List of Hasidic dynasties
A Hasidic 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 often known as an ADMOR, or simply as Rebbe, and at times called the "Rav", and sometimes referred to in English as a "Grand Rabbi";
- The dynasty continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession ;
- The dynasty is usually named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, or where the group began to grow and flourish;
- The dynasty has followers who, through time, continue following successive leaders, or may even continue as a group without a leader by following the precepts of a deceased leader.
- It was founded by a leader who did not appoint or leave a successor;
- It may be named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, or where the group began to grow and flourish, or it may be named after the founder himself;
- It has followers who continue as a group under the direction of rabbis who expound and interpret the precepts of the deceased founder.
Dynasties with larger following
Name | Current Rebbe | Founder | Headquartered In | City / Town of Origin |
Belz | Yissachar Dov Rokeach | Sholom Rokeach | Jerusalem, Israel | Belz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary / Poland |
Bobov | Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam Mordechai Dovid Unger | Shlomo Halberstam of Bobov | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Bobowa and Sanz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |
Chabad Lubavitch | Menachem Mendel Schneerson | Schneur Zalman of Liadi | Crown Heights, Brooklyn | Lyubavichi, Russia |
Ger | Yaakov Aryeh Alter | Yitzchak Meir Alter | Jerusalem, Israel | Góra Kalwaria, Russian Empire |
Karlin-Stolin | Baruch Meir Yaakov Shochet | Aaron ben Jacob of Karlin | Givat Zeev, West Bank; Jerusalem, Israel | Karlin, Belarus |
Sanz-Klausenburg | Tzvi Elimelech Halberstam; Shmuel Dovid Halberstam | Chaim Halberstam of Sanz | Borough Park, Brooklyn; Kiryat Sanz, Netanya, Israel | Kolozsvár, Hungary, and Sanz, Galicia |
Satmar | Aaron Teitelbaum ; Zalman Leib Teitelbaum | Yoel Teitelbaum | Kiryas Joel, New York; Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Szatmárnémeti, Hungary |
Shomer Emunim Toldos Aharon Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok | Avrohom Chaim Roth; Dovid Kohn; Shmuel Yaakov Kohn | Aharon Roth | Kiryat Shomrei Emunim, Jerusalem Mea Shearim, Jerusalem | Jerusalem, Israel |
Skver | David Twersky | Yitzchak Twersky | New Square, New York | Skvira, Russian Empire |
Vizhnitz | Yisroel Hager; Menachem Mendel Hager; Yisroel Hager; Menachem Mendel Hager; Yitzchak Yohanan Hager; Eliezer Ze'ev Hager; David Hager; Aharon Hager; Baruch Shimshon Hager | Menachem Mendel Hager | Bnei Brak, Israel; Bnei Brak, Israel; Kaser, New York; Kiamesha Lake, New York; Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Jerusalem; London; Montreal; Beit Shemesh | Vyzhnytsia, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary |
Dynasties with smaller following
Hasidic dynasties with a small following include:Name | Current Rebbe | Founder | Headquartered In | City / Town of Origin |
Aleksander | Yisroel Tzvi Yair Danziger Yosef Yitzchak Meir Singer | Yechiel Dancyger | Bnei Brak, Israel Borough Park, Brooklyn | Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland |
Amshinov | Yosef Kalish; Yaakov Aryeh Milikowsky | Yaakov Dovid Kalish of Amshinov | Borough Park, Brooklyn; Jerusalem, Israel | Mszczonów, Poland |
Ashlag | Simcha Avraham Ashlag | Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag | Bnei Brak, Israel | Warsaw, Poland |
Biala | Avraham Yerachmiel Rabinowicz; Yaakov Menachem Rabinowicz; Aaron Rabinowicz | Yitzchok Yaakov Rabinowicz | Jerusalem, Israel; Bnei Brak, Israel; Borough Park, Brooklyn | Biała Podlaska, Poland |
Boston | Pinchas David Horowitz; Mayer Alter Horowitz; Naftali Yehuda Horowitz; Chaim Avrohom Horowitz | Pinchas David Horowitz | Brookline, Massachusetts; Jerusalem, Israel | Boston |
Boyan | Nachum Dov Brayer | Yitzchok Friedman | Jerusalem, Israel | Boiany, Bukovina |
Chernobyl | several | Menachem Nachum Twerski of Chernobyl | Bnei Brak, Israel; Ashdod, Israel; Boro Park, Brooklyn, Lawrence, NY | Chernobyl, Ukraine |
Dorog | Yisroel Moshe Rosenfeld | Shmuel Frenkel-Komarda of Dorog | Bnei Brak, Israel | Hajdúdorog, Hungary |
Dushinsky | Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky | Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky | Jerusalem, Israel | Jerusalem, Israel |
Machnovka | Yehoshua Rokeach | Yosef Meir Twersky of Machnovka | Bnei Brak, Israel | Machnovka, Ukraine |
Melitz | Naftali Asher Yeshayahu Moscowitz | Yaakov Horowitz of Melitz | Ashdod, Israel | Mielec, Galicia |
Modzitz | Chaim Shaul Taub | Yechezkel Taub of Kuzmir | Bnei Brak, Israel | Dęblin, Poland |
Munkacz | Moshe Leib Rabinovich | Shlomo Spira of Munkacz | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Munkács, Hungary |
Nadvorna | several | Mordechai Leifer | Bnei Brak, Israel | Nadvirna, Galicia |
Nikolsburg | Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits | Shmuel Shmelke ben Hirsh Halevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg, | Monsey, New York | Nikolsburg, Moravia |
Novominsk | Yaakov Perlow | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland | |
Pinsk-Karlin | Aryeh Rosenfeld | Aharon the Great of Karlin | Jerusalem, Israel | Karlin, Belarus |
Pupa | Yaakov Yechezkia Greenwald II | Moshe Greenwald | Williamsburg, Brooklyn | Pápa, Hungary |
Rachmastrivka | Yitzchak Twerski; David Twerski | Yochanan Twerski of Rachmastrivka | Boro Park, Brooklyn; Jerusalem, Israel | Rachmastrivka, Ukraine |
Radzin or Izhbitza - Radzin | Shlomo Yosef Englard | Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izhbitza | Bnei Brak, Israel | Izbica, Poland; Radzyń Podlaski, Poland |
Sadigura | Tzvi Yisrael Moshe Friedman | Avrohom Yaakov Friedman of Sadigura | Bnei Brak, Israel | Sadagóra, Bukovina |
Slonim | Shmuel Brozovosky; Avrohom Weinberg | Avraham of Slonim | Jerusalem, Israel; Bnei Brak, Israel | Slonim, Belarus |
Skolye | Avrohm Moshe Rabinowitz | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Skole, Galicia, Ukraine | |
Skulen | Yisroel Avrohom Portugal | Eliezer Zusia Portugal | Borough Park, Brooklyn | Sculeni, Bessarabia |
Spinka | several | Joseph Meir Weiss | Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Jerusalem, Israel; Bnei Brak, Israel | Szaplonca, Hungary |
Tosh | Elimelech Segal-Lowy | Meshulam Feish Segal-Lowy I | Kiryas Tosh Boisbriand, QC | Nyírtass, Hungary |
Zvhil | Avraham Goldman; Shlomo Goldman; Yitzhak Aharon Korff | Moshe of Zvhil | Jerusalem, Israel; Union City, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts | Zvyahel, Volhynia |
Other dynasties
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.A
- Alesk
- Amdur
- Anipoli
- Apt/Zinkov/Mezhbizh
B
- Beitsh
- Bender
- Berditchev
- Bergsass Current Rebbe: Aaron Pollak, Founder: Abraham Alter Pollak, Headquartered in: El'ad, Israel
- Bertch
- Białystok
- Bialobrzeg
- Bluzhev
- Bikovsk
- Bohush
- Bonia
- Botoshan
- Brod
- Brizdovitz
- Bucharest
- Burshtin
C
- Chabad-Avrutsh
- Chabad-Bobroisk
- Chabad-Kapust
- Chabad-Liadi
- Chabad-Nezhin
- Chabad-Strashelye
- Chernovitz
- Czortkow
- Chust
- Cleveland
- Cracow
D
- Deyzh
- Dinov
- Dombrova
- Drubitsh
- Dzirka
- Dzikov
E
- Erlau
- Etched
F
- Faltichan
G
- Gorlitz
- Gostynin
- Gvodzitz
- Gribov
H
- Hornsteipel
- Huvniv
- Husiatyn
K
- Kaliv
- Kaminke
- Kaminetz
- Kunskvola
- Karlihaz
- Kashau
- Kerestir
- Khentshin
- Kielce
- Koidanov
- Kolbasov
- Komarno
- Kopyczynitz
- Korets
- Koson
- Kosov
- Kotsk
- Kozlov
- Kozhnitz
- Krasna
- Krula
- Kshanov
- Kuzmir
L
- Łańcut
- Lashkovitz
- Lelov
- Lechovitch
- Linitz
- Liske
- Lizhensk
- Leva
- Liozna
- Lublin
- Lutsk
M
- Margareten
- Mattersdorf
- Mezhbizh, Ukraine; Also see Apter Rov
- Mishkoltz
- Mogelnitz
- Manestrishtze
N
- Nadvorna
- Narol
- Neshchiz
- Nikolsburg
O
- Ostrof
- Ozherov
P
- Pabianice
- Pashkan
- Piasetzne
- Pietrokov
- Pilts
- Pilzno
- Pintchiv
- Pittsburgh
- Porisov
- Premishlan
- Pshemishl
- Pshevorsk
- Peshischa
R
- Radomsk
- Radoshitz
- Radvil
- Ratzfert
- Rimenov
- Roman
- Ropshitz
- Ruzhin
- Rzeszów
S
- Sambur
- Sadigura
- Sanz
- Sasregen
- Sassov
- Savran
- Seret
- Shedlitz
- Shotz
- Shidlovtza
- Shineva
- Shpikov
- Shtefanesht
- Siget
- Sochatchov
- Sokolov
- Stanislov
- Stepan
- Stitshin
- Stretin
- Strikov
- Strizhov
- Stropkov
- Sudilkov
- Sulitza
T
- Tetsh
- Temeshvar
- Tolna
- Toldos Tzvi
- Trisk
- Tseshenov
- Tshakova
U
- Ujhel
- Ungvar
- Ushpitzin
V
- Vasloi
- Vien
- Volova
- Vorka from Warka, Poland
- Vulkan
Y
- Yeruslav
Z
- Zablitov
- Zbarz
- Zenta
- Zhmigrid
- Zhitomir
- Zidichov
- Zinkov
- Zlatipol
- Zlotchov
- Zolozitz
- Zychlin
Hasidic groups (non-dynastic)