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Karlin-Stolin is the name of a hasidic dynasty
Dynasty

A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations. A dynasty is also often called a "Royal House", e.g. the House of Saud or House of Habsburg....
 originating with Rebbe Aaron the Great of Karlin
Karlín

Karl?n is a Cadastre of Prague, part of Prague 8 municipal district, former independent town . It is bordered by the river Vltava to the north, V?tkov to the south, Florenc to the west and Palmovka to the east....
 in present-day Belarus
Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north....
. Karlin was one of the first centres of chasidim to be set up in Lita
Lithuanian Jews

Lithuanian Jews are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .Lithuania was historically home to a large and influential Jewish community that was almost entirely eliminated during the Holocaust: see Holocaust in Lithuania....
 ('Lithuania').

Today the Karliner dynasty is thriving once again after being decimated by the Holocaust.






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Karlin-Stolin is the name of a hasidic dynasty
Dynasty

A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations. A dynasty is also often called a "Royal House", e.g. the House of Saud or House of Habsburg....
 originating with Rebbe Aaron the Great of Karlin
Karlín

Karl?n is a Cadastre of Prague, part of Prague 8 municipal district, former independent town . It is bordered by the river Vltava to the north, V?tkov to the south, Florenc to the west and Palmovka to the east....
 in present-day Belarus
Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north....
. Karlin was one of the first centres of chasidim to be set up in Lita
Lithuanian Jews

Lithuanian Jews are Ashkenazi Jews with roots in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .Lithuania was historically home to a large and influential Jewish community that was almost entirely eliminated during the Holocaust: see Holocaust in Lithuania....
 ('Lithuania').

Today the Karliner dynasty is thriving once again after being decimated by the Holocaust. Karlin-Stolin chassidim can be found all over the world, America, England, Mexico and Israel. The Rebbe has a brother who also lives in Jerusalem and is known as the Lutsker Rebbe. The Lutsker Rebbe established a hasidic court only with the permission of his brother, the Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe.

The Karliner chasidim are known for their custom to scream when praying. They are also known for their hospitality.

Karlin-Stolin Hasidim arrived in the Holy Land
Holy Land

The Holy Land , generally refers to the geographical region of the Levant called Land of Canaan or Land of Israel in the Bible, and constitutes the Promised land....
 in the mid 1800s, settling in Tiberias
Tiberias

Tiberias is a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Lower Galilee, Israel. It was named in honour of the emperor Tiberius....
, Hebron and Safed
Safed

Safed is a city in the North District of Israel of Israel and a center for Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. At an elevation of 800 meters above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee....
. In 1869 they redeemed the site of a former synagogue
Synagogue

A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues usually have a large hall for prayer , smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices....
 in Tiberias which had been built in 1786 by Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk
Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk

Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk also known as Menachem Mendel of Horodok was an early leader of Hasidic Judaism. Part of the third generation of Hasidic leaders, he was the primary disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch....
 but was destroyed in the earthquake of 1837. Construction of the new synagogue started in 1870 and was assisted by funds from the diaspora
Diaspora

The term diaspora refers to the movement of any population sharing common ethnicity identity who were either forced to leave or voluntarily left their Settler territory, and became residents in areas often far removed from the former....
. It was during this time that Karlin-Stolin chasidim settled in Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 and by 1874 they had established the Beth Aaron Synagogue in the old city.

Today, the main center of Karlin-Stolin Hasidism is Givat Ze'ev, Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East 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 relatively small area....
, where the Karlin-Stoliner Rebbe Boruch Yaakov Meir Shochet resides. There are various Karlin-Stolin synagogues in Israel — Jerusalem, Beitar, Bnei Brak, Kiryat Sefer, Safed, Tiberias — in the USA, in Boro Park, NY; Monsey, NY; Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, CA; Lakewood
Lakewood

Lakewood may refer to:...
, NJ, England, and other places around the world.

In Jerusalem many Karliner chasidim wear the traditional garb of Jerusalem, including the golden caftan.
Karlinstolin
Lutzkerrebbe

Outline of Lineage of Karliner Dynasty

The founder of the dynasty, Rebbe Aharon the Great, was a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch
Dovber of Mezeritch

Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch was a disciple of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, and largely seen as his successor. Rabbi Dov Ber is regarded as the first proponent and exponent of Hasidism and one of its most important propagators....
, who was a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.

  • Rebbe Aaron HaGadol (The Great) of Karlin (1736-1772) - author of the Sabbath hymn Kah Ekhsof
    • (Rebbe Shlomo HaLevi of Karlin (1738-1792) - son of Rabbi Meir HaLevi - disciple of the Magid and of Rebbe Aaron HaGadol)
      • Rebbe Asher Perlow (the first) of Stolin (1760-1826) - son of Rebbe Aaron HaGadol and disciple of Rebbe Shlomo of Karlin.
        • Rebbe Aaron (the second) Perlow of Karlin (1802-1872) - author of Beis Aharon - son of Rebbe Asher, he was the son-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai of Kremnitz.
          • Rebbe Asher (the second) Perlow of Stolin (d. 1873) - son of the Beis Aharon; by his third marriage he was the son-in-law of Rabbi Elimelech of Grodzhisk.
            • Rebbe Yisrael Perlow of Stolin, "The Frankfurter" (because he is buried in Frankfurt) a.k.a. the Yenuka of Stolin (1868-1921) son of Rebbe Asher the second; he was the son-in-law of Rabbi Dovid of Zlatipola
              Chernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)

              Chernobyl is a Hasidic Judaism dynasty that was founded by the "Meor Einayim," Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky. The dynasty is named after the Ukraine town of Chernobyl, where Rabbi Nachum served as the magid ....
              .
              • Rebbe Moshe Perlow of Stolin (d. 1942) - son of the Yenuka; son-in-law of Rabbi Pinchos of Kantikuziva.
              • Rebbe Avrohom Elimelech Perlow of Karlin (was rebbe in Erets Israel and went back to Europe) (d. 1942) - son of the Yenuka; he was the son-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai Yoseph of Zlatipola.
              • Rebbe Yaakov Chaim Perlow of Stolin (The Detroiter) (d. 1946) - rebbe in New York and would frequent the Stoliner community in Detroit. He is buried in Detroit - son of the Yenuka; he was the son-in-law of Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Heshel Of Chernobyl Tchidonov.
              • Rabbi Aaron Perlow of Stolin (d. 1942) - son of the Yenuka; he was the son-in-law of Rabbi Nosson Dovid of Partzev.
              • Rabbi Asher Perlow of Stolin (d. 1942) - son of the Yenuka.
              • Rebbe Yochanan Perlow (1900-1956) of Stolin Lutsk - later the Grand Rebbe of Karlin-Stolin in America - author of the Karliner Prayer Book Siddur Beis Aharon V'Yisrael - youngest son of the Yenuka; he was the son in law of Rabbi Shimon Shloima of Olyka, he was survived by his daughter Rebitzen Feiga she married Rabbi Ezra Shochet, they are the parents of the present day Rebbe.
                • Rebbe Baruch Meir Yaakov Shochet' (born 1955) - grandson of Rebbe Yochanan Perlow - present Karlin-Stolin Rebbe in Givat Ze'ev, he was the son-in-law of his uncle Rabbi Yisroel Shochet,Rebbe Baruch was married to his cousin the daughter of Yisroel Sochet brother of Ezra Sochet. Rebbe Baruch Meir Yaakov Shochet is presently the son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe David Steinwutzel.
                • Rebbe Yochanan Shochet - grandson of Rebbe Yochanan - present Lutsker Rebbe in Jerusalem, son-in-law of Rabbi Yisrael Yair Danziger of Alexander
                  Aleksander (Hasidic dynasty)

                  Now nearly extinct, the Aleksander Hasidim were the second largest Hasidic Judaism group in pre-The Holocaust Poland.Between the world wars, Hasidic Jews from all over flocked to the small village of Alexander near L?dz, to spend the holiest days of the Jewish year in the presence of their spiritual leader, their Rebbe, Rabbi Yitzchak M...
                  .


Main books of the Karliner chasidim

The main Hasidic book of the Karliner chasidim is Beis Aharon, composed by the Chassidim (followers) of the Rebbe Aharon II of Karlin from his talks.

The current version of the prayer-book used by Karliner Hasidim is called Beis Aharon V'Yisrael published by the Rebbe Reb Yochanan Perlow of Karlin-Stolin.

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