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Moravian Hasidic dynasty
Nikolsburg Hasidic Dynasty
The Nikolsburger Rebbe of Monsey
Founder
Shmelke of Nikolsburg
Regions with significant populations
Czech Republic, United States, Israel
Religions
Hasidic Judaism
Languages
Hebrew, Yiddish
Website
nikolsburg.org
Current headquarters in Monsey, New York
Grave of Shmelke of Nikolsburg

Nikolsburg (Yiddish: ניקאלשפורג) is the name of a Hasidic dynasty descending from Shmelke of Nikolsburg, a disciple of Dov Ber of Mezeritch. From 1773 to 1778 he was the Chief Rabbi of Moravia, in the city of Nikolsburg, today Mikulov, Czech Republic, from which the dynasty gets its name.

Nikolsburg lineage

Boston and Lelov

  • Shmuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz (1726–1778), Chief Rabbi of Nikolsburg.

Nikolsburg-Monsey

  • Baruch'l Schnitzler (died 1822), rabbi in Kaliv. Son-in-law of Zevi Joshua Horowitz.
    • Yoel Schnitzler (died 1865), Chief Rabbi of Kotaj.
      • Baruch Yehuda Schnitzler (1845-1894), Chief Rabbi of Derecske.
        • Shragei Shmuel Shmelke Schnitzler (1889–1979), the Tchabe Rav.
          • Baruch Yehuda Lebovitch (1909–1951), religious judge of Kish. Son-in-law of Shragei Shmuel Shmelke Schnitzler.
            • Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits, rebbe of the Nikolsburg community in Monsey.

Mordechai Zev Jungreis

Mordechai Zev Jungreis, a descendant of Mordecai Benet is also known as the Nikolsburger rebbe and is the rabbi of the B'nai Israel Synagogue in Woodbourne, New York.

External links

References

  1. "HOROWITZ, SCHMELKE - JewishEncyclopedia.com". jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  2. "Horowitz, Ẓevi Joshua ben Samuel Shmelke ." Encyclopaedia Judaica. . Encyclopedia.com. 18 Aug. 2022 https://www.encyclopedia.com .
  3. ^ Valach, Shalom Meir (2002). A Chassidic Journey: The Polish Chassidic Dynasties of Lublin, Lelov, Nikolsburg and Boston. Feldheim Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58330-568-3.
  4. ^ "Tchabe | History". Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ Rabinowicz, Tzvi (1996). The Encyclopedia of Hasidism. Jason Aronson. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-56821-123-7.
  6. "The Woodbourne Shul Website 457 Rute 52 woodbourne ny". the-woodbourne-shul. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
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