Rabbi
Sholom Rokeach, (1779 - September 10, 1855), also known as the
Sar Sholom (in Hebrew meaning minister of peace), was the first
BelzBelz 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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RebbeRebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew word Rabbi. It mostly refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
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His father was Rabbi Elazar, a member of the Brody Kloise sages. His grandfather was Rabbi Elazar Rabbi of
BrodyBrody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brodivskyi Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
until 1736, then Rabbi of Amsterdam.
Rabbi Sar Sholom grew up as an orphan, in his uncle's home in the polish town of Skohl.
Rabbi
Sholom Rokeach, (1779 - September 10, 1855), also known as the
Sar Sholom (in Hebrew meaning minister of peace), was the first
BelzBelz 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...
er
RebbeRebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew word Rabbi. It mostly refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
.
His father was Rabbi Elazar, a member of the Brody Kloise sages. His grandfather was Rabbi Elazar Rabbi of
BrodyBrody is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brodivskyi Raion , and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv...
until 1736, then Rabbi of Amsterdam.
Rabbi Sar Sholom grew up as an orphan, in his uncle's home in the polish town of Skohl. This uncle, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ramraz, his mother's brother, was the head of the Jewish law courts in that town. The uncle raised him, taught him Jewish tradition, and married his daughter Malka to him.
In the town of Skohl he was influenced by Rabbi Shlomo (Flam) the Rebbe of Skohl (also known as Reb Shlomo Lutzker).
Rabbi Shlomo was the personal writer and second hand of Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch, the successor to the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chasidus. Since his uncle (and father in law) was opposed to Hasidus, Rabbi Sholom would secretly be let down the window by his wife, to learn at Rabbi Shlomo Lutzker's
Beis MidrashBeth Midrash is a study hall...
during the nights.
He composed several songs - most still sung by the Belzer Chasidim, including one tune, to "Tzur Mishaelo", sung during the Shaleshudes third ritual meal on the Sabbath, which is still popular today.
Many of his speeches, teachings, writings and ideas, have been saved in an onthology named "Midbar Kadesh".
He reigned as rebbe from 1817 till 1855. He was a disciple of the
Seer of LublinRabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin, also Jacob Isaac of Lublin, or Y. Y. Horowitz , known as "The Chozeh of Lublin" , or simply as the "Chozeh", was a Hasidic rebbe from Poland.A beloved figure of the Hasidic movement, he became known as the...
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Rebbes of Belz
- Rabbi Sholom Rokeach (1779 - 1855)
- Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach
Yehoshua Rokeach was the second rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He combined Torah scholarship with practical common sense to guide thousands of Hasidim and to fight the Haskalah movement that was making inroads in Jewish communities in Poland during the nineteenth century...
(1825 - 1894)
- Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I)
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach , , was the third Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty.He was the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, and served as the third Belzer Rebbe, from 1894 until his passing in 1926.-Rabbinical career:...
(1854 - 1926)
- Rabbi Aharon Rokeach
Rabbi Aharon Rokeach was the fourth rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He led the movement from 1926 until his passing in 1957....
(1877 - 1957)
- Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II)
Yissachar Dov Rokeach is the fifth and present Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Belz. He is the son of Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgorai and the nephew of the fourth Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, who raised him...
(b. 1948)
See also
- Agudat Israel
Agudat Israel began as the original political party representing Haredi Judaism in Israel. It was the umbrella party for almost all Haredi Jews in Israel, and before that in the British Mandate of Palestine...
- Belz
----Belz , a small town in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river and the Rzeczyca stream....
(town in Poland/Ukraine)
- Belz Beis HaMedrash HaGadol (the largest synagogue in Jerusalem)
- Belz (Hasidic dynasty)
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...
- Ger (Hasidic dynasty)
Ger, or Gur is a Hasidic dynasty originating from Ger, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland....
- Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)
Vizhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager. Vizhnitz is the Yiddish name of Vyzhnytsia, a village in present-day Ukraine.Followers of the rebbes of Vizhnitz are called Vizhnitzer chasidim....