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A Hasidic dynasty or Chassidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes, [1] and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:
Distinguished from a dynasty, a Hasidic group or Chassidic group has the following characteristics:
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a large following include:
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a small following include:
Name | Founder | Headquartered in | Place of origin |
---|---|---|---|
Breslov | Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) | Jerusalem, Israel | Bratslav, Ukraine |
Malachim | Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine haCohen (1860–1938) | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York |
Peshischa | Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz "The Yid Hakudosh" (1766–1813) | Przysucha, Poland | |
Rybnitza | Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz (d. 1995) | Monsey, New York | Rîbnița, Moldova / Transnistria |
Vien | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Vienna, Austria |
Many of these dynasties have presently few or no devotees, due to most of the Hasidic groups being destroyed during the Holocaust, 1939–1945. Other communities are flourishing, and have growing Hasidic sects. There are many dynasties whose followers number around five to fifteen people, and are not listed here.
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verification. (June 2023) |
A Hasidic dynasty or Chassidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes, [1] and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:
Distinguished from a dynasty, a Hasidic group or Chassidic group has the following characteristics:
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a large following include:
Hasidic dynasties (arranged alphabetically) with a small following include:
Name | Founder | Headquartered in | Place of origin |
---|---|---|---|
Breslov | Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) | Jerusalem, Israel | Bratslav, Ukraine |
Malachim | Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine haCohen (1860–1938) | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York |
Peshischa | Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz "The Yid Hakudosh" (1766–1813) | Przysucha, Poland | |
Rybnitza | Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz (d. 1995) | Monsey, New York | Rîbnița, Moldova / Transnistria |
Vien | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Vienna, Austria |
Many of these dynasties have presently few or no devotees, due to most of the Hasidic groups being destroyed during the Holocaust, 1939–1945. Other communities are flourishing, and have growing Hasidic sects. There are many dynasties whose followers number around five to fifteen people, and are not listed here.