Kuzmir (Hasidic dynasty)

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The town of Kuzmir, known in Polish as Kazimierz Dolny

Kuzmir is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yechezkel Taub (1772–1856), a disciple of Yaakov Yitzchak (the Seer of Lublin), Yisroel Hopstein (the Kozhnitser Magid) and Shmuel of Karov. Kuzmir is the Yiddish name of Kazimierz Dolny, a town in present-day Poland.[1] The dynasty's branches include the Yablono, Zvolin and Modzitz dynasties, as well as Kfar Hasidim, a moshav in Israel.[2]

The title of Kuzmirer Rebbe was revived for its current holder, Rebbe Pinchas Moshe Taub,[3] the brother of the present Modzitzer Rebbe.

Lineage[]

  • Grand Rabbi Yechezkel Taub of Kuzmir (d. 1856)
    • Grand Rabbi David Zvi of Yablona (d. 1882), son of the Kuzmirer, disciple of Menachem Mendel Morgensztern of Kotzk
    • Grand Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Taub of Zvolin (d. 1888), son of the Kuzmirer
      • Grand Rabbi Moshe Aharon of Zvolin (d. 1918)
      • Grand Rabbi Yisrael Taub of Modzitz, (1849–1920), author of Divrei Yisrael, son of the Zvoliner
        • Grand Rabbi Shaul Yedidya Elazar Taub of Modzitz (1886–1947), author of Imrei Shaul and Yisa Bracha, son of the Divrei Yisrael
          • Grand Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Taub (1905–1984), the Imrei Eish, son of the Imrei Shaul
            • Grand Rabbi Yisrael Dan Taub of Modzitz (1928–2006), author of Nachalas Dan, son of the Imrei Aish
              • Grand Rabbi Chaim Shaul Taub of Modzitz, current Modzitzer Rebbe in Israel, son of the Nachalas Dan
              • Grand Rabbi Pinchas Moshe Taub of Kuzmir, son of the Nachalas Dan

History[]

Grand Rabbi Yechezkel Taub[]

Yechezkel Taub was born in Płońsk[4] in 1772.[5] His father was Tzvi Hersh.[5]

Taub was a student of the Chozeh of Lublin[4] and the Kohznitzer Maggid[4] and he established yeshivas and a type of Hasidic teaching that was similar to that of his rebbes.[4] He grew famous for his musical talents and composed many Hasidic melodies. [5]

He died in Kuzmir[4] on the 17th day of shevat[4] in 1856.[6] Thousands of Jews, including Rabbi Shlomo Rabinowicz of Radomsk, Rabbi Nosson Dovid of Shidlovtza and Rabbi Yisroel Yitzchok of Radoshitz escorted the deceased to his burial.[6]

Taub's teachings are collected in Neḥmad mi-zahav (1909).[5]

Grand Rabbi Pinchas Moshe Taub[]

Rabbi Pinchas Moshe Taub is the second son of the fourth Modzhitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael Dan Taub, while his older brother, Rabbi Chaim Shaul Taub, is the fifth and current Modzhitzer Rebbe.[7]

In 2020, Taub was in critical condition after he collapsed at his granddaughter's wedding in Bnei Brak[8] but later recovered.[9]

Yabloner Rebbes[]

The Yabloner Chasidus was started by a grandson of the Kuzmirer Rebbe, and continued for three generations. They consisted of Rabbi Yosef Moshe Taub, Rabbi Yaakov Taub, and the last, Rabbi Yechezkel Taub. The latter started moving the chasidus to religious ZIonism, and foudned Kfar Hasidim, but went off the derech for about 40 years after the Holocaust. He returned to Yiddishkeit and to his role as Rebbe at Kfar Hasidim in the last few years of his life.[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Faierstein, Morris M. "YIVO | Kuzmir-Modzits Hasidic Dynasty". www.yivoencyclopedia.org.
  2. ^ Węgrzynek, Hanna. Kuzmir Hasidim. Historia i kultura Żydów polskich: Słownik. Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne – via Virtual Shtetl. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Accessed 2022-02-11.
  3. ^ "A Collection [36] of Pedigreed Books from Libraries of Rebbes". Bidspirit. Two books which belonged to the Rebbe of Kuzmir Rabbi Pinchas Moshe Taub, in one is an ownership inscription, apparently in his handwriting.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Tzadikim". dailyzohar.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Kuzmir-Modzits Hasidic Dynasty". yivoencyclopedia.org. YIVO. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b Gil, Shlomi (11 July 2018). "Facts in the Ground". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ Ehrlich, Aryeh (16 September 2020). "Breath of Life". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Kuzmir Hasidic Rebbe in critical condition after collapsing in Bnei Brak". The Jerusalem Post. JPost.com. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Kuzmir Rebbe of Bnei Brak Wakes Up After Being in Serious Condition - Hamodia.com". Hamodia. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. ^ "The Amazing Return of the Yabloner Rebbe". Tablet Magazine. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2022-02-23.


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