22, 1760 – May 8, 1827) was a Galician ''rebbe''.
Biography
Horowitz was born on May 22, 1760, the day that the Baal Shem Tov died, to Menachem Mendel Rubin of Linsk. His mother Beila was the daughter of ...
. He opened his court after the death of Rabbi Asher Yeshaya of
Ropshitz, son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi.
After his demise (25
Nisan 5636, 19 April 1876), his six sons and his seven sons-in-law built courtyards with new names in the cities where they served as rabbis, and their chassidim separated, but most of them went to his eldest son, Rabbi
Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam
Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam (1813–1898), known as the ''Shinever Rov'' (Rabbi of Sieniawa), was the eldest son of the ''Divrei Chaim'', Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz. He was famous for his disagreements with his father on matters of h ...
of
Shinova. His fourth son, Rabbi Aharon, remained to serve as rabbi and rebbe in Sanz, but he was known as the 'Rav of Kreiz', that is, the rabbi of the province, a title he already had in his father's life. In the generations that followed, there were divisions within the courtyards of the dynasty and dozens of different courts were established from the dynasty, and existed until the
Holocaust
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.
Sanz dynasty
The ''Divrei Chaim'' had fourteen children; his seven sons were:
#Rabbi
Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam
Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam (1813–1898), known as the ''Shinever Rov'' (Rabbi of Sieniawa), was the eldest son of the ''Divrei Chaim'', Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz. He was famous for his disagreements with his father on matters of h ...
(1814–1898) of
Shinive;
#Rabbi
Duvid Halberstam
Dovid Halberstam (1821–1894) was a religious leader of the Hasidic Jewish community of Chrzanow.
Family life
Dovid Halberstam was the second son of Chaim Halberstam or ''Divrei Chaim'', the founder of the Sanz Hasidic dynasty of rebbes, whi ...
(1821–1894) of
Kshaniv;
#Rabbi Myer Nosson Halberstam (1827–1855), father of Rabbi
Shlomo Halberstam, the first
Bobover Rebbe;
#Rabbi Boruch Halberstam (1829–1906) of
Gorlice
Gorlice ( uk, Горлиці, translit=''Horlytsi'') is a city and an urban municipality ("gmina") in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy S ...
( ''Gorlitz'');
#Rabbi Aharon Halberstam, his successor in Nowy Sącz;
#Rabbi Shulem Lazer Halberstam of
Ratzfert (1862–1944), who was murdered by the
Nazis
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in the
Holocaust
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;
#Rabbi Yitzchok Yeshaye Halberstam of
Czchów
Czchów ( yi, טשיכוב-Chekhoiv, german: Weißenkirchen) is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,288 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies on the Dunajec river, and along National Road Nr. 75. In the years ...
(''Tshkhoiv'') (1864–1944), who was also murdered by the Nazis;
and seven daughters:
#Reitza who married Rabbi Mordechai Dov Twerski, the
Admor
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of
Hornsteipl.
#Miryam who married Rabbi Moshe Unger, son of Rabbi Mordechai David of
Dombrov
Dombrov is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Mordechai Dovid Unger (c. 1770-1846). Dombrov is the Yiddish name of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, a town in present-day Poland.
Lineage
Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger was the son of Tsvi Hersh, a disciple of Rabb ...
.
#Yuta who married Rabbi Eliezer Yerucham Baron, son of Rabbi Yisrael Yitzchak Baron of
Radoshitz
#Nechama who married Rabbi Yitzchak Tuvia Rubin, rabbi of "New Sanz" and son of Rabbi Meir Rubin of
Glogov-Dombrova
#Tila who married Rabbi Aharon Horowitz, Admor of
Beitsh (
Biecz
Biecz () (german: Beitsch) is a town and municipality in southeastern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Gorlice County. It is in the Carpathian Mountains, in the Doły Jasielsko-Sanockie, by the Ropa River. Due to its rich history, it is oft ...
), son of Rabbi Meir Horowitz of
Dzikov
Ropshitz ( yi, , he, ) is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, or rabbinical family and group, who are descendants of Rabbi Naftali Zvi of Ropshitz (1760–1827). Ropshitz is the name of a town in southern Poland, known in Polish as Ropczyce.
Several ...
#Freidel who married Rabbi Elazar HaLevi Rosenfeld,
Av Beit Din of
Oswiecim, son of Rabbi Yehoshua HaLevi Rosenfeld of
Kaminke ">E/small>
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Offshoots
Bobov
* Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793–1876) of Sanz
** Rabbi Mayer Noson Halberstam (1827–1855), son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz
*** Rabbi
Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905), first Bobover Rebbe, author of ''Ateres Shlomo'', son of Rabbi Mayer Noson
**** Rabbi
Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941), second Bobover Rebbe, author of ''Kedushas Tzion'', son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
***** Rabbi
Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000), third Bobover Rebbe, son of Rabbi Ben Zion
****** Rabbi
Naftali Tzvi Halberstam (1931–2005) fourth Bobover Rebbe, son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
****** Rabbi
Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam
Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam ( he, בן ציון אריה לייבוש הלברשטאם) is the current leader of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', " ...
(born 1955), present Bobover Rebbe, son of Rabbi Shlomo (II)
******* Rabbi
Mordechai Dovid Unger
Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger Shlita ( he, הרב מרדכי דוד אונגער) is the first Rebbe of Bobov-45.
Biography
Unger was born in 1954 to Yaakov Yitzchok Unger of Dombrov. He is the younger son-in-law of the Naftali Zvi Halberstam, t ...
(born 1954) present Bobov-45 Rebbe, son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi
Sanz-Gribov
* Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
** Rabbi Aaron Halberstam (1826–1903), Sanzer Rav; son of Rabbi Chaim
*** Rabbi Arye Leibish Halberstam (1852–1935), Sanzer Rav; son of Rabbi Aaron
**** Rabbi Mordechai Zev Halberstam (1882–1942), Sanzer Rav; son of Rabbi Aryeh Leibish
***** Rabbi Boruch Halberstam (1903–1942), Gribover Rav; son of Rabbi Mordechai Zev
****** Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, Sanz-Gribover Rebbe in Boro Park, son of Rabbi Boruch
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;''The following dynasties stem from Rabbi Boruch Halberstam, the Gorlitser Rov:''
Sanz-Gorlitz
*Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
**Grand Rabbi Boruch Halberstam of Gorlitz, son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz
***Grand Rabbi
Elisha Halberstam (1860–1941) – died in
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...
****Grand Rabbi
Boruch Halberstam Boruch is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Boruch Ber Leibowitz, main student of Rabbi Chaim Brisker famed for his Talmudic lectures
*Boruch Greenfeld, (1872–1956), rabbi and Torah scholar
*Boruch Israel Dyner (1903–1979), B ...
(died 1982) of Gorlitz-
Bnei Brak, son-in-law of Rabbi
Yisochor Shlomo Teichtal of Pishtian, author of ''Eim Habonim S'meicho''
Sanz-Klausenburg
*Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793–1876) of Sanz.
**Grand Rabbi Baruch Halberstam (1829–1906) of
Gorlitz, son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz
***Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Halberstam (1851–1918), of
Ridnik, son of Rabbi Baruch
****Grand Rabbi
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (January 10, 1905 – June 18, 1994) was an Orthodox rabbi and the founding rebbe of the Sanz-Klausenburg Hasidic dynasty.
Halberstam was one of the youngest rebbes in Europe, leading thousands of followers in the ...
(1904–1994), the First
Sanz Klausenberger Rebbe, son of Rabbi Tzvi
*****Grand Rabbi
Zvi Elimelech Halberstam, present Sanzer Rebbe in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya, Israel, son of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah
*****Grand Rabbi
Shmuel Dovid Halberstam, present Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
,
New York, USA, son of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah
Sanz-Zhmigrod
*Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
**Grand Rabbi Baruch Halberstam of Gorlitz, son of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz
***Grand Rabbi
Sinai Halberstam (1870–1941), the first Zhmigroder Rebbe, a son of Rabbi Boruch of Gorlitz; died in the
Omsk forest, Siberia.
****Grand Rabbi Yaakov Halberstam (1902–1967), the Tshakover Rebbe, son-in-law of
the Shotzer Rebbe
*****Grand Rabbi Meir Halberstam, Tshakover Rebbe of
Bnei Brak (?-2011)
*****Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, Tshakover Rebbe of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
*****Rabbi
Moshe Halberstam Rabbi Moshe Halberstam (April 1, 1932 – April 26, 2006) was the son of Grand Rabbi Yaakov Halberstam of Tschakava, a scion of the Sanz dynasty, and of the daughter of Rabbi Sholom Moskowitz of Shotz of London.
He was the Rosh Yeshivah of ...
, (1932 – 2006)
Rosh Yeshiva of Tshakove in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
,
halachic
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authority and member of the
Edah HaChareidis
The Charedi Council of Jerusalem ( he, העדה החרדית, ''haEdah haCharedit'', Ashkenazi pronunciation: ''ha-Aideh Charaidis'' or ''ha-Eido ha-Chareidis''; "Congregation of God-Fearers") is a large Haredi Jewish communal organization based i ...
.
*****Rabbi Chacham Tzvi Halberstam (1937–1972), author of ''Toldot ha-Maggid mi-Kozhnits''.
******Rabbi Sinai Halberstam, rabbi of the Shikkun Gimel district of
Bnei Brak
******Grand Rabbi Naftali Elimelech Halberstam, Leipniker Rebbe of
Bnei Brak
****Grand Rabbi
Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (1909–7 January 2007
Arutz Sheva
/ref>), the second Zhmigroder Rebbe, son-in-law of the Stretiner Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Yehuda Tsvi Brandwein. Author of ''Arye Sho'ag'', died in Netanya. In his youth he studied under the Tshebiner Rov and Rabbi Meir Shapiro
Yehuda Meir Shapiro ( pl, Majer Jehuda Szapira; March 3, 1887 – October 27, 1933), was a prominent Polish Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva, also known as the Lubliner Rav. He is noted for his promotion of the Daf Yomi study program in 1923, ...
. During World War II had to leave Zhmigrid for Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
, then Lviv
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and eventually Siberia. He served as a rebbe
A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...
in Petah Tikva, where he found the Divrei Chaim Synagogue, Yafo and Bnei Brak. For a short period in 1950 he lived in Antwerp.
*****Grand Rabbi Sinai Halberstam, third and the current Sanz-Zhmigroder Rebbe, son of Rabbi Aryeh Leibish
*****Grand Rabbi Yehosua Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe of Antwerp, son of Rabbi Aryeh Leibish
*****Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe of Bnei Brak, son of Rabbi Aryeh Leibish
****Grand Rabbi Yisrael Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe of America
*****Grand Rabbi Sinai Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe of Borough Park (43rd Street), son of Rabbi Yisrael
Books of the Sanz movement
The main Hasidic works revered by the Sanz Dynasty are ''Divrei Chaim'', by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Tsanz and ''Divrei Yechezkel'' by his son, Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam
Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam (1813–1898), known as the ''Shinever Rov'' (Rabbi of Sieniawa), was the eldest son of the ''Divrei Chaim'', Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz. He was famous for his disagreements with his father on matters of h ...
.
Names
The place name Sanz in Poland should not be confused with the city Sens in France, for which another name is Shanz, as in ''Tos'fos Shanz'', the title of famous commentators of the Talmud. Shanz is also sometimes spelled Shantz.
See also
* Klausenberg (Hasidic dynasty)
Klausenburg, also known as Sanz-Klausenburg, is a Hasidic dynasty that originated in the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca (german: Klausenburg, hu, Kolozsvár), today in Romania.
At the behest of Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam, Klausenburg ...
* Bobov (Hasidic dynasty)
Bobov (or Bobover Hasidism) ( he, חסידות באבוב, yi, בּאָבּאָװ) is a Hasidic community within Haredi Judaism, originating in Bobowa, Galicia, in southern Poland, and now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park, in Br ...
References
External links
sanzusa.com
- The official Sanz-Klausenburg website (in Hebrew). Contains pictures and video about the movement.
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