Trisk (Hasidic dynasty)
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Trisk is a Hasidic
dynasty originating in Turisk, Ukraine
. The first rebbe
of Trisk was Grand Rabbi Avraham Twersky (born 1806, died July 1, 1889 in Turisk), son of Grand Rabbi Mordechai Twersky
of Chernobyl
.
Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Eichenstein of Jerusalem, Israel
presently heads the Trisk community based in northern Jerusalem; while Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendel Matisyohu Twersky is known as the Trisker Rebbe of London
.
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 originating in Turisk, 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...
. The first rebbe
Rebbe
Rebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
of Trisk was Grand Rabbi Avraham Twersky (born 1806, died July 1, 1889 in Turisk), son of Grand Rabbi Mordechai Twersky
Mordechai Twersky
Rabbi Mordechai Twersky, known as the Maggid of Chernobyl, was the son of Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl and the second rebbe of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty...
of Chernobyl
Chernobyl (Hasidic dynasty)
Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a Hasidic dynasty that was founded by Grand Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky, known by the name of his work as the "Meor Einayim Chernobyl is a...
.
Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Eichenstein of Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
presently heads the Trisk community based in northern Jerusalem; while Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendel Matisyohu Twersky is known as the Trisker Rebbe of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Lineage
- Grand Rabbi Menachem Nuchem Twersky (born June 23 1829, died 1887 at BriskBrest, BelarusBrest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...
), eldest son of Grand Rabbi Avraham.- Grand Rabbi Mordechai Zishe Twersky of Trisk-IasiIasiIași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
(died March 18 1932 in RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
), eldest son of Rabbi Menachem Nuchem- Grand Rabbi Shulem Yoseph Twersky (born 1883 at Turisk, died February 8 1945 in New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
), son of Rabbi Mordechai Zishe - Grand Rabbi Yakov Leib Twersky (born 1885 at Turisk, died October 12 1979 in Bnei Brak, Israel), son of Rabbi Mordechai Zishe
- Grand Rabbi Chaim Menachem Avrohom Twersky (born February 27 1915 at ZinkovZinkivZinkiv is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. The population is 10,577 ....
, died December 1 2010 at HackneyLondon Borough of HackneyThe London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), son of Rabbi Yakov Leib- Grand Rabbi Mordechai Zisye Twersky, son of Rabbi Chaim Menachem Avrohom
- Grand Rabbi Pinchos Twersky of Trisk-London (born May 17 1916 at Zinkov, died August 12 2001 at London), son of Rabbi Yakov Leib
- Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendel Matisyohu Twersky of London, (born December 9, 1946 at London), son of Rabbi Pinchos
- Grand Rabbi Chaim Menachem Avrohom Twersky (born February 27 1915 at Zinkov
- Grand Rabbi Shulem Yoseph Twersky (born 1883 at Turisk, died February 8 1945 in New York
- Grand Rabbi Moishe Yide Leib Twersky of Chelem (born 1873 at TolnaTalneTalne is a city in Cherkasy Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 16,388 ....
, died 1938 at WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
), second son of Rabbi Menachem Nuchem
- Grand Rabbi Mordechai Zishe Twersky of Trisk-Iasi
- Grand Rabbi Mordche Twersky of KozmirKazimierz DolnyKazimierz Dolny is a small town in Central Poland, on the right bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Lublin Province.It is a considerable tourist attraction as one of the most beautifully situated little towns in Poland. It enjoyed its greatest prosperity in the 16th and the first half of...
(born 1840, died June 20 1915 at KielceKielceKielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...
), second son of Grand Rabbi Avraham. - Grand Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Leib Twersky of Trisk-Hrubieszow (born 1847 at Turisk, died May 10 1918 in Gmina HrubieszówGmina HrubieszówGmina Hrubieszów is a rural gmina in Hrubieszów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...
, LublinLublin Voivodeship- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
), third son of Grand Rabbi Avraham.- Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechei Twersky (born 1877 at Turisk, perished May 13 1943 at Bełżec extermination camp), son of Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Leib
- Chief RabbiChief RabbiChief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
Menachem Tzvi Eichenstein, of St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
(1943–1982) son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe Mordechei- Rabbi Dov Ber Alter Eichenstein, son of Rabbi Menachem
- Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechei Eichenstein (born August 7, 1958 at Jerusalem), son of Rabbi Dov Ber Alter
- Rabbi Dov Ber Alter Eichenstein, son of Rabbi Menachem
- Chief Rabbi
- Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechei Twersky (born 1877 at Turisk, perished May 13 1943 at Bełżec extermination camp), son of Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Leib
See also
- Hasidic dynasties