Nikolsburg (Hasidic dynasty)
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Nikolsburg (Yiddish: ניקאלשפורג) is the name of a Hasidic dynasty descending from R. Samuel Shmelke Horowitz (1726–1778), who held a rabbinic post in Nikolsburg, Margraviate of Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic), from where the dynasty gets in name. R. Shmelke was a disciple of R. Dov Ber of Mezeritch, the primary disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.
Lineage
- R. Samuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz (1726–1778), Chief Rabbi of Nikolsburg. Son-in-law of R. Joshua Segal (d. 1751), Chief Rabbi of Rzeszow.[1]
- R. Zevi Joshua ha-Levi Horowitz (1754–1816), Chief Rabbi of Jamnitz, Trebitsch, and Prossnitz. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Pinhas ha-Levi Horowitz (1731–1805), Chief Rabbi of Frankfurt. [2]
- R. Jacob David ha-Levi Horowitz (d. 1855)[3]
- R. Noah Pinhas ha-Levi Horowitz (d. 1875), Chief Rabbi of Magierov. Son-in-law of R. Joseph ha-Kohen, Chief Rabbi of Magierov.[3]
- R. Alexsander Isaac ha-Levi Horowitz (1826–1886).[3]
- R. Samuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz (1860–1898), Rabbi in Jerusalem. Son-in-law of R. Eleazar Mendel Biderman (1827–1883), Third Grand Rabbi of the Lelov.[3]
- R. Pinhas David ha-Levi Horowitz (1876–1941), Founder of the Boston Hasidic dynasty. Son-in-law of R. Aaron Brandwein of Felshtin (1842–1906).[3]
- R. Samuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz (1860–1898), Rabbi in Jerusalem. Son-in-law of R. Eleazar Mendel Biderman (1827–1883), Third Grand Rabbi of the Lelov.[3]
- R. David Zevi Solomon Biderman (1844–1918), Fourth Grand Rabbi of Lelov. Son-in-law of R. Noah Pinhas Horowitz. His great-grandson R. Pinhas Isaac Biderman (b. 1940), is the Grand Rabbi of Lelov-Nikolsburg.[3]
- R. Alexsander Isaac ha-Levi Horowitz (1826–1886).[3]
- R. Noah Pinhas ha-Levi Horowitz (d. 1875), Chief Rabbi of Magierov. Son-in-law of R. Joseph ha-Kohen, Chief Rabbi of Magierov.[3]
- R. Samuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz (d. 1825), Rabbi in Rzeszow. Son-in-law of R. Benjamin Wolf Winograd, son-in-law of R. Zevi Hirsch Ashkenazi, grandson of the Hakham Zevi.[4]
- R. Meshullam Zalman ha-Levi Horowitz (d. 1871)[4]
- R. Moses Isaac ha-Levi Horowitz-Winograd (1810–1863), Rabbi in Lida. Son-in-law of R. Yitzhak Isaac ha-Levi Schorr.[5]
- R. Samuel Shmelke ha-Levi Horowitz-Winograd (1829–1909), Rabbi in Lida. Son-in-law of R. Bezalel Frankel of Ratnyčia.[6]
- R. Elijah Solomon ha-Levi Horowitz-Winograd (1842–1878), Rabbi in Lida. Son-in-law of R. Isaac Judah Loeb Rabinowitz (1806–1851).[6]
- R. Barukh Schnitzler (d. 1822), Rabbi in Kaliv. Son-in-law of R. Zevi Joshua Horowitz.[7]
- R. Joel Schnitzler (d. 1865), Chief Rabbi of Kotaj. Son-in-law of R. Abraham Abba Weiss (d. 1859).[7]
- R. Barukh Judah Schnitzler (1845-1894), Chief Rabbi of Derecske. Son-in-law of R. Jacob Dov Ber Mann (1813–1897).[7]
- R. Shragei Samuel Shmelke Schnitzler (1889–1979), Chief Rabbi of Tchabe.[8]
- R. Barukh Judah Lebovitch (1909–1951), Dayan of Kish. Son-in-law of R. Shragei Samuel Shmelke Schnitzler.[8]
- R. Joseph Yehiel Michal Lebovitch (b. 1947), Grand Rabbi of the Nikolsburg community in Monsey, which has a Yeshivah for young adults and boys, a kollel and a beth midrash. He is the author of the work, Igeros Yechiel which are Chidushim on the Torah.
- R. Barukh Judah Lebovitch (1909–1951), Dayan of Kish. Son-in-law of R. Shragei Samuel Shmelke Schnitzler.[8]
- R. Shragei Samuel Shmelke Schnitzler (1889–1979), Chief Rabbi of Tchabe.[8]
- R. Barukh Judah Schnitzler (1845-1894), Chief Rabbi of Derecske. Son-in-law of R. Jacob Dov Ber Mann (1813–1897).[7]
- R. Joel Schnitzler (d. 1865), Chief Rabbi of Kotaj. Son-in-law of R. Abraham Abba Weiss (d. 1859).[7]
- R. Jacob David ha-Levi Horowitz (d. 1855)[3]
- R. Zevi Joshua ha-Levi Horowitz (1754–1816), Chief Rabbi of Jamnitz, Trebitsch, and Prossnitz. Son-in-law of his uncle R. Pinhas ha-Levi Horowitz (1731–1805), Chief Rabbi of Frankfurt. [2]
Rabbi Mordechai Zev Jungreis
Rabbi Mordechai Zev Jungreis, a descendant of Rabbi Mordecai Benet of Nikolsburg is also known as the Nikolsburger Rebbe and is the rabbi of the B'nai Israel Synagogue in Woodbourne, New York.[9]
Literature of Nikolsburg
The following are works authored by Reb Shmelke, his son and descendants which are sacred to Nikolsburg Hasidism;
- Divrei Shmuel - Reb Shmelke's kabbalistic commentaries on the Torah.
- Nezir HaShem and Simchas Moshe - Reb Shmelke's commentaries on Shulchan Aruch and Reb Tzvi Yehoshua's Tamudic commentaries.
- Hiddushei ha-Ribash - Reb Tzvi Yehoshua's Chasidic insights.
See also
- Nikolsburg.org - Website of the Nikolsburg Rebbe of Monsey.
References
- ^ "HOROWITZ, SCHMELKE - JewishEncyclopedia.com". jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "Horowitz, Ẓevi Joshua ben Samuel Shmelke ." Encyclopaedia Judaica. . Encyclopedia.com. 18 Aug. 2022 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b c Horowitz, Samuel Shmelke (1878). Hiddushei ha-Rabish. Przemyśl. p. 1.
- ^ Harkavy, Elchanan (1903). Dor Yesharim. New York. p. 88.
- ^ a b Harkavy, Elchanan (1903). Dor Yesharim. New York. p. 90.
- ^ a b c "Tchabe | History". Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ a b Rabinowicz, Tzvi (1996). The Encyclopedia of Hasidism. Jason Aronson. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-56821-123-7.
- ^ "The Woodbourne Shul Website 457 Rute 52 woodbourne ny". the-woodbourne-shul. Retrieved 2021-03-18.