Belz (חסידות בעלזא) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Belz, a small town originally located in eastern Poland, presently in Ukraine. The dynasty dates back to the 19th century. Belz's leaders are also related to the much-smaller Machnovka dynasty, which split from Belz after the death of its third rebbe. Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning piety, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Belz (Ukrainian Белз, Polish BeÅ‚z, Yiddish בעלז) is a small town in western Ukraine, near the border with Poland. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

The founder of the dynasty was Rabbi Shalom of Belz, also known as the Sar Shalom, who was inducted as rabbi of Belz in 1817. A great Torah scholar and legendary miracle worker, Rabbi Shalom personally helped build the city's large and imposing synagogue. Dedicated in 1843, the building resembled an ancient fortress, with three-foot thick walls, a castellated roof and battlements adorned with gilded copper balls. It could seat 5000 worshippers and had superb acoustics. It stood until the Nazis invaded Belz in late 1939. Though the Germans attempted to destroy the synagogue first by fire and then by dynamite, they were unsuccessful. Finally they conscripted Jewish men to take the building apart, brick by brick. Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Shalom Rokeach (1779 - September 10, 1855), was the first Belzer Rebbe, also known as the Sar Shalom. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Torah () is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. ... Lesko synagogue, Poland A synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: שול, shul) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

When Rabbi Shalom died in 1855, his youngest son, Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach (1855-1894), became the next Rebbe. Belzer Hasidut grew in size during Rebbe Yehoshua's tenure and the tenure of his son and successor, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I) (1894-1926). 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach (1825 - February 3, 1894) was the second Belzer Rebbe. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Rebbe which means master, teacher, or mentor is the pronunciation by Ahskenazic Jews of the Hebrew word רבי. Its transliteration should be Rebbi, but the i (eeh sound) is rarely stressed, rendering its pronounciation as the a in America, hence Rebbe. ... Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I) (1854 - October 30, 1926) was the third Rebbe of Belz. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The third Belzer Rebbe, Yissachar Dov Rokeach

Unlike other groups which formed yeshivot in pre-war Poland, Belz maintained a unique yoshvim program which produced many outstanding Torah scholars. The yoshvim were married and unmarried men who remained in the synagogue all day to study the Talmud, pray, and derive inspiration from their Rebbe. They were supported by local businessmen and their food and other necessities were brought to them so they wouldn't have to leave the synagogue for even a short time. Some yoshvim even slept in the synagogue on a bench. They typically remained in this program until the rebbe would tell them to return home to their wives and families. Image File history File links Belz1. ... Image File history File links Belz1. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... The first page of the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Berachot, folio 2a The Talmud (תלמוד) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history. ... Jewish services are the communal prayer recitations which form part of the observance of Judaism. ...

With the passing of Rebbe Yissachar Dov in 1926, the mantle of leadership fell on his eldest son, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, who was 49 years old at the time. A deeply spiritual, almost mystical man, who studied much and slept and ate little, Rebbe Aharon was known for his saintliness and his miracle-working capabilities. Many of his followers reported experiencing miraculous recoveries or successes after receiving his blessing, and flocked to his court by the thousands. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aharon Rokeach was the fourth rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty from 1877 to August 18, 1957. ...

Some of the most learned scholars of the generation were Hasidim of Belz, such as the Marsham, Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Schwadron, author of Sha'alos U'teshuvos Maharsham and Techeiles Mordechai.

Escape from Belz

With the outbreak of World War II and the Nazi takeover of Poland, the fate of Belz was thrown into turmoil. After the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, which gave the Soviet Union control over eastern Poland, where the town of Belz was located, Rebbe Aharon advised many of his followers to accept Soviet citizenship, as he did himself. Though many followers were promptly deported to Siberia for the remainder of the war, Rebbe Aharon's prescience became clear when they returned to Poland afterwards, only to find that their families and cities had been destroyed by the Nazis. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... Molotov signs the German-Soviet non-aggression pact. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Siberian Federal District (dark red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Siberia (Russian: , Sibir’; Tatar: Seber) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ...

The "Wonder Rebbe" was at the top of the Gestapo's "wanted list" of rabbis targeted for extradition and extermination during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Thanks to the untiring efforts and cash inflow from Belzer Hasidim in Israel, England and the United States, the Rebbe and his half-brother, Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgorai, 22 years his junior, managed to stay one step ahead of the Nazis in one miraculous escape attempt after another. Notwithstanding the watchful presence of Gestapo patrols at every turn, the pair was spirited out of Belz and into Sokal, then Premishlan, then to the Cracow ghetto, and then to the Bochnia ghetto. The Deaths Head emblem similar to Skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; secret state police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... Extradition is a formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence. ... Extermination camp (German: Vernichtungslager) or Death Camp was the term applied to a group of facilities set up by Nazi Germany during World War II for the express purpose of killing the Jews of Europe, although members of some other groups whom the Nazis wished to exterminate, such as Roma... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ... Bochnia is a town in south-eastern Poland with 30,000 inhabitants (2001), situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship but previously in the Tarnow Voivodship (1975-1998). ...

In their most hair-raising escape attempt, the brothers were driven out of occupied Poland and into Hungary by a Hungarian counter-intelligence agent who was friendly to Jews. The Rebbe, his brother and his attendant, shorn of their distinctive beards and sidelocks, were disguised as Russian generals who had been captured at the front and were being taken to Budapest for questioning. To quell rumors of the Rebbe's disappearance from the ghetto, one of his Hasidim dressed up in Rebbe Aharon's clothing and sat in his inner sanctum all day, imitating the way the Rebbe immersed himself in prayer and study. When other Hasidim urged the Rebbe's attendant to let them send in their kvittlach ("notes" or "petitions for blessings"), they heard a perfect imitation of the Rebbe's voice, mumbling his blessings. For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ...

The refugees subsequently reported that they had experienced "miracles" at each stage of the escape. Throughout the 250-mile drive across occupied Poland, according to the Hungarian agent, the escape vehicle was enveloped in an "eerie mist" that made it difficult for the car to be detected. When the agent asked the driver to stop along the way and join him for something to eat, leaving the refugees unguarded, the two were unable to locate the car upon their return. They finally identified it by feeling for it in the place they parked it.

As the refugees passed into Hungary, they were stopped by several patrols. At one checkpoint, their identity was questioned and they were about to be detained when three high-ranking Hungarian officials appeared and ordered that the car be let through. Belzer Hasidim believe that those three men were the "first three Belzer Rebbes sent from Heaven" to expedite Rebbe Aharon's escape. Heaven is an afterlife concept found in many religions or spiritual philosophies. ...

Rebbe Aharon and Rabbi Mordechai spent eight months in Budapest before receiving highly-rationed Jewish Agency certificates to enter Palestine. In January 1944 they boarded the Orient Express to Istanbul. Less than two months later, the Nazis invaded Hungary and began deporting its 450,000 Jews. Jewish Agency for Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Poster advertising the Orient Express Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural, and economic centre. ...

Rebuilding the dynasty in Israel

Although he had lost his entire family—including his wife, children, grandchildren and in-laws and their families—to the Nazis, Rebbe Aharon re-established his Hasidic court in Tel Aviv, where there was a small Hasidic community. Both he and Rabbi Mordechai (who had lost his wife and daughter) remarried, but only Rabbi Mordechai had a child, Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II), in 1948. Rabbi Mordechai suddenly died a year later at the age of 47. Rebbe Aharon took his brother's son under his wing to groom him as the future successor to the Belz dynasty. Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II) (b. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Like some of the other groups originating in Poland, Belzer Hasidut was nearly wiped out by the Holocaust. Some Hasidic followers from other communities joined Belz after the war and following the deaths of their rebbes. Belz, like Ger and Satmar, was comparatively fortunate in that its leadership remained intact and survived the war, as opposed to many other Hasidic sects who suffered losses both in terms of rank-and-file supporters, as well as the physical decapitation of their leaders. It has been suggested that Holocaust Cruelty be merged into this article or section. ... Belz (Ukrainian Белз, Polish BeÅ‚z, Yiddish בעלז) is a small town in western Ukraine, near the border with Poland. ... Ger can have the following meanings: Ger is the Yiddish form for the name of the Polish town of Góra Kalwaria. ... Satmar is the largest Hasidic group in existence today. ... Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ...

Rebbe Aharon became an acknowledged leader of Torah Jewry in Israel. He laid the groundwork for the spread of Belzer Hasidut through the establishment of schools and yeshivot in Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak and Jerusalem. In 1950 the Rebbe moved his court to the Jerusalem neighborhood of Katamon and established a yeshivah there. His sights set on expanding Belz, he drew up plans for a large yeshivah and study hall in downtown Jerusalem, on a hill behind the original Shaarei Tzedek Hospital. The cornerstone was laid in 1954 and the building was completed in the summer of 1957. One month later, however, the Rebbe died. The term Torah Judaism is a term used by a number of Orthodox Jews to describe themselves. ... Yeshiva or yeshivah (Hebrew: ישיבה pl. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi... Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds; official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-Al-Quds) is Israels capital, most populous, [1] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006 [2]) contained in 123 km². An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds; official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-Al-Quds) is Israels capital, most populous, [1] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006 [2]) contained in 123 km². An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed...

Tens of thousands of admirers followed his casket to his burial site in Jerusalem. His nephew, Yissachar Dov, was nine years old at the time. For the next nine years the movement did not have an active Rebbe. Yissachar Dov married at the age of 17 to the daughter of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, and moved to Bnei Brak, Israel to be close to his new father-in-law. A year later, he returned to Jerusalem to assume leadership of the Belz movement. Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds; official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-Al-Quds) is Israels capital, most populous, [1] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006 [2]) contained in 123 km². An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed... Vizhnitz or Vizhnitzer Hasidim are a Haredi group of Hasidic Jews. ... Mentioned as one of the cities in the portion of the Tribe of Dan (Yehoshua 19:45), Bnei Brak is famous in the Talmud (Sanhedrin 32b) as the seat of Rabbi Akivas court, and in the Pesach Haggada as the site of the all-night Pesach Seder of Rabbi...

A small percentage of Belzer Chassidim did not accept Rabbi Yissachar Dov as Rebbe, But instead chose a different relative the Grand Rebbe of Machnovka as the new Belzer rebbe. for more information, see Machnovka.

Belz today

The Belzer Beis HaMidrash HaGadol, Kiryat Belz, Jerusalem

Since 1966, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach has presided over both the expansion of Belz educational institutions and the growth of Hasidic populations in Israel, the United States and Europe. Like other Hasidic groups, the Belz community has established a variety of self-help organizations, including one of the largest patient-advocacy organizations of its kind, a free medical counseling center, and an affordable medical treatment clinic in the New York area [1]. Image File history File links The Belz World Center of Torah & Chassidus Beit Hamedresh Hagadol, Kiryat Belz - Jerusalem File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links The Belz World Center of Torah & Chassidus Beit Hamedresh Hagadol, Kiryat Belz - Jerusalem File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

In the early years of his tenure, the new Rebbe adopted a somewhat revolutionary policy, by Hasidic standards, of engagement with the secular government of Israel. Under the umbrella of the Agudat Israel political party, he sent delegates to the Israeli Knesset and instructed his followers to vote in general elections. This stance angered the Satmar community. Satmar activists obtained signatures from significant segments of the Haredi communities in Israel in an attempt to denounce and ostracize the present Belzer Rebbe. This episode created a lasting rift between the Belzer and Satmar communities. This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Israel-related stubs | Israeli political parties | Orthodox Judaism ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... The Late Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar dancing at a wedding Satmar (or Satmar Hasidism or Satmarer Hasidim) (חסידות סאטמאר) is a movement of Orthodox Haredi Jews who adhere to Hasidism originating in the Hungarian town of Szatmárnémeti, originally part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and presently located in... Haredi Judaism, also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Judaism. ...

The Belz World Center

The interior of the Belzer Beis HaMidrash HaGadol in Kiryat Belz, Jerusalem

In the 1980s, Rabbi Yissachar Dov spearheaded plans for a huge synagogue to be erected in the Kiryat Belz section of Jerusalem. The building, which would have four entrances accessible to each of the four streets of the hilly neighborhood, would be an enlarged replica of the structure that the first Rebbe of Belz, the Sar Shalom, had built in the town of Belz. It would include a grandiose main sanctuary, smaller study halls, wedding and Bar Mitzvah halls, libraries, and other communal facilities. Image File history File links The interior of the great synagogue inside the Belz World Center in Jerusalem. ... Image File history File links The interior of the great synagogue inside the Belz World Center in Jerusalem. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds; official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-Al-Quds) is Israels capital, most populous, [1] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006 [2]) contained in 123 km². An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed... Judaism considers marriage to be the ideal state of existence; a man without a wife, or a woman without a husband, are considered incomplete. ... When a Jewish child reaches the age of maturity (12 years and one day for girls, 13 years and one day for boys) that child becomes responsible for him/herself under Jewish law; at this point a boy is said to become Bar Mitzvah (בר מצווה, son of the commandment...

Funds for this ambitious project were raised among Belzer Hasidim and were supplemented by various fund-raising projects throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ...

Like the original synagogue of Belz which took 15 years to complete, the new Beit Hamidrash HaGadol ("The Great Synagogue") that now dominates the northern Jerusalem skyline also took 15 years to construct and was dedicated in 2000. Its main sanctuary seats 6000 worshippers. A huge ark contains more than 100 Torah scrolls. Nine chandeliers in the main synagogue each contain over 200,000 pieces of Czech crystal. In stark contrast to the majestic synagogue, the simple wooden chair and lectern used by Rabbi Aharon when he came to Israel in 1944 stands in a glass case next to the ark. Jerusalem (Hebrew: , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic: , al-Quds; official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-Al-Quds) is Israels capital, most populous, [1] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006 [2]) contained in 123 km². An ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed... This article is about the year 2000. ... Sefer Torah being read during weekday service. ... Quartz crystal In chemistry and mineralogy, a crystal is a solid in which the constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are packed in a regularly ordered, repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

Lineage of Belzer dynastic leadership

Belzer tish. Purim 5766 (2006).

• Rebbe Yisrael, the Baal Shem Tov - founder of Hasidism.
  • Rebbe Dovber, the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezeritch - primary disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
    • Rebbe Elimelech Lipman of Lizhensk, author of Noam Elimelech - disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch.
      • Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak, the Seer of Lublin, author of Zichron Zos - disciple of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizensk.
        • First Belzer Rebbe - Shalom Rokeach of Belz (1779 - 1855), also known as the Sar Shalom. Rebbe from 1817 to 1855. Disciple of the Seer of Lublin.
          • Second Belzer Rebbe - Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz (1825 - 1894). Youngest son of the Sar Shalom. Rebbe from 1855 to 1894.
            • Third Belzer Rebbe - Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I) (1854 - 1926). Son of Yehoshua Rokeach. Rebbe from 1894 to 1926.
              • Fourth Belzer Rebbe - Aharon Rokeach (1877 - 1957), also known as Reb Arele and as the Kedushat Aharon. Eldest son of Yissachar Dov (I). Rebbe from 1926 to 1957.
              • Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgorai- Another son of Rebbe Yissachar Dov.
                • Fifth Belzer Rebbe - Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II) (b.1948). Only son of Mordechai of Bilgorai; nephew to Aharon. Rebbe from 1966 - present. Son in Law by Rebbe Moshe Hager of Viznhitz.

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References

• Israel, Yosef (2005). Rescuing the Rebbe of Belz. Mesorah Publications, Ltd. ISBN 1-57819-059-2.
• Rossoff, Dovid (1998). Where Heaven Touches Earth: Jewish Life in Jerusalem from Medieval Times to the Present. Jerusalem: Guardian Press. ISBN 0-87306-879-3.
• Spiegel, Yisroel (June 28, 2000). The Belz Beis Medrash in Yerushalayim: Full Circle. De'iah Ve'Dibur. [2]

External link

• Video tour of the Belz Beit Medrash