Slonim is 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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originating in the town of Slonim, which is now in

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. Today, there are two Slonimer factions. Slonim, based in

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, and the Slanim community in

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. They are two distinct groups today, and have many differences between them. The first

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of Slonim, Rabbi Avraham Weinberg (1804–1883), was the author of ''Yesod HaAvodah''. In 1873, he sent a group of his grandchildren and other Hasidim to settle in

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; they set up their community in

Tiberias Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Fo ...

. Almost all of the Slonimer Hasidim in Europe perished at the hands of the

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in the

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. The present-day Slonimer community was rebuilt from the Slonimer Hasidim who had settled in Israel.

Outline of Slonimer dynasty

Spiritual legacy

* Rabbi Israel

Baal Shem Tov Israel ben Eliezer (1698 – 22 May 1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov ( he, בעל שם טוב, ) or as the Besht, was a Jewish mystic and healer who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. "Besht" is the acronym for Baal Shem Tov, which ...

, founder of

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:* Rabbi Dov Ber, the

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(Preacher) of

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, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov ::* Rabbi Aaron Hagodol of Karlin,

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of the Maggid ::: Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin, disciple of the Maggid and of Rabbi Aaron Hagodol of Karlin :::* Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitch, disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin ::::* Rabbi Noah of Lechovitch, son of Rabbi Mordechai :::::* Rabbi Moshe of

Kobrin Kobryn ( be, Кобрын; russian: Кобрин; pl, Kobryń; lt, Kobrynas; uk, Кобринь, Kobryn'; yi, קאָברין) is a city in the Brest Region of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. The city is located in the southwe ...

(1784 - 1858), disciple of Rabbi Noah of Lechovitch :::::: Rabbi Avraham of Slonim (1804 - 11 Cheshvan 1883), disciple of Rabbi Noah of Lechovitch and Rabbi Moshe of Kobrin, and first Rebbe of Slonim

Lineage of Slonimer Rebbes

* Rabbi Avraham of Slonim (1804 - 11

Cheshvan Marcheshvan ( he, מַרְחֶשְׁוָן, Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew, Standard , Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian ; from Akkadian language, Akkadian , literally, 'eighth month'), sometimes shortened to Cheshvan (, Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew ...

1883), author of ''Yesod HaAvodah'', first Slonmer Rebbe. :* Rabbi Shmuel Weinberg (1850-1916) of Slonim, author of ''Divrei Shmuel'', also known as the "Foter", grandson of the Rabbi Avraham, author of ''Yesod HaAvodah''. ::* Rabbi Yissachar Leib Weinberg of Slonim (1873 - 1928), son of the Rabbi Shmuel, author of ''Divrei Shmuel''. :::* Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Weinberg of Slonim-

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, son of Rabbi Yissachar Leib. :* Rabbi Noah Weinberg of Slonim and

, grandson of the author of ''Yesod HaAvodah'', brother of the author of ''Divrei Shmuel'', a ''menahel'' of

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''Or-Torah'' of Tiberias. :* Rabbi Matisyohu of Slonim, grandson of the author of ''Yesod HaAvodah''. ::* Rabbi Avraham Weinberg of Slonim (1884 - 1

Iyar Iyar ( he, אִייָר or , Standard ''ʾĪyyar'' Tiberian ''ʾĪyyār''; from akk, 𒌗 𒄞 itiayari " rosette; blossom") is the eighth month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei) and the second month of the Jewish religious year (w ...

1933), author of ''Beis Avraham'', son of Grand Rabbi Shmuel. :::* Rabbi Shlomo David Yehoshua Weinberg of Slonim-Baranovitch (1912 – 1943), son of the ''Beis Avraham''. ::::* Rabbi Mordechai Chaim of Slonim-Tiberias, grandson of the ''Yesod HaAvodah'' brother, disciple of the ''Beis Avraham'', successor of Rabbi Shlomo David Yehoshua Weinberg. :::::* Rabbi Avraham Weinberg of Tiberias and Jerusalem (''Rosh Chodesh''

Tammuz Dumuzid or Tammuz ( sux, , ''Dumuzid''; akk, Duʾūzu, Dûzu; he, תַּמּוּז, Tammûz),; ar, تمّوز ' known to the Sumerians as Dumuzid the Shepherd ( sux, , ''Dumuzid sipad''), is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with shep ...

1889 - 12 Sivan 1981), author of ''Birkas Avraham'', son of Rabbi Noah, disciple and nephew of the ''Divrei Shmuel'', successor of Rabbi Mordechai Chaim. IMG-20180219-WA0015

::::::* Rabbi

Sholom Noach Berezovsky Rabbi Sholom Noach Berezovsky ( he, שלום נח ברזובסקי; August 18, 1911 – August 8, 2000) served as Slonimer Rebbe from 1981 until his death. A prolific writer, He is widely known for his teachings which are published as a ...

(1911-2000), Slonimer Rebbe of Jerusalem, author of ''Nesivos Shalom'', son-in-law of the ''Birkas Avraham'' (R Avraham Weinberg). Worked diligently to reestablish Slonimer Hasidus from its small remnants after World War II. Published many Slonimer Hasidic books from original manuscripts and lost documents. :::::::* Rabbi Shmuel Berezovski, author of ''Darchei Noam'', present Slonimer Rebbe of Jerusalem, son of the ''Nesivos Shalom''.

Main Hasidic works of Slonim

In addition to those works revered by all Hasidim, the Slonimer Hasidim particularly revere the following books: ''Yesod HaAvodah'', ''Divrei Shmuel'', ''Beis Avraham'', ''Birkas Avraham''. The Slonimer rebbes of Jerusalem have also authored two tremendously popular Hasidic works, ''Nesivos Shalom'', by the previous Slonimer Rebbe of Jerusalem, and ''Darchei Noam'', by the present Slonimer Rebbe of Jerusalem. ''Nesivos Shalom'' is extremely popular even outside of Hasidic circles.

Controversy in Slonim school in Immanuel

Currently, in Israel, there reside approximately 1,300 families that follow the Slonimer Rebbe from Jerusalem.Some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox rally in Israel
/ref> In 2010, a dispute arose in

Immanuel Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, a Jewish settlement in the northern

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, over the integration of

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

Slonim girls in a school with

Sephardi Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

girls from non-religious families. Over 120,000

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-observant Jews, including

Haredi Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...

and

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Jews, rallied in Israel to keep the groups separate, with the fathers of 40 girls being jailed for their refusal to comply. The families insisted it was not a "racial" issue, as 30% of those in the Hasidic track are Sephardic, and three fathers jailed were Sephardic, but, rather, that the "desire to remove their daughters from the influence of those less strict in their religious observance, watching TV at home, having access to the internet, and a more lax

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among the other track in the school have been cited".Jewish Mothers Fight Jail Over Segregation
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References

External links

''Nesivos Shalom'' in EnglishA Video of the Slonimer Rebbe of Jerusalem at the Western Wall

Lakhovits-Kobrin-Slonim_Hasidic_Dynasty
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"The Synthesis of Hasidic Pietism with Lithuanian Torah Scholarship in Slonimer Hasidut"
in Immanuel Etkes, "Yeshivot u-Vatei Midrashot" (Jerusalem, Merkaz Shazar, 2006). {{DEFAULTSORT:Slonim (Hasidic dynasty) Hasidic dynasties headquartered in Jerusalem Hasidic Judaism in Belarus Hasidic dynasties of Lithuania Jewish groups in Belarus