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Izhbitza-Radzin
Izhbitza-Radzin is a List of Hasidic dynasties and groups, dynasty of Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic rebbes. The first rebbe was Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner from Izbica (in present-day Poland), author of ''Mei Hashiloach'' who left the court of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk to found his own Hasidic movement in 1839. His son and successor, Rabbi Yaakov Leiner of Izhbitza, moved to Radzyń Podlaski, Radzin. The dynasty today is therefore known more as the "Radziner Dynasty". The third Rebbe, Rabbi Gershon Henoch Leiner of Radzin, re-instituted the use of a version of Tekhelet, techeiles of the Tzitzit, tzitzis. The better known works of the Izhbitzer-Radziner Rebbes are Mei Hashiloach, Beis Yaakov, Sod Yesharim, and Tiferes Yosef. Today, the largest center of Radziner Hasidim is found in Bnei Brak, Israel, under the leadership of Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Englard of Radzin. History Lineage of the Izhbitza-Radzin dynasty First generation The Izhbitzer-Radziner dynasty was establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomo Yosef Englard
Grand Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Englard () is the current Izhbitza-Radzin, Radziner Rebbe. He is considered an authority on Tekhelet and Rabbinic genealogy Biography Englard was born in Brooklyn New York. At the time of his birth, his father Rabbi Avrohom Yissochor Englard led a congregation in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He had previously been the Rabbi of Sosnowiec, Poland and would later become Radziner Rebbe. Radziner Rebbe Following the death of his father on died on 20 Tishrei 5766 (2005), Englard became Radziner Rebbe. Englard writes a weekly publication on the Parashah, parsha titled ''Tiferes Radzyn''. Authority on Tekhelet Englard is considered an authority on Tekhelet. He frequently lectures on the topic and was a featured speaker at the 2016 annual Agudath Israel of America Yarchei Kallah in Jerusalem Israel. Authority on Rabbinical Genealogy Englard is considered to be an authority on rabbinical genealogy. He has published his research in a number of articles in the journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simcha Bunim Of Peshischa
Simcha Bunim Bonhardt of Peshischa (, ; – 4 September 1827) also known as the Rebbe Reb Bunim was the second Grand Rabbi of Peshischa ( Przysucha, Poland) as well as one of the key leaders of Hasidic Judaism in Poland. The main disciple of Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz ("the Yid Ha-Kadosh"), from 1813 to 1827, he led the Peshischa movement of Hasidic thought, in which he revolutionized 19th-century Hasidic philosophy by juxtaposing the rationalistic pietism of German-Jewry with the spiritual nature of God defined by the Hasidic movement. Bunim was instrumental in challenging the Hasidic status quo, in which he paired enlightenment philosophy with traditional Orthodox Judaism while controversially emphasizing the importance of the individual in regard to one's personal relationship with God. He outwardly challenged the dynastic and autocratic nature of Hasidic rebbes and encouraged the democratization of Judaism, which led to several unsuccessful attempts by the Hasidic lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radzyń Podlaski
Radzyń Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland, about north of Lublin, with 15,808 inhabitants (2017). The town has been part of the Lublin Voivodeship since 1999, previously it was part of the Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Radzyń Podlaski County, and historically belongs to the region of Lesser Poland (despite the adjective ''Podlaski'', which suggests that it is part of another Polish province, Podlaskie). The town was founded in 1468, and its most important landmark is the rococo Potocki family, Potocki Radzyń Podlaski Castle, Palace. Radzyń lies on the Białka River within the South Podlasie Lowland, at a height of above sea level. The town has an area of , of which forests make only 5%. It is located along the Expressway S19 (Poland), Expressway S19, which passes through Białystok, Lublin and Rzeszów. History In the early years of Polish statehood Radzyń was located in extreme northeastern corner of Lesser Poland, near the border with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lublin (Hasidic Dynasty)
Lublin is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Eiger (also known as "Leibel", or "Leibele") of Lublin, a town in Poland. It is a branch of Izhbitza-Radzin Hasidus. After the death of Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner (the founder of Izhbitz Hasidus) in 1854, the Hasidus split into two parts. Most of the hasidim followed Rabbi Yaakov Leiner, the son of Rabbi Mordechai Yosef. Rabbi Mordechai Yosef moved the Hasidus to the town of Radzin, (hence the name Izhbitza-Radzin Hasidus). Others, however, followed Rabbi Eiger to Lublin. Rabbi Eiger led the hasidus with his close friend, Rabbi Zadok HaKohen Rabbinowitz (also spelled "Tzaddok HaKohein") who was a fellow student of the Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner in Ishbitz. After the death of Rabbi Eiger in 1888, the hasidus was led by his son Rabbi Avraham Eiger and Rabbi Tzaddok HaKohein. The hasidus continued to be led by Rabbi Avraham Eiger after the death of Rabbi Tzaddok in 1900. The hasidus was led by Rabbi Eiger's progeny in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hasidic Dynasties And Groups
A Hasidic dynasty or Chassidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics: * Each leader of the dynasty is referred to as an ''ADMOR'' (abbreviation for '' ADoneinu MOreinu VeRabeinu'' – "our master, our teacher, and our rabbi"), or simply as ''Rebbe'' (or "the Rebbe"), and at times called the "Rav" ("rabbi"), and sometimes referred to in English as a "Grand Rabbi"; * The dynasty continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession (usually by a family descendant); * The dynasty is usually named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, and sometimes, such as in the case of the Bostoner Chassidim, where the group began to grow and flourish or where a significantly influential Jewish teacher founds a court or yeshiva where students go to learn from, or consult with, that Rebbe; * The dynasty has (or once had) followers who, through time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avrohom Yissochor Englard
Grand Rabbi Avraham Yissochor Englard of Radzin () was a scion of Radomsk and the Chief Rabbi of Sosnowiec. Chief Rabbi of Sosnowiec After surviving the Holocaust, Englard returned to Sosnowiec Poland where he served as Chief Rabbi for several years. Scion of Radomsk Englard's mother Esther Frimet was a daughter of Rabbi Nosson Nachum Rabinowicz (the Krimilover Rebbe), who a son of the 2nd Radomsker Rebbe - Avraham Yissachar Dov Rabinowicz and a grandson of the 1st Radomsker Rebbe - Shlomo Rabinowicz. After emigrating to the United States, he was instrumental in founding the Radomsker Kehilla in Boro Park and would conduct a tish there on many occasions. Radziner Rebbe Englard (by his first marriage) was the son-in-law of ''Tiferes Yosef'' and brother-in-law of Grand Rabbi Shmuel Shlomo Leiner of Radzin. After the Holocaust he was crowned as successor of the Izhbitza-Radziner Dynasty in Eretz Yisroel by most of the descendants of the Izhbitza-Radzin family, and by Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekhelet
''Tekhelet'' ( ''təḵēleṯ''; also transliterated ''tekheleth'', ''t'chelet'', ''techelet'', and ''techeiles'') is a highly valued blue dye that held great significance in history of the Mediterranean region, ancient Mediterranean civilizations. In the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, tekhelet is used to color the ''tzitzit'' (fringe (trim), fringes) attached to the corners of four-cornered garments, including the tallit, and historically in the clothing of the High Priest of Israel and tapestries in the Tabernacle. The Bible does not specify the source or production method of tekhelet, but rabbinic literature records that it could only be derived from a marine animal known as the ''ḥillāzon'' (Hebrew: ). However, the knowledge of tekhelet production was lost during the Middle Ages, leading to the omission of tekhelet from tzitzit. In recent times, many Jews believe that experts have identified the ''ḥillāzon'' as the snail ''Hexaplex trunculus'' (historically cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadok HaKohen
Rabbi Zadok ha-Kohen Rabinowitz of Lublin (in Hebrew: צדוק הכהן מלובלין) ( Krustpils, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire, 1823 – Lublin, Poland, 1900), or Tzadok Hakohen or Tzadok of Lublin, was a significant Jewish thinker and Hasidic leader. Biography He was born into a Lithuanian Rabbinic family and then became a follower of the Hasidic Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izhbitza, and of Yehuda Leib Eiger (grandson of the famed Rabbi Akiva Eiger, son of Rabbi Solomon Eger, and another student of Mordechai Leiner), whom he succeeded in 1888. He was also a disciple of Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz. He is a classic example of a Litvish Jew turned Chasidic. As a young man he gained widespread acclaim as an (a brilliant talmudist). Rabbi Zadok refused to accept any rabbinic post for most of his life. He eked out a living by his wife running a small used clothing store. Upon the death of Eiger in 1888, Zadok Hakohen agreed to take over the leadership of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nosson Nochum Englard
Rabbi Nosson Nochum Englard () of ''Radzin-Yerushalayim'' is a scion of Radomsk and the rabbi of the Radziner hassidim in Jerusalem. Biography Englard was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Rabbi Yeshayahu Englard, who was one of the rabbonim of the Radomsker Shul in Brooklyn and the eldest son of Grand Rabbi Avrohom Yissochor Englard of Radzin. His mother is a daughter of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Tewel, a ''Rav'' and ''Rosh Yeshiva'' in Poland and in the US. Englard studied at Yeshivas Novominsk under the leadership of Grand Rabbi Yaakov Perlow of Novominsk. He remained a very close disciple of Rabbi Perlow until the latter's death in 2020. Englard shared a very close and unique relationship with his grandfather, Grand Rabbi Avrohom Yissochor Englard, the previous Rebbe of Radzin, being that he was his oldest grandson. Avrohom Yissochor spent much time teaching and learning with his grandson, training him in the ways of his heritage. Radziner Rav During the last years of Rabbi A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Av (month)
Av (also Menachem Av, ) is the eleventh month of the civil year and the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days, and usually occurs in July–August on the Gregorian calendar. The Babylonian Talmud states that "when we enter he month of''Av'', our joy is diminished". This is because the darkest events in Jewish history occurred during the first week and a half of this month, particularly the Nine Days which culminate in ''Tisha B'Av'', the 9th day of ''Av''. However, the month also contains a holiday called '' Tu B'Av'' which was, in ancient times, considered one of the happiest days of the year. Etymology Originally ''Abu'' on the Babylonian calendar, the name is derived from Akkadian ''ʾAbū'', which might mean "reed" or be connected to the name of the Mesopotamian god Abu. Others derive the name of the month from the Hebrew word "Av" - "father". The name ''Ab'' () also appears in the Arabic language for the month of Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehuda Leib Eiger
Judah or Yehuda is the name of a biblical patriarch, Judah (son of Jacob). It may also refer to: Historical ethnic, political and geographic terms * Tribe of Judah, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel; their allotment corresponds to Judah or Judaea * Judah (region), the name of part of the Land of Israel ** Kingdom of Judah, an Iron Age kingdom of the Southern Levant *** History of ancient Israel and Judah ** Yehud (Persian province), a name introduced in the Babylonian period ** Judaea (Roman province) * Or Yehuda, a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel People * Judah (given name), or Yehudah, including a list of people with the name * Judah (surname) Other uses * Judah, Indiana, a small town in the United States * N Judah, a light rail line in San Francisco, U.S. * Yehuda Matzos, an Israeli matzo company See also * Juda (other) * Judas (other) * Jude (other) * Yehud (other) * Yahud (other) * Yehudi (other) * Yuda ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tevet
Tevet (Hebrew: , ''Ṭevet''; ; from Akkadian ) is the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It follows Kislev and precedes Shevat. It is a month of 29 days. Tevet usually occurs in December–January on the Gregorian calendar. In the Babylonian calendar its name was Araḫ Ṭebētum, the "muddy month". Gregorian new year The Gregorian New Year's Day (1 January) nearly always occurs in this month. Only rarely will it occur in either of the two neighbouring months (Kislev or Shevat). Holidays * 25 Kislev – 2 Tevet – Hanukkah (or 3 Tevet if Kislev is short) * 10 Tevet – Tenth of Tevet (Asara beTevet), a fast day Community holidays * 5 Tevet is celebrated as a holiday by Chabad Hasidim, commemorating the 1987 verdict concerning an inheritance claim on the books of Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn. In Jewish history and tradition * 1 Tevet (circa 479 BC) – Esther was taken to King Achashverosh's pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
