There are two
Hasidic JewishHasidic 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....
dynasties known as
Cleveland and both are considered to be a part of the
Nadvorna dynastyNadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...
.
There is a Hasidic Jewish dynasty from
Cleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...
, currently located in Williamsburg, New York founded by the Grand Rabbi Meyer Leifer, who died in Los Angeles, California in 1941. The first Clevelander Rebbe was the author of
Oros Hameirim,
Likitei Amorim, and
Hakufes Nadvorne.
There are two
Hasidic JewishHasidic 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....
dynasties known as
Cleveland and both are considered to be a part of the
Nadvorna dynastyNadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...
.
History of the Clevelander New York Dynasty
There is a Hasidic Jewish dynasty from
Cleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border...
, currently located in Williamsburg, New York founded by the Grand Rabbi Meyer Leifer, who died in Los Angeles, California in 1941. The first Clevelander Rebbe was the author of
Oros Hameirim,
Likitei Amorim, and
Hakufes Nadvorne. He was a scion of the
Nadvorna Hasidic dynastyNadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...
. He also was a disciple of Rabbi Moshe Greenwald of Chust the author of the
Arugas HaBosemArugas HaBosem is a famous sefer Jewish holy book, written by Grand Rabbi Moshe Greenwald of Chust - disciple of Rebbe Yusha of Belz.Arugas HaBosem of Bridda is also the name of a synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. For over 50 years, its rabbi was Grand Rabbi Amrom Taub, a scion of...
. He founded the current Synagogue in Williamsburg in 1934 after he moved there from Cleveland, Ohio, making it currently the oldest Hasidic Dynasty in Wiliamsburg. Reb Meyer came to USA in 1922, and settled in Cleveland where he was the first Rabbi of The Congregation Bnei Yaakov Anshei Marmorish (currently known as the Green Road Synagogue Beis Ha Knesseth Shearis Hapleita Bnei Yaakov Kehilas Marmorsh) and later he founded the congregations
Shomrei ShabbosA shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos is a person who observes the mitzvot associated with Judaism's Shabbat...
, and
Shomer Hadass Yisroel. Prior to living in the USA Reb Meyer lived in Budapest, Hungary where he lead a large following.
,
Reb Meyer was succeeded by his son-in-law the previous Clevelander Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum, author of The
Sifsei Riem, and
Amoirois Tehoirois who died in 1991. In (1962) Reb Usher Mordechai founded the Clevelander Yeshiva under the name of
Yeshivas Bnei Mordechai. In (1981) the Yeshiva was renamed
Yeshivas Bnei Yisachar Ber. Reb Usher Mordechai also founded A Kollel under the name of
Kollel Yad Issumer. Reb Usher Mordechai was succeeded by his son the present Clevelander Rebbe Grand Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Rosenbaum.
European Lineage
- Grand Rabbi Meir the Great of Premishlan (1703-1773), disciple of the Baal Shem Tov
- Grand Rabbi Uren Arye Leib of Premishlan (died 1813) disciple of Rabbi Yechiel Michl of Zlotshov; son of Rabbi Meir the Great,
- Grand Rabbi Isaac of Kalish, son of Rabbi Uren Arye Leib of Premishlan
- Grand Rabbi Yisachar Dov "Bertchi" Leifer of Nadvorna (died 1848), author of Sisrei Torah, son of Rabbi Isaac of Kalish; disciple of Rabbi Isaac of Radvill; son-in-law of Rabbi Avrohom Leib Bloch of Nadvorna
- Grand Rabbi Mordechai Leifer
Rabbi Mordechai Leifer was a great-great-grandson of Rabbi Meir "The Great" of Premishlan and served as Grand Rabbi of Nadvorna. He was raised by his great uncle, the famous Rebbe Meir'l of Premishlan. Hasidim from all over Hungary and Romania would come to receive his blessings...
of Nadvorna (1835-1894), author of Maamar Mordechai, son of Rabbi Bertchi
- Grand Rabbi Yisachar Bertchi Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar (died 1906), Author of Likitei Yissachar, son of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna
The Clevelander New York lineage
- Grand Rabbi Meyer Leifer of Cleveland , son of Rabbi Yisachar Bertchi of Nadvorna-Satmar, Author of Oros Hameirim, son in law of Rabbi Alter Zev Horowitz of Stryzov
- Grand Rabbi Usher Mordechai Rosenbaum, author of The Sifsei Riem, and Amoirois Tehoirois son-in-law of Rabbi Meyer Leifer of Cleveland, and son Rabbi Yisachar Ber of Stroznhitz
- Grand Rabbi Grand Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Rosenbaum the present Clevelander Rebbe of New York.
History of the Clevelander Ra'anana Dynasty
The other is currently located in
Ra'ananaRa'anana is a city with a population of 73,100 in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...
,
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
lead by Grand Rabbi Isaac Rosenbaum, Clevelander Rebbe, also a scion of the
Nadvorna Hasidic dynastyNadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty within Orthodox Judaism. The dynasty derives its name from the town of Nadvorna, known in Ukrainian as Nadvirna...
Origins of Clevelander Ra'anana Dynasty
- Grand Rabbi Meir the Great of Premishlan (1703-1773), disciple of the Baal Shem Tov
- Grand Rabbi Uren Arye Leib of Premishlan (died 1813) disciple of Rabbi Yechiel Michl of Zlotshov; son of Rabbi Meir the Great,
- Grand Rabbi Isaac of Kalish, son of Rabbi Uren Arye Leib of Premishlan
- Grand Rabbi Yisachar Dov "Bertchi" Leifer of Nadvorna (died 1848), author of Sisrei Torah, son of Rabbi Isaac of Kalish; disciple of Rabbi Isaac of Radvill; son-in-law of Rabbi Avrohom Leib Bloch of Nadvorna
- Grand Rabbi Mordechai Leifer
Rabbi Mordechai Leifer was a great-great-grandson of Rabbi Meir "The Great" of Premishlan and served as Grand Rabbi of Nadvorna. He was raised by his great uncle, the famous Rebbe Meir'l of Premishlan. Hasidim from all over Hungary and Romania would come to receive his blessings...
of Nadvorna (1835-1894), author of Maamar Mordechai, son of Rabbi Bertchi
- Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Kretshniff (died 1908), son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer (changed last name to Rosenbaum), son in law of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tirer of Drohey
- Grand Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum
Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum was a Hasidic rebbe, and the grandfather of the extended Hasidic dynasty of Nadvorna and Kretshniff. He was the son of Rabbi Meyer Rosenbaum of Kretshniff, who in turn was a son of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna....
of Nadvorna Known as "Ha’admor Hazaken MiNadvorna" (1886-1973), son of Rabbi Meir of Kretshniff, son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Isaiah Rubin of Kolbosov
- Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Stroznhitz, author of Divrei Yisachar (d. 1980), son of Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum of Nadvorna, son-in-law of Rabbi Yisachar Bertchi Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar
- Grand Rabbi Isaac Rosenbaum, of Cleveland Ra'anana
Ra'anana is a city with a population of 73,100 in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. Ra'anana is bordered by Kfar Sava on the east and Herzliya on the southwest...
the son Rabbi Yisachar Ber Rosenbaum of Stroznhitz
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