Alesk is the name of a
HasidicHasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew: , Hasidut, meaning "piety") is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith. The majority of Hasidic Jews are ultra-orthodox....
dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer.
Alesk is the
YiddishYiddish is a non-territorial High German language of Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world...
name of Oles'ko, a town in present-day
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
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- Rebbe Chanoch Henach Dov Mayer, first Alesker Rebbe known as the Lev Sameach (lit. "happy heart"), son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz
Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz, a small town in Western Ukraine. The town has existed since at least the 10th century with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. In 1665 Jews in Belz obtained equal rights and duties. The town became home to Hasidim in...
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Alesk is the name of a
HasidicHasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew: , Hasidut, meaning "piety") is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith. The majority of Hasidic Jews are ultra-orthodox....
dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer.
Alesk is the
YiddishYiddish is a non-territorial High German language of Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world...
name of Oles'ko, a town in present-day
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
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Lineage
- Rebbe Chanoch Henach Dov Mayer, first Alesker Rebbe known as the Lev Sameach (lit. "happy heart"), son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of Belz
Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz, a small town in Western Ukraine. The town has existed since at least the 10th century with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. In 1665 Jews in Belz obtained equal rights and duties. The town became home to Hasidim in...
. His works includes Lev Sameach on the TorahThe term "Torah" , refers either to the Five Books of Moses or to the entirety of Judaism's founding legal and ethical religious texts...
, SiddurA siddur is a Jewish prayer book, containing a set order of daily prayers. This article discusses how some of these prayers evolved, and how the siddur, as we know it today has developed...
Lev Sameach, and HagaddahThe Haggadah is a Jewish religious text that sets out the order of the Passover Seder. Reading the Haggadah is a fulfillment of the scriptural commandment to each Jew to "tell your son" about the Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt as described in the Book of Exodus in the Torah...
Lev Sameach. He also codified the Torah writings of his father-in-law..
The current Rabbi of Alesk R' Yitzchok Ashkenazi resides in
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NY.
The Grand Rebbes of
SassovThe Sassov Hasidic dynasty began with Rabbi Moshe Leib Erblich of Sassov , a disciple of Rabbi Dovber of Mezeritch, the disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism....
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KalivThe Kaliver Dynasty began with Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub of Kaliv , Hungary. He was the first Hassidic Rebbe in Hungary. He was discovered by Rabbi Leib Sarah's, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Rabbi Leib first met Rabbi Isaac when he was a small child, a small shepherd boy...
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StanislovThe Stanislav hasidic dynasty was established in western Ukraine in a town currently known as Ivano-Frankivsk. The town was previously called Stanyslaviv, and is still known in Yiddish as Stanislav....
, Trisk,malin radomishel are descendants of the Alesk dynasty.
See also
- History of the Jews in Poland
The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in Europe and served as the center for Jewish culture, ranging from a long period of religious tolerance and prosperity among the country's Jewish population, to its...
- History of the Jews in Galicia (Central Europe)
- History of the Jews in Ukraine
Jewish communities have lived in the territory of Ukraine for centuries and developed many of modern Judaism's most distinctive theological and cultural traditions. While at times they flourished, at other times they faced periods of intense antisemitic discriminatory policies and persecutions.-...