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Chassidic dynasties

How each Chassidic dynasty grew from the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezritch: its Rebbes in order, its branches, and its links with the others. More dynasties are being added.

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The first generations of Chassidus

The Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid's Circle

הבעל שם טוב וחבורת המגידThe Baal Shem Tov founded the Chassidic movement in Mezhibuzh, and his talmid the Maggid of Mezritch gathered the circle of talmidim who spread Chassidus across Poland…Chassidic dynasty

Karlin-Stolin

קרלין-סטוליןKarlin was one of the first Chassidic centres in Lithuania, founded by Reb Aharon HaGadol, a talmid of the Maggid of Mezritch, and carried on by Reb Shlomo of Karlin and…Chassidic dynasty

Chabad-Lubavitch

חב"ד-לובאוויטשChabad was founded in Liozna by the Alter Rebbe, Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi, a student of the Maggid of Mezritch. Seven Rebbes led it from Lubavitch to Brooklyn, and…Chassidic dynasty

Chernobyl and Ruzhin

צ'רנוביל ורוז'יןReb Nachum of Chernobyl, a talmid of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezritch, founded the Twersky line, and his son Reb Mordechai's eight sons each led a court in…Chassidic dynasty

Zidichov-Komarno

זידיטשוב-קאמארנאThe Zidichov dynasty was founded by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh Eichenstein, the Ateres Tzvi, a talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin and other Rebbes, and a son of Reb Yitzchok Isaac of…Chassidic dynasty

Dinov-Munkacs

דינוב-מונקאטשThe Dinov line began with Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Spira, the Bnei Yissaschar, a nephew of the Noam Elimelech and a talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin, the Rimanover and the…Chassidic dynasty

Belz

בעלזBelz was founded by Rebbe Sholom Rokeach, the Sar Sholom, a disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin, and was led from Belz by his descendants. After the Holocaust the dynasty…Chassidic dynasty

Satmar (Sighet–Satmar)

סאטמאר (סיגעט–סאטמאר)The Teitelbaum line begins with Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe of Ujhel, a talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin who helped bring Chassidus to Hungary. His…Chassidic dynasty

Vizhnitz

ויז'ניץVizhnitz grew out of the Kosov dynasty. It was founded in Vyzhnytsia by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager, the Tzemach Tzaddik, a grandson of the Kosov founder and a…Chassidic dynasty

Vorka-Amshinov

וורקא-אמשינובVorka began in the Polish town of Warka under Rebbe Yitzchok Kalish, a leading talmid of Rebbe Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, who gathered much of the Peshischa community…Chassidic dynasty

Sanz

צאנזSanz was founded by Rebbe Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim (1793-1876), a pupil of Reb Naftali of Ropshitz. After his passing his sons founded their own courts, among…Chassidic dynasty

Ger

גורGer is the Chassidic dynasty founded by the Chiddushei HaRim, who led the Kotzk Chassidim after the Kotzker Rebbe's passing in 1859. It grew from the Peshischa-Kotzk…Chassidic dynasty

Biala

ביאלאBiala is a Chassidic dynasty descended from the Yid HaKadosh of Peshischa through Reb Yerachmiel and Reb Nosson Dovid of Shidlovtza. It was founded by Reb Yitzchok…A chain of teacher and talmid

Breslov

ברסלבBreslov was founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, who named no successor, so there is only one Rebbe. His teachings pass down a chain of teacher and student, from Reb…