Narol is a dynasty of

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s originally based in the village of Narol, W.

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(now

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). The Naroler dynasty was founded by Rabbi Yaakov Reinman (1778–1814) (b. 5538, d. 4 Tamuz 5574 on the

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), who served as rabbi of Radichow, Kozowa and Holishits before being appointed to the rabbinate of Narol. The late Naroler Rebbe, Rabbi was born on the 25th of

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5667 (1907), and at the time of his death was one of the oldest living Hasidic rebbes. He was a Belzer

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. In 1927, at the age of 20, he was appointed as the 20th Rabbi of Narol. He married the daughter of Rabbi Meshulam Zalman Yosef Zilberfarb of Toporow (now Toporiv); they had a son Aharon and a daughter Malka who perished in

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, and a son Dov Berish who is the present Naroler Rebbe. He survived World War II in

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; then resided in

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, Crown Heights and finally, for the last 30 years of his life, in

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. He died on 18 Tamuz 5767 (July 4, 2007) at the age of 99; having been the Naroler rebbe for 80 years. The present Naroler Rebbe, Rabbi Berish Shapiro, is the only surviving son of Rabbi Chaim Myer Yechiel. He resided in the

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section of

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, but now lives in B'nei Brak, Israel. He is a prominent board member of

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. His son, , is active in the Jewish community of

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is just one of his projects. Other children of the Naroler Rebbe include Rabbis Aharon Shapiro, Naroler Rav, and Zalman Shapiro, and the Koidanover Rebbetzin. Other descendants of the Narol dynasty include Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman, an acclaimed scholar and author, and son of Rabbi Arye Leib Reinman of Narol.

Lineage of Narol dynasty

* Rebbe Yaakov Reinman (1778–1814), first Naroler Rebbe, disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Skohl and Rabbi

Menachem Mendel of Rimanov Menachem Mendel Torem of Rimanov also known as Mendele Rimanover (Alt. spellings: ''Riminov'', ''Rimanev'') (1745–May 29, 1815) was a famous Hasidic Rebbe and one of the first five distributors of the Hasidic movement in Poland and Galic ...

** Rebbe Avrohom Reinman of Narol (1796–1841), son of Rebbe Yaakov, disciple of Rebbe Tsvi Hirsh of Zidichov *** Rebbe Yitschok Meshulom Zalman of Narol (1817–1886), son of Rabbi Berish Naimark of

Hrubieszów Hrubieszów (; uk, Грубешів, Hrubeshiv; yi, הרוביעשאָוו, Hrubyeshov) is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of around 18,212 (2016). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County within the Lublin Voivodeship. Throug ...

and son-in-law of Rebbe Avrohom, disciple of Rebbe Sholom of

Belz Belz ( uk, Белз; pl, Bełz; yi, בעלז ') is a small city in Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, located between the Solokiya river (a tributary of the Bug River) and the Richytsia stream. Belz hosts the administ ...

**** Rebbe Shulem (1856–1927) AB"D Narol, son of Rebbe Yitschok Meshulom Zalman and son-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Aharon AB"D Korczyn ***** Rabbi Dov Berish (d. 1919), son of Rebbe Shulem, son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Myer Yechiel Ungar of Radichov ****** Rebbe Chaim Myer Yechiel Shapira (1907–2007), son of Rabbi Dov Berish ******* Rebbe Dov Berish Shapira - present Naroler Rebbe, son of Rebbe Chaim Myer Yechiel ***** Rabbi Chaim Reinman ABD Narol, son of Rebbe Shulem, perished in

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****** Rabbi Arye Leib Reinman, moved to US ******* Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110207114251/http://narolkollel.com/ Narol website {{Hasidic dynasties Hasidic dynasties