Lechovitch (Hasidic dynasty)

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Lechovitch (Yiddish: לעכוויטש) is a Lithuanian Hasidic dynasty, originating from the city of Lyakhavichy, Belarus, where it was founded by Rabbi (ca. 1742 - 1810). Lechovitch is a branch of Karlin Hasidism as Rabbi Mordechai Jaffe was a leading disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin. The Slonim, Koidanov, and dynasties derive from Lechovitch Hasidism.

History[]

Lechovitch Hasidism was founded by R. Mordechai Jaffe [HE] in 1772. R. Mordechai was a disciple of R. Aharon Perlow of Karlin and R. Shlomo HaLevi of Karlin [HE].[1][2] After the latter left Karlin in 1784, R. Mordechai followed him, leaving his post in Lyakhavichy. He then went, alongside R. Aharon Perlow's son, R. Asher, to Medzhybizh where they learned under Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh.[2][3] After R. Shlomo HaLevi's death in 1792, R. Mordechai succeeded him as rebbe and returned to Lyakhavichy. R. Mordechai died in 1810, and following his death he was succeeded by his son, R. Noach Jaffe [HE], who had several prominent disciples such as R. Moshe Polier [HE] who founded the Kobrin Hasidic dynasty (from which the Slonim Hasidic dynasty derives, founded by R. Noach's student ). R. Noach served as the Lechovitcher Rebbe up until his death in 1832 after which the community split between the followers of his son-in-law R. Mordechai Malovitzky and his nephew and student R. Shlomo Chaim Perlow, who founded the Koidanov Hasidic dynasty. The last Lechovitcher Rebbe was R. Yochanan Malovitzky (great-grandson of R. Mordechai) who was killed in the Holocaust. R. Yochanan's uncle, R. Pinchas Betzalel was the son-in-law of the Slonimer Rebbe, , and established a branch of Lechovitch Hasidism in the United States and was succeeded by his grandson, R. Yehoshua Malovitzky (1923 - 1987).[3][4]

Lineage[]

  • Grand Rabbi Mordechai Jaffe (ca. 1742 - 1810), 1st Lechovitcher Rebbe
    • Grand Rabbi Noach Jaffe (died 1832), 2nd Lechovitcher Rebbe
      • Grand Rabbi Mordechai Malovitzky (maternal grandson of ), 3rd Lechovitcher Rebbe - son-in-law of R. Noach.
        • Grand Rabbi Aharon Malovitzky (died 1851), fourth Lechovitcher Rebbe - grandson-in-law of R. Zev Wolf of Zhitomyr
          • Grand Rabbi Noach Malovitzky (died 1920), fifth Lechovitcher Rebbe
            • Grand Rabbi Yochanan Malovitzky (1902 - 1942), sixth Lechovitcher Rebbe
          • Grand Rabbi Pinchas Betzalel Malovitzky (1870 - 1948), Slonim-Lechovitcher Rebbe - son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Shmuel Weinberg of Slonim
            • Rabbi Avraham Aaron Malovitzky (1890 - 1942)
              • Grand Rabbi Yehoshua Malovitzky (1923 - 1987), Slonim-Lechovitcher Rebbe - son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Yaakov Halberstam, Tshakover Rebbe
                • Rabbi Shlomo Pinchas Malovitzky (b. 1949), Av Beis Din of Slonim-Monsey.
                • Rabbi Cham Malovitzky of Williamsburg (b. 1951)
  • Rabbi Aharon Jaffe of Lechovitch (d. 1807) - Son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Asher Perlow of Karlin-Stolin
    • Grand Rabbi Solomon Haim Perlow, 1st Koidanover Rebbe - Adopted his mother's maiden name.
      • Grand Rabbi Baruch Mordecai Perlow (1818 - 1870), 2nd Koidanover Rebbe
        • Grand Rabbi Aaron Perlow (1839 - 1897), 3rd Koidanover Rebbe
          • Grand Rabbi Joseph Perlow (1853 - 1915), 4th Koidanover Rebbe
            • Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Perlow (1903 - 1919), 5th Koidanover Rebbe
          • Grand Rabbi Nehemiah Perlow (1860 - 1927), 6th Koidanover Rebbe
            • Grand Rabbi Shalom Alter Perlow (1904 - 1940), 7th Koidanover Rebbe
          • Grand Rabbi Meshullam Zalman Joseph Zilberfarb (1870 - 1944), 8th Koidanover Rebbe - son-in-law of R. Aaron
            • Grand Rabbi Chanoch Henoch Dov Zilberfarb (1890-1978), 9th Koidanover Rebbe of Tel Aviv
              • Grand Rabbi Aharon Zilberfarb (d. 1994), 10th Koidanover Rebbe
                • Grand Rabbi Yaakov Tzvi Meir Ehrlich, 11th Koidanover Rebbe - Grandson of R. Chanoch Henoch
  • Grand Rabbi Moshe Aaron Levin (1780 - 1846), Amdurer Rebbe - son-in-law of R. Mordechai
    • Grand Rabbi Boruch Chaim Levin (1804 - 1867) - son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Moshe Polier of Kobrin.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Glassman, Deborah G. (2004). "Rabbis and Religious Officials of Lyakhovichi". jewishgen.com. JewishGen. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Glassman, Deborah G. "Publications of Lyakovichi Shtetl Website: Rabbi Mordechai of Lyakhovichi". jewishgen.com. JewishGen. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Rabbi Mordechay from Lechovitz Yofeh". geni.com. Geni.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Harav Mordechai of Lechovitz, zt"l". hamodia.com. Hamodia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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