Alesk (Hasidic dynasty)
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Alesk is the name of a Hasidic
dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer.
Alesk is the Yiddish
name of Oles'ko, a town in present-day Ukraine
.
The current Rabbi of Alesk R' Yitzchok Ashkenazi resides in Brooklyn
NY.
The Grand Rebbes of Sassov
, Kaliv
, Stanislov
, Trisk
,malin radomishel are descendants of the Alesk dynasty.
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer.
Alesk is the Yiddish
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
name of Oles'ko, a town in present-day Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Lineage
- Rebbe Chanoch Henach Dov Mayer, first Alesker Rebbe known as the Lev Sameach (lit. "happy heart"), son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Sholom Rokeach of BelzBelz (Hasidic dynasty)Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. The town has existed since at least the 10th century, with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. The town became home to Hasidic Judaism in the early 19th century...
. His works includes Lev Sameach on the TorahTorahTorah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
, SiddurSiddurA siddur is a Jewish prayer book, containing a set order of daily prayers. This article discusses how some of these prayers evolved, and how the siddur, as it is known today has developed...
Lev Sameach, and HagaddahHaggadah of PesachThe Haggadah is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. Reading the Haggadah at the Seder table is a fulfillment of the Scriptural commandment to each Jew to "tell your son" of the Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt as described in the Book of Exodus in the Torah...
Lev Sameach. He also codified the Torah writings of his father-in-law..
The current Rabbi of Alesk R' Yitzchok Ashkenazi resides in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
NY.
The Grand Rebbes of Sassov
Sassov (Hasidic dynasty)
The Sassov Hasidic dynasty began with Rabbi Moshe Leib Erblich of Sassov , a disciple of Rabbi Dovber of Mezeritch, the disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism....
, Kaliv
Kaliv (Hasidic dynasty)
The Kaliver Dynasty began with Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub of Kaliv , Hungary. He was the first Hassidic Rebbe in Hungary. He was discovered by Rabbi Leib Sarah's, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Rabbi Leib first met Rabbi Isaac when he was a small child, a small shepherd boy...
, Stanislov
Stanislov (Hasidic dynasty)
The Stanislav hasidic dynasty was established in western Ukraine in a town currently known as Ivano-Frankivsk. The town was previously called Stanisławów, and is still known in Yiddish as Stanislav....
, Trisk
Trisk (Hasidic dynasty)
Trisk is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Turisk, Ukraine. The first rebbe of Trisk was Grand Rabbi Avraham Twersky , son of Grand Rabbi Mordechai Twersky of Chernobyl....
,malin radomishel are descendants of the Alesk dynasty.
See also
- History of the Jews in PolandHistory of the Jews in PolandThe history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in the world. Poland was the centre of Jewish culture thanks to a long period of statutory religious tolerance and social autonomy. This ended with the...
- History of the Jews in Galicia (Central Europe)
- History of the Jews in UkraineHistory of the Jews in UkraineJewish communities have existed in the territory of Ukraine from the time of Kievan Rus' and developed many of the most distinctive modern Jewish theological and cultural traditions. While at times they flourished, at other times they faced periods of persecution and antisemitic discriminatory...