Nikolsburg is the name of a Hasidic

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

Hasidic dynasty

A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty of Hasidic spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:#Each member of the dynasty is a spiritual leader, often known as an ADMOR or simply as Rebbe and at times called the...

, named for the Rebbe (Hasidic leader) Shmelke of Nikolsburg

Shmelke of Nikolsburg

Shmelke of Nikolsburg was one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. Born Shmuel Horowitz Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg, Moravia) was one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. Born Shmuel Horowitz Shmelke of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg,...

 (Mikulov

Mikulov

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).

There currently exist three distinct branches of the Nikolsburg dynasty:

• Nikolsburg of Monsey, based in Monsey, New York
  Monsey, New York
  Monsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...
  
  , led by its Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits
  Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits
  Rabbi Yosef Yechiel Mechel Lebovits, is the rebbe of the Nikolsburg Hasidic dynasty of Monsey, New York. He is a descendant of Rebbe Shmelke of Nikolsburg, for whom his dynasty and associated community are named....
  
   of Monsey, New York, a descendant of Rebbe Shmelke of Nikolsburg, for whom the dynasty and associated Hasidic community are named,
• Nikolsburg of Woodbourne, led by Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis of the B'nai Israel Synagogue
  B'nai Israel Synagogue (Woodbourne, New York)
  B'nai Israel Synagogue is a historic synagogue on NY 52 in Woodbourne, Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1920 and is a two story building above a shallow concrete basement...
  
   in Woodbourne, New York
  Woodbourne, New York
  Woodbourne is a hamlet in the town of Fallsburg in Sullivan County, New York, United States.Woodbourne is bordered by the town of Neversink, the hamlet of Grahamsville, the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake, the hamlet of Old Falls, and the hamlet of Hasbrouck. The major thoroughfares of Woodbourne are New...
  
  ,
• Lelov-Nikolsburg, led by Rabbi Pinchas Yitzchak Biderman of Jerusalem, a branch of the Lelov
  Lelov (Hasidic dynasty)
  Lelov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty which traces its origins to Rabbi Dovid of Lelów, Poland.The Lelover dynasty migrated from Poland to Jerusalem when Rabbi Dovid's son, Rabbi Moshe Biderman , moved there in the last year of his life. Rabbi Moshe Biderman of Lelov was the son-in-law of Rabbi...
  
   Hasidic dynasty.

The largest of these is that of Monsey.

The term Nikolsburger Rebbe can refer either to the historic Rebbe Shmelke of Nikolsburg, or to the leader of any of the three current Nikolsburg dynasties above.

Institutions of Nikolsburg in Monsey

The community of the Nikolsburg dynasty in Monsey has a Yeshiva

Yeshiva

Yeshiva is a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious texts, primarily the Talmud and Torah study. Study is usually done through daily shiurim and in study pairs called chavrutas...

 for young adults and boys, a girls' school named Bas Melech, a Kollel

Kollel

A kollel is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kollel features shiurim and learning sedarim ; unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kollel are all married men...

 and a Beis Midrash (Study hall).

External links

• A full description of the dynasty, community and institutions can be found here Nikolsburg Website
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzwQNcbb3hcThe current Rebbe singing one of his compositions at a tish
  Tish
  Tish may refer to:* Tish , a Hasidic gathering of Hassidim around their Rebbe* Tish Jones, a recurring fictional character in the television series Doctor Who...
  
  in London]
• Biography of the current Nikolsburger Rebbe from The Jewish Press
• The Rebbe celebrating Lag BaOmer