Ashlag ( he, אשלג) is the name of a number of Hasidic

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that were established in

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by the students and descendants of Kabbalist Rebbe Yehuda Leib Haleivi Ashlag from

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, known as Baal HaSulam.Y Alfasi ''Hachasidut miDor leDor'' p 511 Although Hasidic dynasties are most often named for their town of origin, this dynasty is known by the surname of its

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s. The current Ashlag leader, Rebbe Simcha Halevi Ashlag, was born to the previous Ashlag Admor, Rebbe Shlomo Binyamin ztz"l and ''Marat'' Ahuva Liba, in 5708. As a child, he was close to his grandfather, the renowned Ba’al Hasulam, who saw great promise in him and told him to commence study of the Zohar together with his other studies at the age of 13.

Lineage

* Rebbe Yehuda Leib Haleivi Ashlag (1885–1954), disciple of the rebbes of Porisov ** Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin Haleivi Ashlag (1906–1983), son of Rebbe Yehuda Leib *** Rebbe Yechezkel Yosef Haleivi Ashlag, (1935–2016), son of Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin *** Rebbe Simcha Avrohom Haleivi Ashlag (1948- ), present rebbe, son of Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin ** Rebbe Boruch Sholom Haleivi Ashlag (1907–1991), son of Rebbe Yehuda Leib

References

Hasidic dynasties of Poland Hasidic Judaism in Israel Orthodox Judaism in Poland {{Poland-hist-stub