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Bobov (Hasidic Dynasty)
Bobov (or Bobover Hasidism) (, ) is a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic community within Haredi Judaism, originating in Bobowa, Galicia (Central Europe), Galicia, in southern Poland, and now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn, Borough Park, in Brooklyn, New York. Bobov developed into a leading Hasidic dynasty through the leadership of Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe), Shlomo Halberstam, a Holocaust survivors, Holocaust survivor. After the death of his son Naftali Halberstam, Naftali, a succession crisis ensued, leading to the ascension of Naftali's half-brother Benzion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam as Grand Rebbe, and his son-in-law Mordechai Dovid Unger as leader of , a breakaway faction. Bobov communities are found in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Williamsburg section of Brooklyn; in Monsey, New York; Los Angeles; Lakewood, New Jersey; Linden NJ; Montreal; Toronto; Antwerp; and London. In Israel, Bobov has large branches in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Ashdod, Elad, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomo Halberstam (first Bobover Rebbe)
Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (, ; 1847 –1905) was a community rabbi and a Hasidic Rebbe, founder of the Hasidic dynasty of Bobov (Hasidic dynasty), Bobov. He was the son of Rabbi Myer Noson Halberstam (1827-1855). Rabbi Shlomo was a grandson of the ''Chaim Halberstam, Divrei Chaim'' of Sanz (Hasidic dynasty), Sanz (1793-1876), a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic sage of the 19th century whose influence established the groundwork for many other Galicia (Central Europe), Galician Hasidic movements. Halberstam became an orphan at age eight, and lived with his grandfather, the ''Divrei Chaim'', for most of his early life. He married the daughter of Rabbi Yehoshua of Kamianka-Buzka, Kaminka. In later life he remarried; his second wife was the daughter of Rabbi Menashe of Drohobycz. His mentors in ''chasidut'' were his two grandfathers, the ''Divrei Chaim'' of Sanz and Rabbi Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty)#Lineage, Eliezer Horowitz of Tarnobrzeg, Dzikov. He became the rabbi of Bukowsko in 1864, O� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashdod
Ashdod (, ; , , or ; Philistine language, Philistine: , romanized: *''ʾašdūd'') is the List of Israeli cities, sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District (Israel), Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, coast south of Tel Aviv and north of Ashkelon. Port of Ashdod, Ashdod's port is the largest in Israel, handling 60% of the country's imported goods. Modern Ashdod was established in 1956 on the sand hills 6 kilometers northwest of the Ashdod (ancient city), ancient city of Ashdod, known in modern times by its Arabic name Isdud. Isdud had been depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, having had a history spanning approximately 3,700 years. In ancient times, ancient Ashdod developed as an active maritime trade center, with its ports identified at Ashdod-Yam and Tel Mor. In History of ancient Israel and Judah, biblical times, it was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines. Ashdod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Zion Halberstam
Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) was the second Bobover Rebbe, known as the Baal Kedushas Tzion. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1941. Biography Halberstam was born in Bikofsk in 1874. His father was Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905), the first Rebbe of Bobov, and a scion of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz. Upon his father's death Halberstam succeeded him as Rebbe. He authored a commentary on the Torah called ''Kedushas Tzion''. Lwów, where Halberstam then lived, fell under Nazi control in July, 1941. For about a month Halberstam hid in a room whose door was secretly blocked by a large bookcase. But a friend convinced him to come out of hiding, on the theory that the Germans were harsher to people who were found hiding. The friend also argued that the Germans would honor Halberstam’s official papers that declared he was a foreign resident. On Friday, July 25, he left his place of hiding and established himself openly in a separate room in the apartment. Early in the mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomo Halberstam (first Bobover Rebbe)
Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (, ; 1847 –1905) was a community rabbi and a Hasidic Rebbe, founder of the Hasidic dynasty of Bobov (Hasidic dynasty), Bobov. He was the son of Rabbi Myer Noson Halberstam (1827-1855). Rabbi Shlomo was a grandson of the ''Chaim Halberstam, Divrei Chaim'' of Sanz (Hasidic dynasty), Sanz (1793-1876), a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic sage of the 19th century whose influence established the groundwork for many other Galicia (Central Europe), Galician Hasidic movements. Halberstam became an orphan at age eight, and lived with his grandfather, the ''Divrei Chaim'', for most of his early life. He married the daughter of Rabbi Yehoshua of Kamianka-Buzka, Kaminka. In later life he remarried; his second wife was the daughter of Rabbi Menashe of Drohobycz. His mentors in ''chasidut'' were his two grandfathers, the ''Divrei Chaim'' of Sanz and Rabbi Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty)#Lineage, Eliezer Horowitz of Tarnobrzeg, Dzikov. He became the rabbi of Bukowsko in 1864, O� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanz (Hasidic Dynasty)
Sanz (or Tsanz, ) is a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic List of Hasidic dynasties, dynasty originating in the city of Sanz (Nowy Sącz) in Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia. The dynasty was founded by the rebbe Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (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. He opened his court after the death of Rabbi Asher Yeshaya of Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty), 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 of Sieniawa, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaim Halberstam
Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1793–1876) (), known as the ''Divrei Chaim'' after the title of his writings, was the rabbi of Sanz (), and the founding rebbe of the Sanz dynasty of Hasidic Judaism. Life Halberstam was a pupil of Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz,'' Ami Living.'' No. 87. Sep/12/12. p. 44. Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Heshl Orenstein and Rabbi Naftali Tzvi of Ropshitz. His first rabbinical position was in Rudnik. In 1830 he was appointed as the town rabbi of Sanz, where he founded a Hasidic dynasty. He attracted many followers and students, due to his piety and greatness. Sanz has been succeeded nowadays by the Sanz-Klausenberg, Sanz-Zmigrad, Tshakover (Chokover) Hasidic dynasties, and the Bobov Hasidic dynasties, among others. Family life Halberstam was born in 1793, in Tarnogród, today Poland. His first wife Rochel Feyga was the daughter of Rabbi Boruch Frenkl-Thumim (1760–1828), the rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou ( ''Leipnik'') and author of the work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropshitz (Hasidic Dynasty)
Ropshitz (, ) 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 contemporary ''rebbes'' are styled "Ropshitzer ''Rebbe''", in reference to the Ropshitz dynasty: Rebbe Chaim Rubin, Ropshitzer ''Rebbe'' of Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York (see Ropshitz branch below), and others. Lineage Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Linsk Rabbi Menachem Mendel Rubin of Linsk ( Lesko) ( – 1803 3 Tishri 5564 is often considered the first ''rebbe'' of the Ropshitz dynasty. His father, Rabbi Yaakov, was the rabbi of Linsk. He married Beila, daughter of Rabbi Yizchak Halevi Horowitz (called Reb Itzikl Hamburger), the rabbi of (the triple Jewish community of Altona, Hamburg, and Wandsbek). He was a disciple of the Hasidic ''rebbes'' Yechiel Michel, the '' maggid'' of Zlotshov, and Elimelech of Lizhensk. He was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Yitzchak Halevi Horowitz of Hamburg. Horowitz adopted the surname of his maternal grandfather. He was the first Ropshitzer ''rebbe''. As a youth, Horowitz studied in the ''yeshiva'' of his uncle Meshullam Egra, one of the Torah giants of the time, where his fellow students were Mordecai Benet and Yaakov Lorberbaum, who were to become two of the leading scholars of the next generation. Horowitz became attracted to the Hasidic movement, and traveled to the court of Elimelech of Lizhensk. Because of Horowitz's illustrious lineage, Elimelech at first refused to admit himwhy?, as was his custom which?, but finally acquiesced to Horowitz's entreaties. Upon the death of Elimelech, Horowitz became a student of Elimelech's disciple, Reb Menac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elimelech Of Lizhensk
Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk (1717–March 11, 1787) was a rabbi and one of the founding Rebbes of the Hasidic movement. His hometown was Leżajsk () near Rzeszów in Poland. He was part of the inner "Chevraya Kadisha" (Holy Society) school of Dov Ber of Mezeritch (second leader of the Hasidic movement), who became the decentralised, third generation leadership after the passing of Dov Ber in 1772. Elimelech wrote ''Noam Elimelech'', which developed the Hasidic theory of the Tzaddik into the full doctrine of "''Practical/Popular Tzaddikism''". He was the founder of Hasidism in Poland- Galicia, and numerous leaders and Hasidic dynasties emerged from his disciples in the early 19th century, including the Chozeh of Lublin, the Maggid of Koznitz and Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, one of the three "Fathers of Polish Hasidism". Biography Elimelech was born in Tyczyn. He married Sprinza (Esperanza), daughter of Rabbi Aharon Rokach Margolioth, and they had five children. After her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggid
A maggid (), also spelled as magid, is a traditional Jewish religious itinerant preacher, skilled as a narrator of Torah and religious stories. A chaplain of the more scholarly sort is called a ''Darshan (Judaism), darshan'' (). The title of ''maggid mesharim'' ('a preacher of uprightness'; abbreviated ) probably dates from the sixteenth century. There have long been two distinct classes of leaders in Israel—the scholar and rabbi, and the preacher or ''maggid''. That the popular prophet was sometimes called "maggid" is maintained by those who translate (''maggid mishne'') , by "the maggid repeats" (Jacob Ezekiel Löwy, Löwy, "Beqoret ha-Talmud," p. 50). Like the Greek sophists, the early maggidim based their preaching on questions addressed to them by the multitude. Thus the Pesiqta, the first collection of set speeches, usually begins with "yelammedenu rabbenu" ('let our master teach us'). An excellent example is the Passover Haggadah, which is introduced by four quest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovber Of Mezeritch
Dov Ber ben Avraham of Mezeritch (; died December 4, 1772 O.S.), also known as the ''Maggid of Mezeritch'' or ''Mezeritcher Maggid'', was a disciple of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (the Baal Shem Tov), the founder of Hasidic Judaism, and was chosen as his successor to lead the early movement. Dov Ber is regarded as the first systematic exponent of the mystical philosophy underlying the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov, and through his teaching and leadership, the main architect of the movement.see Kaufmann Kohler & Louis Ginzberg"Baer (Dov) of Meseritz" ''Jewish Encyclopedia'', retrieved May 20, 2006 He established his base in Mezhirichi (in Volhynia), which moved the centre of Hasidism from Medzhybizh (in Podolia), where he focused his attention on raising a close circle of disciples to spread the movement. After his death the third generation of leadership took their different interpretations and disseminated across appointed regions of Eastern Europe, rapidly spreading Hasidism b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baal Shem Tov
Israel ben Eliezer (According to a forged document from the "Kherson Geniza", accepted only by Chabad, he was born in October 1698. Some Hasidic traditions place his birth as early as 1690, while Simon Dubnow and other modern scholars argue for a date around 1700. –1760), known as the Baal Shem Tov (; ) or BeShT (), was a Jewish mystic and healer who is regarded as the founder of Hasidic Judaism. A ''baal shem tov'' is a "Master of the Good Name," that is, one able to work miracles using the secret name of God. Other sources explain his sobriquet as arising from a reputation of being a saintly, or superior, Baal Shem "miracle-worker", hence he was given the nickname Baal Shem ''Tov'', the "good Baal Shem". Biographical information about the Baal Shem Tov comes from contemporary documents from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the legendary traditions about his life and behavior collected in the ''Praise of the Besht'' (). A central tenet of the teachings associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
