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Ziditshov is 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 originating in town Ziditshoyv (as known in Yiddish; or Zhydachiv

Zhydachiv

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in Ukrainian), in Galicia (a province of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire). It was founded by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov

Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov

Tzvi Hirsh Eichenstein also known as Hirsh Zydaczower, , was famous Hasidic Rebbe, a noted Talmudist, Kabbalist and author of novellae on Torah and Responsa...

. Today, the few who remain of the Ziditshov dynasty live in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York, Monticello, New York

Monticello, New York

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, Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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, London

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UK, and in Israel

Israel

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Spiritual lineage of the Ziditshov dynasty

Grand Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov - founder of Hasidism.
- Grand Rebbe Dov Ber of Mezeritch
  Dovber of Mezeritch
  Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch was a disciple of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, and was chosen as his successor to lead the early movement...
  
  - the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezritch - disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
  - Grand Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk
    Elimelech of Lizhensk
    Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk , a Rabbi and one of the great founding Rebbes of the Hasidic movement, was known after his hometown, Leżajsk near Rzeszów in Poland...
    
    - author of Noam Elimelech - disciple of the Maggid of Mezritsh.
    - Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin
      Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin
      Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin, also Jacob Isaac of Lublin, or Y. Y. Horowitz , known as "The Chozeh of Lublin" , or simply as the "Chozeh", was a Hasidic rebbe from Poland....
      
      - the Chozeh (Seer) of Lublin - author of Zichron Zos - disciple of the Noam Elimelech.
      - Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov
        Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov
        Tzvi Hirsh Eichenstein also known as Hirsh Zydaczower, , was famous Hasidic Rebbe, a noted Talmudist, Kabbalist and author of novellae on Torah and Responsa...
        
        - author of Ateres Tzvi - disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin.

The family

Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Eichenstein of Safrin (1740-1800)
- Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditshov
  Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov
  Tzvi Hirsh Eichenstein also known as Hirsh Zydaczower, , was famous Hasidic Rebbe, a noted Talmudist, Kabbalist and author of novellae on Torah and Responsa...
  
  (1763-1831), author of Ateres Tzvi on the Zohar
  Zohar
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  , son of Rabbi Isaac of Safrin
- Rabbi Moshe Eichenstein of Sambur
  Sambur (Hasidic dynasty)
  Sambur is a Hasidic dynasty. It was founded by Rebbe Moshe Eichenstein of Sambir, Ukraine, a brother of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov.The Present Sambur Rebbe is Rabbi Aron Zev Malik of Sambur....
  
  (d. 1840), author of "Tefilo leMoshe", son of Rabbi Isaac of Safrin
- Rabbi Yissochor Berish Eichenstein of Safrin (d. 1832), son of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Safrin
  - Rabbi Naftoli Hertzl Labin of Ziditshov, son-in-law of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Eichenstein of Ziditshov, the Ateres Tzvi.
  - Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Eichenstein of Ziditshov
    Yitzchak Isaac of Zidichov
    Yitzchak Isaac of Zidichov was a noted Hasidic rabbi. He was the son of Rabbi Yisachar Barish, who was the brother of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov . Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac was a close disciple of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov until the latter's death. He later studied under Rabbi Shalom of Belz...
    
    (1805-1873), author of Likutei Maharya, only son of Rabbi Yissochor Berish of Safrin
    - Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov Eichenstein of Ziditchov (d. 1886), son of Rabbi Yitzchok
    - Rabbi Nochum of Burshtin
    - Rabbi Eliezer of Burshtin
      - Rabbi Yitzchok Menachem Eichenstein of Burshtin-Podheitz
        Pidhaitsi
        Pidhaitsi is a small city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Pidhaitsi Raion , and is located at around . Pidhaitsi is situated ca. 15.5 mi south of Berezhany, 43.5 mi from Ternopil and ca. 62 mi south-east of Lviv. In 1939...
        
        (1879-1943), son of Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov, son-in-law of Rabbi Nochum
        
        Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov Zeide Eichenstein of Burshtin (1899-1963), son of Rabbi Yitzchok
        
        Rabbi Yitzchok Menachem Eichenshtein, Galanter Rebbe, son of Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov
        
        Rabbi Dovid Eichenstein, Burshtiner Rebbe, son of Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov
    - Rabbi Israel Yosef Labin of Ziditshov (d. 1902), son of Rabbi Naftoli Hertsl of Ziditshov, and son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac of Ziditshov
      - Rabbi Moshe Labin of Ziditshov-Drubitsh
        Drohobych
        Drohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine...
        
        (d. 1939), son of Rabbi Israel Yosef of Ziditshov
        
        Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin of Ziditshov, son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe of Drubitsh
        
        Rabbi Alexander (Sender) Yom Tov Lipa Labin, son of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin
        
        Rabbi Shlomo Dov Labin, Rebbe of Ziditchov, son of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin
        
        Rabbi Moshe Labin, Ziditshiov-Drubitsher Rebbe, son of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin
        
        Rabbi Yeshaya Labin, Beregszasz
        Berehove
        Berehove is a city located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary.Serving as the administrative center of the Berehove Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
        
        -Zidichover Rov in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
        Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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        , NY, son of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin
        
        Rabbi Aharon Maier Labin, Bolchav Rebbe in Williamsburg, son of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin
        
        Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Labin, Ziditchover Rov in Bnei Brak, son of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin
        
        Rebbetzin
        Rebbetzin
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        Hinda Kohn, daughter of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin, wife of Rebbe Dovid Kohn, Toldos Aharon
        Toldos Aharon (Hasidic dynasty)
        Toldos Aharon is a strongly anti-Zionist Hasidic movement, headquartered in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighborhood. Significant concentrations of Hasidim are also located in Ramat Beit Shemesh, London and New York. Toldos Aharon is a split-off from Shomer Emunim...
        
        Rebbe in Jerusalem
        
        Rebbetzin Esther Malka Segal-Loewy, daughter of Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Labin, wife of Rabbi Elimelech Segal-Loewy of Tosh
        Tosh (Hasidic dynasty)
        Tosh is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Nyirtass, Hungary. Today it is based in Kiryas Tosh, Quebec, Canada, outside of Boisbriand, a suburb of Montreal, Canada. The current leader is Grand Rabbi Meshulam Feish Segal-Loewy...
        
        — son of Rebbe Meshulam Feish
    - Rabbi Alexander (Sender) Yom Tov Lipa Eichenstein of Zidachov (1824-October 12, 1883), son of Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac of Ziditshov
      - Rabbi Yehoshia Heshl Eichenstein of Khodorov
        Khodoriv
        Khodoriv is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It has a population of 10,080.The city was first mentioned in 1394. In many historic documents it is referred to as Khodoriv-stav. In many documents it is named Khodoriv-stav. It is connected with a male name Fedir and the situation of the...
        
        , son of Rabbi Alexander Yom Tov Lipa of Ziditshov
        
        Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein of Khodorov (d. 1918), son of Rabbi Yehoshia Heshl of Khodorov
        
        Rabbi Yehoshua Eichenstein of Ziditshov-Chicago (moved from Galitzia to Chicago in 1922) (d. 1940), son of Rabbi Yisochor Berish of Khodorov
        
        Rabbi Avrohom Eichenstein of Ziditshov-Chicago (d. 1967), son of Rabbi Yehoshua
        
        Rabbi Yehoshua Heshl Eichenstein, son of Rabbi Avrohom
        
        Chief Rabbi
        Chief Rabbi
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        Menachem Tsvi Eichenstein, of St Louis (1943–1982), son of Rabbi Avrohom of Chicago
        
        Rabbi Dov Ber Alter Eichenstein, son of Rabbi Menachem
        
        Rabbi Moshe Mordechei Eichenstein of 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....
        
        (born August 7, 1958 at Jerusalem), son of Rabbi Dov Ber Alter
      - Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein of Veretzky (1848-1924), author of the Malbush L'Shabbos V'Yom Tov, son of Rabbi Alexander Yom Tov Lipa of Ziditshov
        
        Rabbi Usher Yeshaya Eichenstein of Prochnik, son of Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein of Veretzky
        
        Rabbi Menashe Yitzchok Meir Eichenstein, Ziditshover Rebbe of Petah Tikva
        Petah Tikva
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        , son of Rabbi Usher Yeshaya Eichenstein of Prochnik
        
        Rabbi Sholom Eichenstein (1901‑1987), Ziditshover Rebbe of Tzfat, son of Rabbi Usher Yeshaya Eichenstein
        
        Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein, son of Rabbi Sholom Eichenstein
        
        Rabbi Yosef Meir Eichenstein, son of Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein
        
        Rabbi Usher Yeshaya Eichenstein (1934-2008), son of Rabbi Sholom Eichenstein and son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Lev, Rav of Temeshvar
        Timisoara
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        Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Eichenstein, Zidichover Rebbe,
        
        Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Shneebalg, Ziditshover Rebbe of Be'er Sheva
        Beersheba
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        , grandson of Rabbi Sholom Eichenstein
    - Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein of Dolyna
      Dolyna
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      (d. 1886), son of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditshov
    - Rabbi Eliyohu Eichenstein of Ziditshov (1837-1878), son of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditshov
    - Rabbi Menachem Mendel Eichenstein of Ziditshov (1840-1901), son of Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditshov

There is also Rabbi Alter Kahane of Ziditshov, who is a scion of the Spinka

Spinka (Hasidic dynasty)

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dynasty.

Main books of Ziditshover Hasidism

The main books of the Ziditshov dynasty are:

Ateres Tzvi by Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov. It was recently reprinted by the current Ziditshover Rebbe, Naftali Tzvi Labin of Ziditshov.
Sur Meiro Va'asei Tov by Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov.

Rebbes of Ziditshov

Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov
Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov
Tzvi Hirsh Eichenstein also known as Hirsh Zydaczower, , was famous Hasidic Rebbe, a noted Talmudist, Kabbalist and author of novellae on Torah and Responsa...
Yitzchak Isaac of Zidichov
Yitzchak Isaac of Zidichov
Yitzchak Isaac of Zidichov was a noted Hasidic rabbi. He was the son of Rabbi Yisachar Barish, who was the brother of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov . Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac was a close disciple of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov until the latter's death. He later studied under Rabbi Shalom of Belz...
Naftali Tzvi Labin of Ziditshov
Yeshaya Labin, Beregszasz-Zidichov Rav

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