Porisov is a
Hasidic dynasty
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founded by
Rebbe
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Yehoshua Osher Rabinowicz, son of Rebbe
Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz of Peshischa (Yiddish: יעקב יצחק ראבינאוויטש פון פשיסחא; – October 13, 1813) also known as the Yid Hakudosh () or the Yehudi was the founder and first Grand Rabbi of the Peshischa movement o ...
. The current Rebbe of Porisov is Rebbe Akiva Rabinowicz.
Porisov is the
Yiddish
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name of
Parysów, a town in present-day
Poland
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.
Lineage
Lineage of the dynasty before World War II:
*Rebbe Yehoshua Osher Rabinowicz
**Rebbe Yaakov Tzvi Rabinowicz
***Rebbe Uri Yehoshua Elchanan Rabinowicz
****Rebbe Yaakov Tzvi Rabinowicz
**Rebbe Avraham Rabinowicz
***Rebbe Yehoshua Osher Rabinowicz
****Rebbe Yaakov Tzvi Rabinowicz
****Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rabinowicz
**Rebbe Meir Shalom Rabinowicz
***Rebbe Yehoshua Osher Rabinowicz
****Rebbe Meir Shalom Rabinowicz
***Rebbe Shmuel Mordechai Rabinowicz
See also
*
History of the Jews in Poland
References
Hasidic dynasties of Poland
Orthodox Judaism in Poland
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