Satmar (or Satmar Hasidism or Satmarer Hasidism) (חסידות סאטמאר) is a Hasidic community which originated from mostly Hungarian Hasidic Jews who fled Europe after World War II, founded and led by the late Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum (1887-1979), who was the official rabbi of the town of Szatmárnémeti (now Satu Mare, Romania) up to World War II, at that time in the Kingdom of Hungary. Members of his congregation are mainly referred to as Satmar Hasidim or Satmarer Hasidim. This article is about the Hasidic movement originating in Poland and Russia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (Hebrew: ‎) (born 1887, died August 19, 1979), known as Reb Yoelish or the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ... Satu Mare redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The largest part of the community lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City; followed by Kiryas Joel, New York; Boro Park, Brooklyn; and Monsey, New York, and in other Haredi centers in North America, Europe, Israel, Argentina and Australia. For a long time the late Satmar Rebbe was the chief rabbi of Jerusalem's Edah HaChareidis (a Haredi community in Jerusalem), though he did not live permanently in Jerusalem. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Kiryas Joel (New York) Kiryas Joel (or Kiryas Yoel or Kiryat Joel or KJ) (Hebrew: קרית יואל, Town of Joel) is a village within the Town of Monroe in Orange County, New York, United States. ... Borough Park street covered with snow. ... Monsey is a hamlet (and also a census-designated place) located in Rockland County, New York. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Edah HaCharedis (Hebrew: העדה החרדית HaEdah HaCharedis), also written Edah Haredit, is a prominent Haredi rabbinical body in present-day Jerusalem. ...

Satmar is one of the largest, in terms of adherents, and most dominant, in terms of influence, Hasidic movements in existence today, but formal demographic comparisons with other Hasidim are not available. It is believed now, however, to number close to 130,000 adherents, due to the extremely high fertility rates of this group. This does not include a number of smaller and related anti-Zionist Hungarian Hasidic groups who align themselves with Satmar.^[1]

Name

Satu Mare, Romania.

The original Hungarian name of the town of origin was Szatmár. The name appeared at first in a document written in 1213 in the form "Zotmar". Originally it was derived from a personal name. The Romanian name was first Sǎtmar, differing only in orthography from the Hungarian one but in 1925 was officially changed to Satu Mare. That version means "large village," with the Romanian Satu ("village") deriving from the Latin fossatum, while Mare means "large" in Romanian. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (680 × 1024 pixel, file size: 562 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 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 Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (680 × 1024 pixel, file size: 562 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Satu Mare redirects here. ...

There is a folk etymology, repeated both among members of Satmar itself, as well in outside literature about the group, that Satu Mare actually meant "Saint Mary." Some Hasidim - even Satmar Hasidim - called the town "Sakmer" so as not to use its allegedly "pagan" name. This folk story is however slowly disappearing, and the vast majority of people now use the name "Satmar". Folk etymology is a term used in two distinct ways: A commonly held misunderstanding of the origin of a particular word, a false etymology. ...

Outline of Satmar Rebbe's Hasidic lineage

• Rebbe Yisrael Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760), founder of Hasidism.
• Rebbe Dov Ber (1710-1772), the Maggid of Mezritch; disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.
• Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717-1786), the Noam Elimelech; disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch.
• Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak (1745-1815), the Chozeh of Lublin; disciple of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk.

• 1. Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum of Ujhely (1759-1841), the Yismach Moshe, disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin.
  • 2. Rebbe Eleazer Nissan Teitelbaum of Drubitsch (d. 1854), son of Yismach Moshe.
    • 3. Rebbe Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum of Sighet (1808-1883), the Yetev Lev, son of Rebbe Eleazer Nissan.
      • 4. Rebbe Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum of Sighet (d. 1904), the Kedushas Yom Tov; son of Yetev Lev.
        • 5. Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum (1887-1979), Satmar Rebbe, author of Divrei Yoel and VaYoel Moshe; youngest son of Kedushas Yom Tov.
        • 5. Rebbe Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum of Sighet (1884-1926), the Atzei Chaim, eldest son of Kedushas Yom Tov.
          • 6. Rebbe Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum of Sighet (1911-1944), son of Atzei Chaim and son-in-law of his uncle Rebbe Yoel.
          • 6. Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum (1914-2006), the previous Satmar Rebbe, author of Berach Moshe; son of Atzei Chaim.
            • 7. Rebbe Aaron Teitelbaum (born 1949), Spiritual leader of many satmar chasisim around the world, residing in Kiryas Joel; eldest son of Berach Moshe. Son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, the Viznitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak.
              • 8. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Teitelbaum, former leader of the small Satmar Community in Antwerp, Rabbi of the second biggest Satmar Congregation in Williamsburg called the Hooper street Shul; eldest son of Rabbi Aaron;.
              • 8. Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Hirsh Teitelbaum, Rabbi of the Sighet Synagogue of Williamsburg; son of Rabbi Aaron.
            • 7. Rebbe Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, the second son of Satmar Rebbe; President of the weekend only shul, called Berach Moshe of Zenta in Williamsburg;.
            • 7. Rebbe Yekusiel Yehuda (Zalman Leib) Teitelbaum (b. 1952), leader of most satmar institutions in Williamsburg; third son of Berach Moshe.
              • 8. Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Satmar Congregation of Jerusalem; son of Rabbi Zalman Leib.
              • 8. Rabbi Yaakov Dov Ber Teitelbaum, Rabbi of the small but affluent Sighet Synagogue of Boro Park; son of Rabbi Zalman Leib.
            • 7. Rabbi Shulom Eliezer Teitelbaum, Rabbi of a small Satmar Synagogue in Boro Park (15th avenue), youngest son of Satmar Rebbe;.
            • 7. Rabbi Duvid Dov Berish Meisels, leader of the prestigious Satmar 53rd Street Shul in Boro Park; son-in-law of the late Satmar Rebbe; his wife Rebitzin Chaya Meisels the eldest child of Satmar Rebbe died in 1993 at age of 48, from cancer.
              • 8. Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Meisels, official leader of Rabbi Aaron's followers within the Satmar Congregation in Bnei Brak; son of Rabbi David Dov Berish Meisels of Boro Park;.
              • 8. Rabbi/Activist Mordechai Aharon Meisels, leader of Congregation Ichud HaTalmidim D'Satmar of Williamsburg; founder and administrator of Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society and a popular mohel in the Charedi community. son of Rabbi David Dov Berish Meisels of Boro Park.
            • 7. Rabbi Duvid Meisels, Satmar leaderin Montreal, Canada; son-in-law of Satmar Rebbe.
            • 7. Rebbe Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam, Satmar leader in Monsey; son-in-law of Satmar Rebbe;.

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Family and successors

There were also several Teitelbaum in-laws who had small followings.

Rabbi Yoel and his first wife, Chava (née Horowitz) Teitelbaum (d. 1936), had three daughters; Chaya Ruza (d. 1953), Esther (d. 1921), and Rachel (d. 1931), all of whom died from natural causes during his lifetime. At the time of his death he had no living descendants. His surviving son-in-law and nephew, Rabbi Lipa Meir/Teitelbaum, (d. 1966), was first known as the Semihayer Ruv. He later moved to Israel, remarried and became the Rebbe of Sassov. He had three sons and a daughter from that second marriage: the current rebbes of Sassov, one who has a community in Israel called Kiryat Yismach Moshe, and one in Monsey, as well as a son and daughter in Jerusalem. Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (1887-1979), known variously as Reb Yoelish and the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) (יואל טייטלבוים), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ... The Sassover Rebbe, Rabbi Simcha Rubin Ztl The Sasover dynasty began with Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov (1745-1807), a disciple of Rabbi Dovber of Mezritch, the disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. ... Monsey is a hamlet (and also a census-designated place) located in Rockland County, New York. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

In addition, the Muzhayer Rebbe of Brooklyn, NY, another nephew of Rabbi Yoel, was also seen by some as a candidate to replace Rabbi Yoel as Satmar Rebbe. Ultimately, however, Rabbi Moshe became his recognized successor. Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (1887-1979), known variously as Reb Yoelish and the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) (יואל טייטלבוים), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ... Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (1887-1979), known variously as Reb Yoelish and the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) (יואל טייטלבוים), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ... Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be today the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ...

(See also: Bnei Yoel, a group of Satmar Hasidim who did not accept Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum as his uncle's successor and instead remained loyal to Rabbi Yoel's wife, the Rebbetzin Alta Feige Teitelbaum (1913 - 2001)), they were expelled and shunned by Rabbi Moshe. After the outbreak of the 2000 Succession Feud they became the first and strongest supporters of Rabbi Zalman). Bnei Yoel (also known as the Rebbetzins Hassidim) is a Group of Satmar Chassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Tietelbaum, refused to accept the Leadership of the previous Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, as the grand Rebbe of Satmar following the Death of Rebbe Yoel. ... Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be today the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ... Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (1887-1979), known variously as Reb Yoelish and the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) (יואל טייטלבוים), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ... Rebbetzin (in Yiddish, or Rabbanit in Hebrew) is the title used for the wife of (usually) an Orthodox, or Haredi, and Hasidic rabbi. ...

Satmar history

Roots

The dynasty traces its roots to Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (1759-1841), rabbi of Sátoraljaújhely in Hungary. Himself an adherent of the Polish Hasidic leader Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin (the Chozeh of Lublin), Rabbi Teitelbaum was instrumental in bringing Hasidic Judaism to Hungary. He authored the works Heishiv Moshe ("Moses Responded") and Yismach Moshe ("Moses [Shall] Rejoice"), and is commonly called by the title of the latter work. His descendants became leaders of the communities of Máramarossziget (now Sighetu Marmaţiei) (called "Siget" in Yiddish) and Szatmárnémeti (now Satu Mare) (called "Satmar" in Yiddish). He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Eleazar Nissan Teitelbaum of Drobitsch, who was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum of Sighet, author of Yetev Lev. A drawing of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Ujhel A Jewish amulet, consisting of various Divine Names, attributed to the Yismach Moshe Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (1759 - 1841) was the Rebbe of Ujhel in Hungary. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sátoraljaújhely (-Hungarian, Slovak: Nové Mesto pod Å iatrom, German: Neustadt am Zeltberg) is a town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northern Hungary near the Slovak border. ... Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin, also Jacob Isaac of Lublin, or Y. Y. Horowitz (Polish: Jakub Izaak Horowic, Hebrew: יעקב יצחק הורוביץ), known as The Chozeh of Lublin (החוזה מלובלין, The Seer of Lublin), or simply as the Chozeh, (1745-July 15, 1815) was a Hasidic rabbi from Poland. ... Location of Sighetu MarmaÅ£iei in Romania Location of Sighetu MarmaÅ£iei in MaramureÅŸ Coordinates: , Country County Status Municipality Government  - Mayor Eugenia Godja (Social Democratic Party) Population (2002)  - Total 44,185 Time zone EET (UTC+2)  - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Website: http://www. ... Satu Mare redirects here. ... Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (1808-1883), known as the Yetev Lev, was a Hasidic Rebbe in Austria-Hungary. ...

Rabbi Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, author of Kedushas Yom Tov, was rebbe in the town of Máramarossziget. He was the son of the author of Yetev Lev. He had two sons: Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum and Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum. The elder son, Chaim Tzvi, author of Atzei Chaim, succeeded his father as Rebbe of Máramarossziget. The younger, Joel, was rabbi in Ilosva (now Irshava, Ukraine) and later in Nagykároly (now Carei, Romania) (called "Kruly" in Yiddish), eventually moving to Szatmárnémeti where he became rabbi and formed the Hasidic community of Satmar and was considered to be one of the most dominating Haidic rabbis in Hungary before world war II. He authored responsa and Jewish novellae under the title Divrei Yoel ("[The] Words [of] Joel") and polemics (mainly against both secular and religious Zionism) in VaYoel Moshe ("And Moses Swore") and Al HaGeula Ve'Al HaTemura ("About the Redemption and the Exchange"). Many of his sermons were printed under the title Chiddushei Torah: MaHaR"Y T"B. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Irshava (Ukrainian: Hungarian: Ilosva) is a city in Ukraine, Zakarpattia Oblast. ... County Status Municipality Mayor Tamás BekÅ‘, Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, since 2004 Area 102 km² Population (2002) 23,260 Density 130 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Web site http://www. ... Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmárnémeti, German: Sathmar) is a city with a population of 115,000 and the capital of Satu Mare county, Romania. ... Responsa constitute a special class of rabbinic literature. ... Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum of Judaisms rabbinic writing/s throughout history. ... This article is about Zionism as a movement, not the History of Israel. ...

World War II period

Many Satmar Hasidim were murdered and dispersed during World War II and the Holocaust, though the group's destruction was less complete than many other Hasidic dynasties. Though widespread shootings and deportations had already killed 70,000 Jews under Ferenc Szálasi's Arrow Cross regime, which took over power from Miklós Horthy's and allied with Nazi Germany. The first deportations of Jews and death marches to the extermination camps in Hungary did not begin until the spring of 1944, when 440,000 Jews were rounded up by the Hungarian authorities and German SS Troops in 56 days from May through July and transported to Auschwitz. In June of 1944, Rabbi Teitelbaum became one of a group of 1640 people whose release from Hungary was ironically negotiated with Adolf Eichmann by the Zionist leader Rudolf Kastner, who had been authorized to negotiate the escape of a small number of prominent rabbis along with a larger group of young Zionists and other wealthy Jews who had paid an exorbitant fee to be on the rescue train. Rabbi Teitelbaum became a passenger on the Kastner train bound for Switzerland, which was re-routed to Bergen-Belsen. Criticism has been leveled against Rabbi Titelbaum for having advised his flock not to emigrate to British controlled Palestine before and during the war years due to his opposition to the Zionist ideology whereas he was rescued by a a Zionist mission. ^[2] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... “Shoah” redirects here. ... Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (January 6, 1897-March 12, 1946) was a Fascist and the Prime Minister of Hungary during the final days of Hungarys participation in World War II. Born the son of a soldier in Kassa, Szálasi followed in his fathers footsteps and... Flag of the Arrow Cross Party The Arrow Cross Party (Hungarian: Nyilaskeresztes Párt – Hungarista Mozgalom, literally Arrow Cross Party-Hungarist Movement) was a pro-German anti-Semitic national socialist party led by Ferenc Szálasi which ruled Hungary from October 15, 1944 to January 1945. ... Horthy redirects here. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Majdanek - crematorium Extermination camp (German Vernichtungslager) was the term applied to a group of camps 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 (Gypsies... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Auschwitz (Konzentrationslager Auschwitz) was the largest of the Nazi German concentration camps. ... Otto Adolf Eichmann (known as Adolf Eichmann; March 19, 1906 – June 1, 1962) was a high-ranking Nazi and SS Obersturmbannführer (equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel). ... Rudolf Kastner Rudolf (RezsÅ‘) Kastner (Kasztner), also known as Israel (Yisrael) Kastner, (1906, Cluj, Transylvania–March 3, 1957, Tel Aviv, Israel) was the de facto head of a small Jewish organization in Budapest, Hungary known as the Vaadat Ezrah Vehatzalah (Vaada), or Aid and Rescue Committee, during the Nazi... Rudolf Kastner The Kastner train, or Kastner transport, refers to a trainload of 1,684 Jews who escaped from Nazi-controlled Hungary in 1944. ... This article is about the Nazi concentration camp. ... A 2003 satellite image of the region. ... A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ...

The 21st of Kislev, the day that Rabbi Teitelbaum crossed the border into Switzerland and was saved from the Nazis, is celebrated to this day as a joyful holiday among Satmar Hasidim worldwide. After the war, Rabbi Teitelbaum spent time in the Displaced Persons camp of Feldafing, the first camp exclusively for Jewish ex-prisoners, where he offered support and encouragement to the many orphaned young people who survived the Holocaust. Kislev (or Chisleu) (Hebrew: כִּסְלֵו, Standard Kislev Tiberian  ; from Akkadian kislimu) is the third month of the ecclesiastical year and the ninth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. ... A displaced persons camp is in principle any temporary facility for displaced persons but in common usage refers to camps for individuals displaced as a result of World War II, particularly refugees from Eastern Europe. ... Feldafing was the first DP camp exclusively for Jewish refugees. ...

After World War II

Satmar synagogue in Jerusalem

After leaving the camps, Rabbi Teitelbaum emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine, where he founded a network of yeshivas in a number of cities. However he soon came into financial difficulties and subsequently left for New York City to raise money for his growing institutions. Shortly after his arrival to New York the state of Israel was founded which he vehemently denounced. After living in New York for a year, his American followers convinced him to stay, largely due to political changes occurring in the Holy Land concerning the founding of the state of Israel. In 1953 after the death of Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis, Rabbi Teitelbaum became the fourth Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem's anti-Zionist Edah HaChareidis community; however, he remained in New York, giving input and guidance to his followers and colleagues in Jerusalem through personal communications and his advisers. Following the establishment of the state of Israel he did visit several times the latest in 1959. Flag The approximate borders of the British Mandate circa 1922. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Edah HaCharedis (Hebrew: העדה החרדית HaEdah HaCharedis), also written Edah Haredit, is a prominent Haredi rabbinical body in present-day Jerusalem. ...

In New York, after initially settling on the lower east side of Manhattan, Rabbi Teitelbaum established the foundations of a community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, beginning in the early 1950s, under the name Congregation Yetev Lev, after his grandfather. Rabbi Teitelbaum's efforts to rebuild the movement also resulted in the acquisition of land in upstate New York during the 1970s, which was named Kiryas Joel where the rebbe had lived in his last few years. Other Satmar communities sprang up in London, Manchester, Montreal, Buenos Aires, Antwerp, Bnei Brak, and Jerusalem, where they continue to have a strong presence in the Edah HaChareidis. Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. ... This article is about the state. ... Kiryas Joel (New York) Kiryas Joel (or Kiryas Yoel or Kiryat Joel or KJ) (Hebrew: קרית יואל, Town of Joel) is a village within the Town of Monroe in Orange County, New York, United States. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... 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... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

Rabbi Teitelbaum was not survived by any children: his three daughters died in his lifetime, and he never had sons. He was succeeded by his nephew, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, author of Berach Moshe, the late Rebbe of Satmar, who had been the Chief Rabbi of Senta (Serbian: Сента or Senta, Hungarian: Zenta) before World War II. After the war, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum returned to his father's town of Sighet, where he set up Jewish religious institutions. After being warned of Communist opposition to religion in Romania, Rabbi Teitelbaum fled to America, founding the Sighet Synagogue in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. In 1966, Rabbi Moshe moved to a new synagogue in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, and was known as the Sigheter Ruv ("rabbi") of Boro Park until 1980. After his uncle's passing, the board of directors of the central Satmar congregation, with the overwhelming support from the vast majority of satmar hasidim, asked him to be the new Satmar Rebbe. He told them to wait one year before formaly coronating him, and he was formaly appointed as the new Satmar Rebbe in 1980, on the first anniversary of his uncle's death. Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be today the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ... Senta, City Hall The tower of the City Hall The bridge across Tisa River in Senta Senta (Serbian: Сента or Senta, Hungarian: Zenta, Romanian: Zenta, German: Senta) is a town and municipality on the bank of the Tisa river in the Vojvodina province, Serbia. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Borough Park (sometimes rendered as Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ...

Since his coronation, Rabbi Moshe was opposed by some dissidents in Satmar, (called "kegeners" or "misnagdim" - opponents), including the Bnei Yoel, a group of Satmar Hasidim that did not accept Rebbe Moshe believing that no one could replace the old rebbe and instead remained loyal to Rebbe Yoel's wife, the Rebbetzin Alta Feige Teitelbaum. ^{[3] [4]} Bnei Yoel (also known as the Rebbetzins Hassidim) is a Group of Satmar Chassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Tietelbaum, refused to accept the Leadership of the previous Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, as the grand Rebbe of Satmar following the Death of Rebbe Yoel. ... Rebbetzin (in Yiddish, or Rabbanit in Hebrew) is the title used for the wife of (usually) an Orthodox, or Haredi, and Hasidic rabbi. ...

Shortly after Rabbi Moshe's sons began fighting over future leadership of Satmar, the vast majority of Bnei Yoel became the main backers of Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum's camp, seeing an opportunity to return to the community and, to some extent, the leadership. Rabbi Zalman welcomed them with open arms since most of Rabbi Moshe's loyalists were backing his rival brother Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum. ^[5] Bnei Yoel (also known as the Rebbetzins Hassidim) is a Group of Satmar Chassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Tietelbaum, refused to accept the Leadership of the previous Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, as the grand Rebbe of Satmar following the Death of Rebbe Yoel. ... Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, delivering an address to his students Grand Rabbi Zalman Leib (Yekuthiel Yehudah) Teitelbaum (b. ... Rabbi Teitelbaum preparing to pray in the main Satmar synagogue in Bnei Brak Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, center, leading grace after meals. ...

Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum served as the Grand Rabbi of Satmar worldwide for almost 27 years until he died on April 24, 2006. He was buried next to his late uncle in the Kiryas Joel cemetery, though a small group of Bnei Yoel members protested and physically attempted to block the burial of Rabbi Moshe in the same mausoleum as Rabbi Joel, and insist that a wall should be erected to separate the two Rabbis. Bnei Yoel (also known as the Rebbetzins Hassidim) is a Group of Satmar Chassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Tietelbaum, refused to accept the Leadership of the previous Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, as the grand Rebbe of Satmar following the Death of Rebbe Yoel. ...

Satmar today

For a detailed account on the dispute about the succession the last Rebbe see: Satmar succession feud

After the passing of Rabbi Moshe; three of his sons and one of his sons-in-law established their own independent sect with their own followers and institutions. Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum was declared by his followers as successor and Grand Rabbi of the Satmar dynasty, his primary residence is in Kiryas Joel, Monroe, N.Y., Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum became the Rav and owner of the small Zenta-Beirach Moshe Shul in Williamsburg continuing to do administrative work in United Talmudical Academy the Williamsburg Satmar School System, one of the most complicated jobs in the community. Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum was declared by his followers as successor and Grand Rabbi of the Satmar dynasty and lives in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Rabbi Chaim Shia Halberstam became Satmar Rebbe in Monsey, N.Y.. Satmar (or Satmar Hasidism or Satmarer Hasidism) (חסידות סאטמאר) is a Hasidic community which originated from mostly Hungarian Hasidic Jews who fled Europe after World War II, founded and led by the late Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum (1887-1979), who was the official rabbi of the town of Szatmárnémeti (now... Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be today the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ... Rabbi Teitelbaum preparing to pray in the main Satmar synagogue in Bnei Brak Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, center, leading grace after meals. ... Kiryas Joel (sometimes also pronounced as Kiryas Yoel or Kiryat Joel or KJ) (Hebrew: Town of Joel) is a village located in Orange County, New York, United States. ... Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Zalman Leib (Yekuthiel Yehudah) Teitelbaum (b. ... Rebbe Chaim Joshua Halberstam is the Rebbe, of Satmar in Monsey, residing in Monsey, New York. ... Monsey is a hamlet (and also a census-designated place) located in Rockland County, New York. ...

Satmar and politics

The Satmar Hasidic movement has become known for its social isolation from all forms of secular culture and for its opposition to all forms of religious, secular, and political Zionism. After the Six-Day War in 1967 Reb Yoel told pious Satmar Hasidim not to approach the Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, feeling it would cause "feelings of gratitude" for the secular government that claimed to have liberated it. This is true of other so called "holy places" that Satmar Hasidim do not visit, partly in protest of the secular Zionist government, which they view as an abomination. (Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum visited the Wall before the founding of the State and fainted from its holiness), but his adherents still do not visit it. Satmar Hasidim also refuse to take any social benefits from the Israeli government, and often view negatively other Haredi groups that do so. Their institutions in the Holy Land are funded from private donations solicited abroad. Religious Zionism, or the Religious Zionist Movement, a branch of which is also called Mizrachi, is an ideology that claims to combine Zionism and Judaism, to base Zionism on the principles of Jewish religion and heritage. ... This article is about Zionism as a movement, not the History of Israel. ... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Mordechai Hod, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 264,000 (incl. ... The Western Wall by night. ... Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ...

Some of Satmar's more conservative and isolationist tendencies have resulted in long-standing feuds and enmities with other Haredi groups and Hasidic groups, particularly Ger, Chabad-Lubavitch and Belz, in part because of the different groups' positions towards Zionism, the State of Israel, and what involvement and relationships with the Israeli government are appropriate. Some of these disputes can be originally traced to specific conflicts between small groups of rabbis and thinkers in Eastern Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and in New York and Israel in the twentieth century that later developed into larger ones between the respective communities. Ger, or Gur (or Gerrer when used as an adjective) is a large Hasidic dynasty originating from Gur, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland. ... Chabad Lubavitch, or Lubavich, is one of the largest branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi . ... The third Belzer Rebbe, Yissachar Dov Rokeach Belz (חסידות בעלז) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Belz, a small town originally located in eastern Poland, presently in Ukraine. ...

Satmar opposition to Zionism

The Satmar's vehement position against Zionism was refined and officially formulated by Joel Teitelbaum, though it did not originate with him.

Before World War II all Hasidic rabbis, as well as almost all other prominent Orthodox leaders (including Rabbi Joel's father, Rabbi Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa), believed that God had promised to return the Jewish people to the Land of Israel by means of the actions of the Jewish Messiah, and that any activity on behalf of the Jews themselves to create or instigate this redemption would be punished. Instead of accepting benefits from the State of Israel, Rabbi Joel instead encouraged his followers to form self-sufficient communities in the Holy Land. He recorded a wide scope of his views on Zionism in his scholarly work Vayoel Moshe, published in 1958 and in a second book "Al Hageulah V'al Hatamurah" published in 1967 in the wake of the Six-Day War. Shortly before his passing he set up the Keren Hatzalah fund to help those Jews who refrain from taking monetary support from the Israeli Government. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Satellite image of the Land of Israel in January 2003. ... In Judaism and Jewish eschatology, the Messiah (Hebrew: משיח; Mashiah, Mashiach, or Moshiach, anointed [one]) is a term traditionally referring to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed (the meaning of the Hebrew word משיח) with holy anointing oil and inducted to rule the Jewish people during... Combatants Israel Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Mordechai Hod, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 264,000 (incl. ...

Although it was certainly not the only reason for his opinion, one of the core citations from classical Judaic sources cited by Teitelbaum for his opposition to modern Zionism was that of the "Three Oaths" mentioned in the Talmud. This important teaching is from the Talmud in tractate Ketubot 111a, which discusses a passage from the Song of Songs in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) in which God made the Israelites promise "to wait for Him before arousing His love": The Talmud (Hebrew: ) is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs, and history. ... Song of Solomon is also the title of a novel by Toni Morrison. ... For the musical collective, see Tanakh (band). ... This article is about the term Hebrew Bible. For the Jewish scriptures see Tanakh. ...

"King Solomon in Song of Songs thrice adjured the 'daughters of Jerusalem' not to arouse or bestir the love until it is ready.' The Talmud explains that we are bound by three strong oaths not to ascend to the Holy Land as a group using force, not to rebel against the governments of countries in which we live, and not by our sins, to prolong the coming of moshiach; as is written in Tractate Kesubos 111a ." ^[6]

A variant interpretation of the three oaths has the third oath being that God would not allow the non-Jewish world to "excessively" persecute the Jews. Rabbi Teitelbaum expressly held that the oaths were not dependent upon one another. ^[7] It has been suggested that Sulayman be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Holy Land (disambiguation). ... In Judaism and Jewish eschatology, the Messiah (Hebrew: משיח; Mashiah, Mashiach, or Moshiach, anointed [one]) is a term traditionally referring to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed (the meaning of the Hebrew word משיח) with holy anointing oil and inducted to rule the Jewish people during...

In VaYoel Moshe Teitelbaum explicitly declared that, from the time of the very inception of the Zionist movement in the 1890s, the Zionists violated the three oaths, and thereby caused the Holocaust, as well as all wars, terrorism, and violence in modern Israel, and most anti-Semitism around the world since that time, as a result:

"...it has been these Zionist groups that have attracted the Jewish people and have violated the Oath against establishing a Jewish entity before the arrival of the Messiah. It is because of the Zionists that six million Jews were killed."^[8]

In keeping with the three oaths, Satmar Hasidim were strongly opposed to the creation of modern Israel through violence and antagonism against gentile nations such as the Ottomans and Britain. In the years following the Holocaust, Rabbi Teitelbaum undertook to maintain and strengthen this position, as did many other Torah Jews and communities. Rabbi Teitelbaum declared that the State of Israel was a violation of Jewish teachings. This was both because of the Zionists' violation of the traditional belief that Jews must wait for the Messiah to re-create Israel, and also because its founders included many personalities who were both hostile to Orthodox Judaism, or simply indifferent to it. Rabbi Teitelbaum believed the creation of the State of Israel, against the oaths described in Ketubot, constituted a form of impatience. In keeping with the Talmud's warnings that impatience for God's love and redemption can lead to grave danger, the Satmar Hasidim have often interpreted the constant wars and terrorism in Israel as fulfilment of that prophecy. The word gentile is an anglicised version of the Latin word gentilis, meaning of or belonging to a clan or tribe. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1683, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–1365) Edirne (1365–1453) Ä°stanbul (1453–1922) Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 (first) Osman I  - 1918–22 (last) Mehmed VI Grand Viziers  - 1320... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Combatants Arab nations Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Israel-Lebanon conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel, Palestine and the...

Rabbi Teitelbaum saw his opposition to Zionism as a way of protecting Jewish lives and preventing bloodshed. Most Haredi rabbis may agree with this idea; however, the general view of Agudath Israel is that, despite this, for all practical purposes, efforts can be made to prevent Israel from becoming even more anti-religious through participating in the Israeli government, seen by the Agudah as a form of "damage-control." Rabbi Teitelbaum however, felt that any participation in the Israeli government, even voting in elections, was a grave sin, because it contributed to the spiritual and physical destruction of innocent people. He felt that by voting one had a hand in these sins. Thus, he was officially opposed to the views of Agudath Israel, and the Satmar movement continues to refuse membership in the Agudath Israel organization or party. The Satmar view is that only the Jewish Messiah can bring about a new Jewish government in the Holy Land, and even if a government declaring itself religious would be formed before the Messiah, it would be illegitimate due to its improper arrogation of power, and it would still pose a danger to Jewish life. Haredi or chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Agudath Israel can refer to any of several related organizations, including: an international movement, the World Agudath Israel an American organization, Agudath Israel of America an Israeli political party, Agudat Israel This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Agudath Israel can refer to any of several related organizations, including: an international movement, the World Agudath Israel an American organization, Agudath Israel of America an Israeli political party, Agudat Israel This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In Judaism and Jewish eschatology, the Messiah (Hebrew: משיח; Mashiah, Mashiach, or Moshiach, anointed [one]) is a term traditionally referring to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who will be anointed (the meaning of the Hebrew word משיח) with holy anointing oil and inducted to rule the Jewish people during... For other uses, see Holy Land (disambiguation). ...

While the Satmar Hasidim are opposed to the existence of a state of Israel, many of them live in and visit Israel (as Rabbi Teitelbaum did, many times). They see opposition to Zionism as an expression of love of the Holy Land, protecting it from the defilement of bloodshed and war (and not only from secularism, as many assume). However Rabbi joel Teitelbaum is said to have discouraged his followers from visiting Israel after the creation of the zionist state.

Satmar and Neturei Karta

The Satmar Hasidim's opposition to Zionism has at times led to comparisons and confusion with the small and controversial Haredi activist group Neturei Karta. While there are ideological similarities between the two groups, they have significantly different historical backgrounds. Satmar's views, as formulated and espoused by Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, were essentially continuations of earlier dynastic teachings about Judaism and the modern world, and are presently maintained by later generations of the Teitelbaum family; keeping the movement's ideology in line with the dynastic hierarchy. By contrast, Neturei Karta, formally created in 1935, was the result of several small and partially ad-hoc coalitions between various groups of marginalized anti-Zionist, mostly non-Hasidic, Haredi Jews living in what was then Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.^[9] Neturei Karta synagogue and study hall in Jerusalem Neturei Karta (Aramaic: , Guardians of the City) is a Haredi Jewish group formally created in 1935, that opposes Zionism and call for a peaceful dismantling of the State of Israel, in the belief that Jews are forbidden to have their own state... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Look up Ad hoc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism, an international political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine[1][2] Anti-Zionism takes many forms, ranging from political or religious opposition to the idea of a Jewish state, to rejecting Israels right to exist and the legitimacy... A 2003 satellite image of the region. ...

While Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum originally supported Neturei Karta's activities in the 1940's and 50's, as led by the late Rabbi Amram Blau, this alliance seems to have cooled or been annulled.^{[citation needed]} Although certain Neturei Karta members or Satmar Hasidim may claim dual membership, Satmar and Neturei Karta are not affiliated with one another. In December 2006, one of the Satmar Rebbes, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, issued a statement, published in Der Yid, strongly condemning seven Neturei Karta followers who went to Teheran, Iran to participate in the Holocaust discussion conference organized by the Iranian government.^[10] The Edah HaChareidis posted signs reflecting the statement from Rabbi Zalman Leib, however, they later retracted this statement, when it was recognized that those participants did not actually deny the Holocaust, and the statement was based upon misinformation. Members of the Neturei Karta protesting against Zionism. ... Der Yid (Yiddish: ) is a Yiddish language weekly newspaper. ... Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. ... Participants on the first day of the conference. ... The Edah HaCharedis (Hebrew: העדה החרדית HaEdah HaCharedis), also written Edah Haredit, is a prominent Haredi rabbinical body in present-day Jerusalem. ...

However the Satmar newspaper Der Blatt, published by adherents of Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, refused to denounce the actions of Neturei Karta, fearing it would send the wrong message to the public as if they have come to peace with any part of the Zionist philosophy, and also believing that since Satmar has no affiliation with Neturei Karta they are under no obligation to support nor denounce them. One prominent member of Rabbi Aaron's faction even publicly denounced those who denounced them as "slanderers of the honorable zealots." Der Blatt (Yiddish: ) is a weekly Yiddish newspaper published in New York by Satmar Hasidim. ... Rabbi Teitelbaum preparing to pray in the main Satmar synagogue in Bnei Brak Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, center, leading grace after meals. ...

Satmar institutions

The Late Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar dancing at a wedding

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Charitable institutions

The Satmar Hasidic movement is famous for its many charitable organizations, which were founded by Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum and his wife, Rebbetzin Alte Feiga Teitelbaum. The Satmar Bikur Cholim ("visiting the sick"), founded in 1957 by Alte Feiga, the Satmar Rebbetzin, is highly respected for helping Jewish people, regardless of affiliation, when they are ill in a hospital, taking care of their needs, such as kosher food and other accommodations, both religious and general, as well as the needs of their families who visit them. Rav Tuv is a charitable organization to help Jewish refugees from over the world, originally founded by Teitelbaum in the 1950s to help Jews in the Soviet Union. Today, the organization mostly helps Jews from Iran and Yemen, however many Russian and South American Jews are also helped. Keren Hatzolah is a charitable fund to support yeshivas and the poor in the Holy Land, and helping them resist any financial help from the zionist government, founded by Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum shortly before his passing. Rebbetzin (in Yiddish, or Rabbanit in Hebrew) is the title used for the wife of (usually) an Orthodox, or Haredi, and Hasidic rabbi. ... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ...

Educational institutions

Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum founded a network of large educational institutions, both yeshivas and girl's schools, and if the Satmar schools in New York were a public school system, it would be the fourth-largest system in New York state, after those of New York City, Buffalo and Rochester.^[11] In most places the girl's schools are called Beth Rachel and the yeshivas Torah VeYirah. This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ...

Rabbinical organizations

In 1953, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum founded a major rabbinical association known as the התאחדות הרבנים דארה"ב וקאנאדא - Hisachdus HaRabanim D'ARHA"B V'Canada or the Central Rabbinical Congress of the United States and Canada (CRC), working hand in hand with the עדה החרדית Edah HaChareidis, Jerusalem's Orthodox Jewish Congress. Among their many works are various rabbinical services, including kashruth supervision considered to be one of the better kosher supervisions in the Jewish world. The Central Rabbinical Congress (in full: Central Rabbinical Congress of the U.S.A. and Canada, commonly abbreviated to CRC; in Hebrew: Hisachdus HaRabbonim DeArtzos HaBris VeCanada התאחדות הרבנים) is a rabbinical organization mainly identified with the Satmar Hasidic group. ... The Edah HaCharedis (Hebrew: העדה החרדית HaEdah HaCharedis), also written Edah Haredit, is a prominent Haredi rabbinical body in present-day Jerusalem. ... The circled U indicates that this product is certified as kosher by the Orthodox Union (OU). ...

The function of the Congress is to discuss new issues concerning the spirituality or kashrus of the Haredi Jewish community. Usually this is discussed with rabbis of different sects and neighborhoods. They discuss issues regarding Zionism, how to deal with issues regarding the State of Israel's actions and laws that are targeted against the Jewish religion. At these meetings rabbis of the Satmar sect are mostly present, they have a rabbinical court that deals with civil, monetary, marital issues.

Newspapers

Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum also gave permission and later encouraged his followers to publish a Haredi Jewish weekly newspaper in Yiddish called Der Yid^{[citation needed]}. The goals in its publication were 1) to have a newspaper in accordance with proper Jewish values, that would publish only news not considered inappropriate for Orthodox Jews. 2) To give the Satmar Community the opportunity to read and understand their Rebbe's views. However, the slogan of the Newspaper states (translated from Yiddish), "Der Yid-The Organ of Independent Orthodox Jewish Identity", it has since been acquired and is currently owned and run by a private owner, believed to be generating big profits. Yiddish ( yidish or idish, literally: Jewish) is a non-territorial Germanic language, spoken throughout the world and written with the Hebrew alphabet. ... Der Yid (Yiddish: ) is a Yiddish language weekly newspaper. ...

The readership of the newspaper grew to 50,000 copies per week^{[citation needed]}.

In 1989 competition arose when a former employee of Der Yid began publishing his own newspaper titled The News Report. The publisher, Mr. Albert (Abraham) Friedman, has set out to publish a newspaper with similar values of the Satmar Rebbe, with an emphasis on giving greater in-depth analysis and more accuracy in news reporting, his newspaper was also seen as much more tolerant of other hassidic sects.

Today there are several weekly and monthly publications that claim to share the Satmar Rebbe's objectives. Der Blatt, established in 2000, is owned and run by a follower of Grand Rabbi Aaron. Both are privately owned. Recently, many Satmars took the stand that Der Yid and Der Blatt are not following in the values that the grand Satmar Rabbi had established, but rather are driven by their own political agendas and by profit motivation^{[citation needed]}. Nowadays, both papers Der Yid and the Blatt are considered sleazy tabloids. "The News Report" and the english edition of the "Hamodia" are considered the most clean and reliable papers in the frum chareidi community. Der Blatt (Yiddish: ) is a weekly Yiddish newspaper published in New York by Satmar Hasidim. ...

Satmar philosophy and teachings

Hasidic literature of importance to Satmar

In addition to those books revered by all Hasidim, the main Hasidic books revered by the Satmar sect are Yismach Moshe, Yetev Lev, Rav Tuv, Kedushas Yom Tov, Divrei Yoel, Chiddushei Torah Maharit"b, Berach Moshe and then the main books Vayoel Moshe, Al HaGeula V'Al HaTemura. The latter two books were written as the main resource of information on how to deal with Zionism and the State of Israel. Rabbi Joel was careful not to be particular about which books his Hasidim should study because he did not want to exclude any Hasidic teachings, for he felt that all Hasidic books should be studied, often encouraging his students to study Beer Mayim Chaim, Kedushas Levi, Bnei Yisoschor, Noam Elimelech, Tanya, Likutei Moharan and other works, never specifying one over the other. Rabbi Joel taught that many of the foundations of Hasidism can be found in the medieval Jewish work Chovos Halevavos, by Rabbi Bachya Ibn Pakudah (11th century, Spain), which preceded Hasidism by many centuries. In addition to Hasidic teachings, the teachings of the Chasam Sofer are also greatly revered in Satmar. Note: Tanya Rabbati, a 16th century Italian code of Jewish law, is an unrelated work with a similar name. ... Feldheims english translation of Chovos Halevavos Chovot ha-Levavot or Chovos ha-Levavos, (Hebrew: חובות הלבבות, English: Duties of the Heart), is the primary work of the Jewish philosopher Bahya ibn Paquda, full name Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda. ... Rabbi Moses ben Samuel Sofer or Schreiber, also known by his main work Hatam Sofer or the Chasam Soifer (שות חתם סופר - Responsa the Seal of the Scribe), was one of the leading rabbis of European Jewry in the first half of the nineteenth century. ...

The way of the Baal Shem Tov

Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum taught, based on the teachings of Rabbi Chaim of Sanz, that even though the enthusiasm that the Baal Shem Tov brought to Jewish life is still felt in the Jewish Community but the teachings and the way of the Baal Shem Tov had been slowly become forgotten. When asked to explain this, he responded: Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1793-1896), known commonly as the Divrei Chaim after his magnum opus on Halakha. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia Israel ben Eliezer Rabbi Israel (Yisroel) ben Eliezer (about 1700 Okopy Świętej Tr jcy - May 22, 1760 Międzyborz) was a Jewish Orthodox mystical rabbi who is better known to most religious Jews as the Baal Shem Tov, or...

The Skverer said, "Nobody follows the right way except me." The Vizhnitzer says, "Nobody follows the right way except me." And the Gerer the same. And I say, nobody has the right way including me. I don't have the right way either.^[12]

The following story took place during the Jewish festival of Sukkos: Skver (also Skvir or Square) is a Hasidic group that originated in the Ukrainian city of Skvira. ... Vizhnitz or Vizhnitzer Hasidim are a Haredi group of Hasidic Jews. ... Ger, or Gur (or Gerrer when used as an adjective) is a large Hasidic dynasty originating from Gur, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland. ... Sukkot (סוכות or סֻכּוֹת sukkōt, booths) or Succoth or Sukkos is a Biblical pilgrimage festival which occurs in autumn on the 15th day of the month of Tishri (mid- to late-October). ...

One time, a rabbi, a descendant of the Holy Baal Shem Tov, may his memory protect us, joined our Rebbe's Tish at a meal during the intermediate days of the festival of Sukkos. Amidst their conversation, our Rebbe asked this Rabbi "Honored guest, I have heard that you are a descendant of the Holy Baal Shem Tov, perhaps you could tell me something about the way of the Baal Shem Tov?" (It is well known that when the holy book "VaYoel Moshe" was published, in which our Rebbe writes that the path of the Baal Shem Tov has been forgotten, many well known people, who claim themselves under the flag of the "Way of the Baal Shem Tov", yet they do not truly know nor understand what this is, raged against him, and cast arrows of anger over this statement), and this Rabbi answered our Rebbe that he does not know. Our Rebbe said that the way of the Baal Shem Tov is not dependent upon one's minhagim (customs), but is rather a way of serving the Blessed Creator. However, we do know one of the customs of the Baal Shem Tov, may his merit protect us, that he enacted the recitation of the Psalm "Give thanks" (Psalm 107) before the afternoon prayers on the eve of the Sabbath. [One time our Rebbe told one Rabbi that he desired to write a special work to explain the concept of the "Way of the Baal Shem Tov", unfortunately we were not worthy of this book's light.]^[13]

Minhag (Hebrew: מנהג Custom, pl. ...

Satmar succession feud

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In 1999, a major turn of events transpired in Satmar with respect to the future succession of the late Rebbe. The - until then unthinkable - idea of splitting up the dynasty into two separate sects, started to circulate and gain momentum.

Up to 1999, the wide perception within the community was that after the death of Rabbi Moshe, Satmar would remain one united sect under one rebbe, presumably Rabbi Aaron, since he is the eldest son, and being the leader of Kiryas Joel, he held the highest post in Satmar, besides his father. There was no real talk about any other candidate besides Aaron.

Suddenly, things changed in a hurry. On about May 1999, it was announced that Rabbi Moshe decided to change course completely and place his third son, Rabbi Zalman, as the local leader of the Williamsburg congregation, a new position that never existed.

The then leaders of Satmar, which mainly supported Aaron, and always fought for the unity, pride and power of Satmar, were devastated and in shock. They have always been the most loyal and closest allies of Rabbi Moshe, and believed that is not the real true wish of the Rebbe. Aaron supporters in Williamsburg were stripped of their positions. Aaron's followers scrambled to reverse it; initially they attempted for about a year to settle it at a Beth Din, but disagreements as to which Jewish tribunal is qualified to judge this case, stalled it. Then secular court litigation ensued, with little to no success.

The Satmar split, drastically and permanently changed the dynamics of the Satmar dynasty. Instead of being a united global entity, headquartered in Williamsburg Brooklyn led by one Rabbi; it is now split into two independent sects. One led by Rabbi Zalman who inherited all the assets in Williamsburg, the biggest stronghold of Satmars in terms of assets and members. While Aaron, being in charge of the second and third largest Satmar communities, Kiryas Joel Monroe, where his supporter regularly wins the local government elections, and Borough Park Brooklyn, a Hasidic neighborhood 8 miles from Williamsburg. Kiryas Joel (sometimes also pronounced as Kiryas Yoel or Kiryat Joel or KJ) (Hebrew: Town of Joel) is a village located in Orange County, New York, United States. ... Borough Park street covered with snow. ...

Since then, the followers of Aaron are building new synagogues and schools in Williamsburg.

Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe in Kiryas Joel

Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum, Zenta Rebbe

Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe in Williamsburg

Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam, Satmar Rebbe of Monsey

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Background to the conflict

There are conflicting reports about how the disagreement first started. Rabbi Zalman's supporters say that Rabbi Aaron's leadership-style in Kiryas Joel, described as "totalitarian", made him a significant number of enemies. Although the role of the late Rabbi Moshe's personal assistant and gabbai, Rabbi Moses Friedman, is very clear in initiating the conflict.^[14] Kiryas Joel (New York) Kiryas Joel (or Kiryas Yoel or Kiryat Joel or KJ) (Hebrew: קרית יואל, Town of Joel) is a village within the Town of Monroe in Orange County, New York, United States. ... A Gabbai (Hebrew: גבאי) is a person who assists in the running of a synagogue and ensures that the needs are met, for example the Jewish prayer services run smoothly, or an assistant to a rabbi (particularly the secretary or personal assistant to a Hassidic Rebbe). ...

Rabbi Aaron's supporters, on the other hand, deny that Rabbi Aaron’s leadership style is at all different from his brother's or father's. They also claim that Rabbi Friedman has become increasingly powerful due to the rebbe's illnesses and saw Rabbi Aaron as a threat. Rabbi Aaron's followers believe that Rabbi Friedman supported Rabbi Zalman in order to embarrass Aaron and threaten his support in Williamsburg, and is largely motivated by his own self-interest.

Grand Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum on the Jewish festival of Hannukkah in front of the menorah

Both sides agree that Rabbi Friedman has been instrumental in elevating Rabbi Zalman as Rabbi Aaron's rival to inherit the dynasty. With Rabbi Friedman's help, Rabbi Zalman, who had previously been of relatively minor standing, began rising through the ranks, and was eventually appointed rabbi of the Satmar congregation in Williamsburg in 1999, seen by many as an indicator that he could potentially be chosen as his father's successor, not Rabbi Aaron. Hanukkah (Hebrew: ), also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Rededication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, which can occur in very late November, or throughout December. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

It has to be said that this feud is by no means a geographical split; but rather a pure ideological disagreement. Throughout the developments of the feud there has been no proof or reason to believe that any side has more supporters in Williamsburg (the so called Zalman stronghold) or in Kiryas Joel (the so called Aaron stronghold). No supporter from either side supports his rabbi because of the location he/she lives. In fact, both sides have institutions and supporters in both locations; and it is unclear as to who has more support where. Kiryas Joel (sometimes also pronounced as Kiryas Yoel or Kiryat Joel or KJ) (Hebrew: Town of Joel) is a village located in Orange County, New York, United States. ...

The main argument points of Aaron's followers is that the Satmar congregation was unconventionally and maliciously split into two congregations for the sole purpose to systematically oust the then leaders of the Williamsburg congregation who supported Rabbi Aaron, by doing that, the Aarons ague, Zalman garnered a lot of outside support of people which their only agenda was to break the so called 'Satmar Monopoly' or the 'Aaron Dictatorship' , while the majority of the Congragation members and leaders were suddenly left out cold in Williamsburg. Furthermore, the Aarons argue, that all of the Zalman supporters in Williamsburg have no standing or right of claiming any leadership in Williamsburg since they are new-comers who joined the Zalman camp for the sake of 'split' . On the other hand the main argument point of Zalman's followers is that the split, even though it’s uncomfortable, was still vital and worth while, because Aaron is such a harsh person that it had to be established an alternative to him, and letting him lead the entire congregation would be devastating and unacceptable.

There is also a big disagreement as to what the real wish of the late Rebbe Moshe was. Though, both sides agree that up to the eruption of the split, at about the age 85, Moshe unequivocally wanted that the congregation should remain one and under the sole leadership of Aaron. The followers of Zalman argue that Moshe simply changed his mind and decided to split up the community. But Aaron's followers argue that it’s absurd and irrational to believe that Moshe would suddenly change so drastically his mind while throughout his life up to the age of 85 he didn’t show the least inclination that he wants to do anything close to splitting up the community.

Rabbi Moshe Friedman (the tall gray bearded person behind R' Moshe Titelbaum, in the white coat) the head caretaker and advisor of the late Rabbi Moshe, who the Aarons claim, is the one who plotted and orchestrated the split in Satmar.

In any event, it seems that the support for Zalman is not motivated by love towards Zalman but mainly by hatred towards Aaron, and their strong believe that there must be an alternative Rabbi to Aaron. Most of Zalman supporters do not necessarily revere Zalman or feel that he is the most qualified person to succeed the Grand Rebbe post, rather their long hatred and revenge or jealousy toward Aaron motivates them to support Zalman. The core supporters of Zalman are the same group who also fought the leadership of Rabbi Moshe, which is called 'Bnei Yoel'. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x682, 248 KB) 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 Download high resolution version (1024x682, 248 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bnei Yoel (also known as the Rebbetzins Hassidim) is a Group of Satmar Chassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Tietelbaum, refused to accept the Leadership of the previous Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, as the grand Rebbe of Satmar following the Death of Rebbe Yoel. ...

In contrast to Zalman supporters, Aaron supporters are true believers in his character, holiness and his qualifications, they all revere him and study his speeches and guidance. The core supporters of Aaron are the same who have always been loyal to his father Rabbi Moshe.

Ironically, Zalman supporters who have historically been against Rabbi Moshe are now lecturing the Aaron supporters for not obeying Rabbi Moshe’s wish and accusing them of rebelling against their own Rabbi/Father.

Death of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum

Following the previous rebbe's death in April 2006, both groups of followers announced that their favorite was (or would be) named Moshe's successor in his will. Initially Aaron's supporters claimed that they had a verbal will, dated from 1996, in which the rebbe is purported to have passed the leadership to Aaron. This was first announced by Rabbi Hertzke Zweibel, Rosh Kollel of Satmar Kollel in Williamsburg, who claimed that the rebbe had conferred the will upon him as a witness. Rabbi Zweibel read this will at a large public gathering of Rabbi Aaron's supporters in Williamsburg. Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Horowitz Rabbi of the Satmar Congregation in Manchester, England also claimed that the rabbi conferred a similar will to him on a separate occasion in 1997. Rosh yeshiva (Hebrew: ראש ישיבה) (pl. ... A kollel (Hebrew: כולל; a gathering/collection [of scholars]) (plural: kollelim) is an institute for advanced studies of the Talmud and of rabbinic literature for Jewish adults, essentially a yeshiva which pays married men a regular monthly stipend or annual salary (and/or provides housing and meals) to study Judaisms... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...

However, a public reading of a later, printed will, signed by the rebbe and dated 2002, and signed by two witnesses stated that Rabbi Moshe had chosen Rabbi Zalman to succeed him. Rabbi Aaron's supporters responded by claiming that the Rebbe was known to be suffering from the effects of Alzheimer's disease many years before he signed it. Furthermore, the 1996 version of the will states that all future versions of a will should be considered nullified, because Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (then eighty years old) was of the opinion that someone over eighty years of age is no longer fit to change his will, according to the rabbi's interpretation of Jewish law.^[15] Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The printed will was read at the coronation ceremony for Rabbi Zalman in the Rebbe's house in Williamsburg on the afternoon of April 25.^[16] Zalman was given further support by a Satmar beit din, or rabbinical court, in Williamsburg, which agreed with his reading of the will, and named him the legitimate successor.^[17][18] Zalman's critics mock the idea of this Beit Din having any legitimacy, claiming this Beit Din was created by the zalmen camp solely for this purpose, so the ruling is neither surprising nor seen as authoritative by all Satmar Hasidim.^[19] is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A Beit Din is a Jewish court of law comprised of three Jews. ...

Aaron and his followers remained defiant following Zalman's coronation, declaring that "The Grand Rebbe's will does not determine succession. Only the Satmar Board of Directors can make that decision. That's how the Grand Rebbe himself was selected. And that's how his successor will be selected."^[20] Both sides have announced that they will be filing further litigation in the New York State Supreme Court.^[21] New York County Supreme Court building at 60 Centre Street, from across Foley Square The Supreme Court of the State of New York is one of several New York State trial courts in which cases originate. ...

Regardless of any decisions, it seems that the followers of both rabbis will each accept their leader as the new Grand Rebbe of their respective congregations. However, one of them may take a new title.

Rabbi Aaron spent the first Sabbath after his father's death in Williamsburg, setting up a tent in the playground of a local public school. Some analysts have hypothesized that this could indicate that Aaron has plans to move to Williamsburg on a permanent or semi-permanent basis to exert further pressure on his brother and gain more followers from among Zalman's power base.^[22][23] Others characterized the move by both brothers as a "showdown" meant to demonstrate their relative strength, particularly Aaron, by coming out in force in his brother's territory with followers from both Kiryat Joel and Williamsburg.^{[citation needed]}

Others, however, downplayed the event, saying that Aaron had already planned to be in Williamsburg before his father's death to celebrate the birth of his first great-grandchild. Both groups held separate Sabbath services three blocks apart, and the day passed without incident.^[24]

Beth Din (Jewish Court)

Many attempts has been made to settle the case at a Beth Din; it is unclear as to why it has failed. Both sides have blamed each other. Since early 2002, about 6 months before the first court litigation had been filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court, the Aaron faction had subpoenaed the Zalman faction to a Beth Din in Brooklyn, but they refused the subpoena. A beth din (בית דין, Hebrew: house of judgment, plural battei din) is a rabbinical court of Judaism. ...

According to a written statement by Rabbi Samual Fried, the Zalman head representative at the Beth Din, he wrote "no outside Beth Din who has no knowledge of the ins-and-outs of the Satmar congregation (TAHALICHES HAKEHILA) is allowed to judge this case. Since the Grand Rabbi has the final word, no one can go against his word", hence, they suggested that some of the congregation's own Rabbis should decide the case.

But the Aaron faction strongly disagreed; they believed that only a neutral, experienced, independent Beth Din is the most appropriate panel to sit on the case. In a written statement by Rabbi Zalman Grauz, the Aaron head representative at the Beth Din, he wrote "it is absurd, unfair, unjust and against the Jewish Law to force a civil dispute to be decided be personnel who - with all due respect - has zero experience in presiding over Jewish civil cases, are paid employees of the Zalman congregation, and more overly have a long time ago publicly shunned the Aaron faction in a written decree, naming the Aaron's a Union of Traitors (kesher bogdim)".

Both sides, standing firm with their position, forced the Beth Din's attempt into a stalemate. To this date the Aaron’s are occasionally putting full page ads in the newspaper begging the Zalman's to come to a neutral Beth Din, while the Zalman's are accusing the Aaron’s of committing the grave sin of going to a secular court (holeach bearcaos).

New York courts decline to adjudicate

On July 12, 2006, an appeals court in Brooklyn on first amendment grounds refused to rule on the legal issues pertaining to the Teitelbaum brothers' dispute. One decision upheld a lower court decision which refused to issue a ruling in the congregation election controversy, and the other overturned an earlier judge's arbitration in favor of Aaron, ruling that the conflict was an internal religious matter and therefore outside the scope of the court.^[25] The ruling was appealed to the highest New York court^{[26] [27]} and was upheld on November 20, 2007, re-affirming that the dispute is unjusticiable for the courts.^[28] The ruling indirectly left Zalman as the de-facto in charge of all the assets in Williamsburg. In the court system of a state or of a subordinate regional entity, an appeals court is a court of second instance where a party to a case on which judgment has been entered can ask to have their case reheard if they suspect an error of law, fact, or... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ...

Though the ruling in no way stated that any side has more rights then the other over the assets, to the contrary, the court specifically declined to give any side clear ownership. But, since there were no practical way to remove the Zalman supporters from control, it was seen as a victory to the Zalman supporters. Many observers have claimed that this latest legal development could prove to be a major turning-point in the brothers' struggle over the community and its property, though it is highly doubtful whether Aaron and his supporters will withdraw their claims to the Williamsburg territories. It also remains unclear whether the new decisions will solidify the split between the two Satmar communities, or give Zalman's faction increased momentum to make a consolidation attempt of Satmar under his leadership.

Aaron builds parallel empire in Williamsburg

Almost immediately after the court decision, 2006, Rabbi Aaron began plans to construct a synagogue in Williamsburg. Building began in mid-September. Aaron's followers were eager to finish the construction as quickly as possible, and hired several shifts of round-the-clock laborers, as well as Satmar volunteers who only rested for the Sabbath. The synagogue was completed within a short time, though it is unclear whether it took two or three weeks (Moshe Indig, one of Aaron's spokesmen, who called the fast construction a miracle, claimed it took only 14 days).

Zalman followers reportedly dismissed Aaron's shul as "The Home Depot shul", which led Aaron-supporters to suggest that there are plans to dramatically expand the synagogue over the next several years.^[29] It is unclear what the impact that Aaron's new synagogue, built in the heart of what many consider to be Zalman's territory, will have. It is also unclear whether Aaron plans to spend more time in Brooklyn to support his followers there, or will remain primarily in Kiryas Joel.

In another significant move by Rabbi Aaron, which indicates his intention to build a parallel empire in Williamsburg. On September 2006, which is the beginning of a new school year, Rabbi Aaron followers opened a new school for boys and girls in Williamsburg. In a speech that Rabbi Aaron gave right before the opening of the school, he said that the cost of buying buildings and hiring all the staff for the new school is a whopping $50 million dollars. Roughly 3,000 students switched from the old school and enrolled to the new school, which is about 40% of the established school ran by Rabbi Zalman. It is believed that more students will follow suit, since many are still hesitating to switch to a new unproven school. For other uses, see September (disambiguation). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Also, reports are circulating within the Satmars that Rabbi Aaron's followers are vehemently pursuing to buy or build a new mansion resident in the heart of Williamsburg so that Rabbi Aaron can comfortably and honorably reside in Williamsburg for half a year, presumably during the winter months^{[citation needed]}. If this holds true - which most observant have long predicted - then at some point Rabbi Aaron will for all practical purpose be just as the “Williamsburg” Rebbe as Rabbi Zalman, being that he lives there and has all religious institutions in Williamsburg.

Current status

To this date there has been no official peace agreement or any sort of public conciliatory announcement between the two sides, the 2 brothers are avoiding meeting each other, they do not attend to each other's simchas ("joyous events"), nevertheless by October 2006, there had been a dramatic decrease in public tensions between the brothers and their communities, for the simple reason that both sides ran out of strategically and viable moves to gain advantage against each other. There were no reports of any fighting during the Sukkot holiday and the weddings of both rebbes' children (Zalman's in Williamsburg, and Aaron's in Kiryas Joel).^[30] Rabbis formerly known to be attached with one side over the other attended both weddings, though it appears that most of Zalman's supporters stayed away from the Kiryas Joel wedding. This does not necessarily suggest by any mean that the seven year conflict may be calming down, or will lead to a genuine reconciliation in Satmar but rather simply a "cold peace" between both groups. It is widely believed that the moment any side sees an opportunity to gain power over each other they will seize it with out any hesitation and tension may re-ignite. As recent as in May 2007 the newspaper 'Der Yid' (a publication owned by Rav Zalman) wrote a lengthy and hateful editorial piece smearing and ripping down Rav Aron personally and calling him the extreme derogatory word: 'rusha' (a word only used for great sinners). Sukkot (Hebrew:  ; booths. ... Der Yid (Yiddish: ) is a Yiddish language weekly newspaper. ... Look up editorial, op-ed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Historical context of Hasidic schisms

Schisms in the Hasidic dynastic succession are not a recent development, although there has been a growing number of them in the past ten to fifteen years as many of the previous pre-war or immediately post-war generations, particularly leaders, have died. It is customary for Hasidim to have many children, of course, and the issue is also complicated by the tendency among Hasidic leaders who lost families in the Holocaust to remarry and start new ones. All of this has helped create an atmosphere where younger siblings (or sons-in-law) feel more confident about making moves for leadership, as there is a greater possibility that they will be accepted by their community (or sizeable segments of it), compared to earlier periods when the majority might have followed the oldest son simply out of tradition. This can also be linked to a growing tendency of some Hasidic groups, such as Vizhnitz, Biala, Rachmastrivka, and Spinka to divide their territories and followers between relatives, in part in order to lower friction, particularly when they are significantly separated by geography. This article is about the Hasidic movement originating in Poland and Russia. ... “Shoah” redirects here. ... Vizhnitz Simchas Beis HaShoeivah in Bnei Brak in 2006 Viznitz or Viznitzer Hasidim are a Haredi group of Hasidic Jews. ... The Biala (or Byala, Biale) Hasidic dynasty originated from Poland. ... The Rachmastrivka Rebbe from Borough Park Rachmastrivka is the name of a group within Hasidic Judaism. ... Spinka is the name of a Hasidic group within Orthodox Judaism. ...

Notes

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See also

• Joel Teitelbaum
• Moshe Teitelbaum
• Aaron Teitelbaum
• Zalman Leib Teitelbaum
• Moshe Sacks
• Williamsburg, Brooklyn
• Kiryas Joel, New York
• Haredi Judaism
• History of the Jews in Hungary
• Jewish Anti-Zionism
• List of Hungarian Jews
• History of the Jews in the United States
• History of the Jews in the United States in the 20th century
• Kabbalah
• Neturei Karta
• Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

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Tzadik - צדיק (plural: Tzadikkim) is the Hebrew word for righteous one, and is a title which is generally given to those whom are considered to be righteous such as a spiritual master or Rebbe. ... This article is about the Hasidic movement originating in Poland and Russia. ... Below is a list of Hasidic dynasties Larger dynasties Dominant Hasidic groups (arranged by size) include: Satmar Chabad Lubavitch Ger Vizhnitz Belz Bobov Skver Spinka Puppa Breslov Rachmastrivka Toldos Aharon Smaller dynasties Many of these dynasties have presently few or no devotees due to most of the Hasidic groups being... Breslov is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism. ... Chernobyl is a Chassidic dynasty that was founded by the Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl. ... Chernobyl is a Chassidic dynasty that was founded by the Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl. ... Makarov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Nochum Twerski of the Chernobyl dynasty. ... Headstone of the Baal Shem Tov in Mezhbizh The grave of the Baal Shem Tov in Mezhbizh This article is about the Hasidic dynasty of Mezhbizh, descended from the Baal Shem Tov. ... Rabbi Yochanan Twersky of Rachmastrivka (1903-1982) The Rachmastrivka Rebbe from Borough Park Rachmastrivka is the name of a group within Hasidic Judaism. ... The Ruzhin hasidic dynasty was founded by Rebbe Yisroel Friedman (1796-1850). ... Savran is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Moshe Zvi Giterman. ... Skver (also Skvir or Square) is a Hasidic group that originated in the Ukrainian city of Skvira. ... Chernobyl is a Chassidic dynasty that was founded by the Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl. ... Rabbi Yitzchak Menachem Dancyger (1879-1943) Now nearly extinct, the Aleksander chasidim (also written as Alexander) were the second largest chasidic group in pre-holocaust Poland. ... Rabbi Yerachmiel Yehudah Meir Kalish, the previous Amshinover Rebbe of Jerusalem Amshinov is a Chassidic dynasty that was founded by the Rebbe Reb Yaakov David Kalish it originated in the Polish town of Mszczonow, known in Yiddish as Amshinov. The first Rebbe was a son of Reb Yitzchak Kalish, a... Apt is the name of a Hasidic dynasty within Haredi Judaism. ... Ashlag is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yehuda Leib Haleivi Ashlag from Warsaw, Poland. ... The Biala (or Byala, Biale) Hasidic dynasty originated from Poland. ... Chentshin is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Chayim Shmuel Szternfeld. ... Ger, or Gur (or Gerrer when used as an adjective) is a large Hasidic dynasty originating from Gur, the Yiddish name of Góra Kalwaria, a small town in Poland. ... Grodzhisk is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Elimelech Szapira, author of Imrei Elimelech. ... Izhbitsa is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Mordechai Yosef Lajner, author of Mei Hashiloach. ... Kotsk is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Morgenstern. ... Kozhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yisroel Hopsztajn, known as the Kozhnitser Magid. ... Kuzmir is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yechezkel Taub. ... Rabbi Shimon Biderman, the Lelover Rebbe of Bnei Brak Rabbi Dovid Biderman, Lelover Rebbe from New York Grand Rabbi Shimon N. Biderman (1870-1930) Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman, late Lelover Rebbe of Jerusalem Rabbi A. Biderman of Lelov ztl Rabbi Shimon Nathan Biderman, the previous Lelover Rebbe of Jerusalem... Lublin is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yehudo Leib Eiger of Lublin, a town in Poland. ... Modzitz or Modzhitz within Orthodox Judaism is the name of a Hasidic Judaism group that derives its name from Modzice, one of the boroughs of the town of DÄ™blin, Poland, located on the Vistula River. ... Novominsk is the name of a hasidic dynasty originating in MiÅ„sk Mazowiecki, Poland and currently based in the United States. ... The Ozharov Hasidic dynasty began in 5587 (1827) when Rabbi Yehudah Leib Epstein, Rabbi of Ożarów in Poland since 5572 (1811), assumed leadership of his chasidim. ... Porisov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yehoshua Osher Rabinowicz. ... The Biala (or Byala, Biale) Hasidic dynasty originated from Poland. ... For other uses, see Galicia. ... Alesk is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Chanoch Henikh Dov Majer. ... Anipoli is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Reb Zishe (d. ... The third Belzer Rebbe, Yissachar Dov Rokeach Belz (חסידות בעלז) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Belz, a small town originally located in eastern Poland, presently in Ukraine. ... Berditchev Hasidim, also known in Yiddish as Berditchiver Hasidim, originated in the town of Berdychiv, which over the years was under the control of Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. ... Home of the Boyaner Rebbe in Boyan Boyan is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, whose founder was a scion of the Ruzhiner dynasty. ... Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshtiner Rebbe Burshtin is a Hasidic dynasty lead by Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshteiner Rebbe. ... Map of Ukraine (blue) with Chernivtsi highlighted (red). ... Chortkov has no real Rebbe today. ... Home of the Rebbe in Husiatyn Husiatyn is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, whose founder was a scion of the Ruzhiner dynasty. ... On the left the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Bnei Brak - right the Kosover Rebbe of Boro Park Kosov is a small Hasidic dynasty. ... The third Belzer Rebbe, Yissachar Dov Rokeach Belz (חסידות בעלז) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Belz, a small town originally located in eastern Poland, presently in Ukraine. ... Grand Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heshl Twersky of Machnovka Grand Rabbi Joshua Rokeach, present Machnovker Rebbe The Hasidic dynasty of Machnovka (various spellings) is a part of the Chernobyl dynastic group of families. ... Grand Rabbi Abraham Jacob Friedman - present Sadigurer Rebbe Grand Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Friedman of Sadigura (1887-1972) Grand Rabbi Abraham Jacob Friedman of Sadigura (1884-1961) Grand Rabbi A. Friedman of Sadigura Grand Rabbi Mordecai Friedman of Sadigura (1897-1979) Sadigura is a Hasidic dynasty, a scion of the Ruzhiner... The Sassover Rebbe, Rabbi Simcha Rubin Ztl The Sasover dynasty began with Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov (1745-1807), a disciple of Rabbi Dovber of Mezritch, the disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. ... The third Belzer Rebbe, Yissachar Dov Rokeach Belz (חסידות בעלז) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Belz, a small town originally located in eastern Poland, presently in Ukraine. ... Rabbi Uri Ashkenasi, Stanislover Rebbe of London The Stanislov hasidic dynasty was established in western Ukraine in a town currently known as Ivano-Frankivsk. ... Grand Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum, The Elder Nadvorna Rebbe The Tombstone of Rebbe Issamar of Nadvorna on the Mt. ... Vizhnitz Simchas Beis HaShoeivah in Bnei Brak in 2006 Viznitz or Viznitzer Hasidim are a Haredi group of Hasidic Jews. ... The present Rebbe, Naftali Tzvi Labin of Zidichov Zidichov is a Hasidic dynasty from Galicia (a province of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire) founded by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. ... Apt is the name of a Hasidic dynasty within Haredi Judaism. ... Zlotshov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yechiel Michl. ... Grand Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum, The Elder Nadvorna Rebbe The Tombstone of Rebbe Issamar of Nadvorna on the Mt. ... For other uses, see Galicia. ... BÅ‚ażowa (Bluzhov) - town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,111 inhabitants (2004). ... Bobov, (or Bobover Hasidism) (חסידות באבוב) is a Hasidic group within Haredi Judaism originating in Bobowa, Galicia in Southern Poland and now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. ... Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira, previous Munkacser Rebbe Mayor Mike Bloomberg of New York meeting with Grand Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinovich, the Munkacser Rebbe The rebbe of Munkacs (or Munkatch), Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira (who led the community from 1913 until his death in 1937) was the most outspoken voice of... Rebbe Chaim Yechiel of Dombrova, son of Grand Rebbe Meir of Glogov Dombrover Rebbe of Monsey with the Nadvorna Rebbe of Bnei Brak Grand Rabbi Mordechai David Unger, Bobover Rebbe, shlita, a scion of the Dombrover dynasty Grand Rabbi Naftoli of Dombrov, dancing Mitzvah Tanz // Grand Rabbi Mordechai Dovid... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... Grand Rabbi Rubin, the present Ropshitzer Rebbe Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. ... Grand Rabbi Rubin, the present Ropshitzer Rebbe Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... Grand Rabbi Rubin, the present Ropshitzer Rebbe Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. ... Narol is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism. ... Grand Rabbi Itzele Gevirtzman of Pshevorsk Grand Rabbi Yankele Leiser of Pshevorsk, Previous Pshevorsker Rebbe of Antwerp Grand Rabbi Leibish Leiser of Pshevorsk, Present Pshevorsker Rebbe of Antwerp Pshevorsk is a small Hasidic movement based in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Grand Rabbi Rubin, the present Ropshitzer Rebbe Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... Grand Rabbi Rubin, the present Ropshitzer Rebbe Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. ... Grand Rabbi Rubin, the present Ropshitzer Rebbe Ropshitz is a Hassidic Dynasty. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... Volhynia (Ukrainian: , Polish: , Russian: ; also called Volynia) comprises the historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Prypiat and Western Bug -- to the north of Galicia and of Podolia. ... Grave of Rebbe Aharon the Great of Karlin - d. ... Chernobyl is a Chassidic dynasty that was founded by the Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl. ... Zvhil is the name of a Hasidic dynasty which originated with Rabbi Moshe of Zvhil, the son of Rabbi Yechiel Michl, the Magid (Preacher) of Zlotshev. ... Motto: Tautos jÄ—ga vienybÄ—je The strength of the nation lies in unity Anthem: TautiÅ¡ka giesmÄ— Lithuania() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() [] Capital (and largest city) Vilnius Official languages Lithuanian Demonym Lithuanian Government  -  President Valdas Adamkus  -  Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas Independence from the Russian Empire... The Chabad-Kapust Hasidic dynasty was based on the Chabad school of thought. ... Grave of Rebbe Aharon the Great of Karlin - d. ... Synagogue in Slonim Slonim is a Hasidic dynasty originating in the town of Slonim, which is now in Belarus. ... Synagogue in Slonim Slonim is a Hasidic dynasty originating in the town of Slonim, which is now in Belarus. ... Grave of Rebbe Aharon the Great of Karlin - d. ... Synagogue in Slonim Slonim is a Hasidic dynasty originating in the town of Slonim, which is now in Belarus. ... Strashelye, is a branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism, named after the town Strashelye in the Mohilev Province of present-day Belarus, where its leader lived. ... Kerestir is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yeshaya Steiner. ... The Sanz-Klausenburg Logo This article below discusses the Klausenburger Hasidim, specifically the Sanz-Klausenburger dynasty that began with Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam and presently the two movements in Israel and America. ... Spinka is the name of a Hasidic group within Orthodox Judaism. ... Image:Ribnitzer Rebbe. ... Sasregen is a Hasidic dynasty from Szászrégen (Reghin), Transylvania, Romania. ... For the river in Ukraine, see Seret River. ... Vizhnitz Simchas Beis HaShoeivah in Bnei Brak in 2006 Viznitz or Viznitzer Hasidim are a Haredi group of Hasidic Jews. ... The Shotzer Chassidim are based in London, England. ... Rabbi Avraham Mattisyahu of Shtefanesht, 1847-1933. ... The Skulen (or rarely Skolen) Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rav Eliezer Zusia Portugal. ... Spinka is the name of a Hasidic group within Orthodox Judaism. ... Sulitz is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Hungary. ... Home of Rabbi Shalom Halpern in Vasloi, Romania The Vasloi Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Shalom Halpern, a grandson of Rabbi Yisroel Friedman of Ruzhyn. ... The Kalover Dynasty began with Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub (d. ... Rabbi Elazar Zev Rosenbaum (d. ... Liske is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rabbi Tsvi Hirsh Friedman. ... Grand Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum, The Elder Nadvorna Rebbe The Tombstone of Rebbe Issamar of Nadvorna on the Mt. ... Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira, previous Munkacser Rebbe Mayor Mike Bloomberg of New York meeting with Grand Rabbi Moshe Leib Rabinovich, the Munkacser Rebbe The rebbe of Munkacs (or Munkatch), Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira (who led the community from 1913 until his death in 1937) was the most outspoken voice of... Grand Rabbi Issamar Rosenbaum, The Elder Nadvorna Rebbe The Tombstone of Rebbe Issamar of Nadvorna on the Mt. ... Nitra - City Center Nitra (German: ( ); Hungarian: / Nyitria [archaic]) is a city in western Slovakia (and the fourth largest urban settlement in Slovakia) situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the Nitra River valley. ... The Pápai Rebbe with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Puppa is the name of a Hasidic group within Judaism. ... Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary Újfehértó (Yiddish, German: Ratzfert, Romanian: GrigoreÅŸti) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. ... The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi of Nowy SÄ…cz (Sanz, Yiddish: ), author of Divrei Chaim and a son-in-law of Rabbi Boruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi of Lipník nad Bečvou (Yiddish:לייפניק Leipnik), author of Boruch Taam. ... Grand Rebbe Meshulam Feish Segal-Loewy of Tosh Tosh is a Hassidic Dynasty originating in Tausch, Hungary. ... Ujhel-Siget is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... The New England Chassidic Center on Beacon Street, Brookline Mass. ... Grand Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel Rosenbaum of Cleveland-New York Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Isaac Rosenbaum of Cleveland-Ranaana There are two Hasidic Jewish dynasties known as Cleveland and both are considered to be a part of the Nadvorna Dynasty. ... Chernobyl is a Chassidic dynasty that was founded by the Rebbe Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl. ... This article is about the Hasidic Jewish dynasty. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Dushinsky Hasidic dynasty is one of the few not to be named for the place where it originated. ... Rebbe of Mishkenos HoRoim (left); Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Ulman, middle Mishkenos HoRoim (Hebrew: משכנות הרועים) is a small Hasidic group located in Meah Shearim, Jerusalem. ... Grand Rabbi Aaron Reb Arele Roth, author of Shomer Emunim, founder of the Shomer Emunim Dynasties The founder of the Toldos Aharon dynasty, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Kahn, son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Roth Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Roth, the Shomer Emunim Rebbe of Jerusalem and Bnei Brak, son of Rabbi... The founder of the Toldos Aharon dynasty, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchok Kahn, son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Roth Rabbi Abraham Chaim Roth, the Shomer Emunim Rebbe of Bnei Brak, son of Rabbi Areleh Roth. ... Grand Rabbi Aaron Reb Arele Roth, author of Shomer Emunim, founder of the Shomer Emunim Dynasties The founder of the Toldos Aharon dynasty, Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Kohn, son-in-law of Rabbi Aharon Roth Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Roth, the Shomer Emunim Rebbe of Jerusalem and Bnei Brak, son of Rabbi... Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Halevi of Nikolsburg (1726 Chortkiv, Galicia - 1778 Nikolsburg, Moravia) was an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi and one of the great early Chasidic Rebbes. ... Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (1887-1979), known variously as Reb Yoelish and the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) (יואל טייטלבוים), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ...

Grand Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum 1914-2006 Image File history File links Satmar-shlita. ... Rabbi Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim, which is believed to be today the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers. ...

Grand Rebbe Aaron Teitelbaum 1948 - Image File history File links Rebbeaaronteitelbaum. ... Rabbi Teitelbaum preparing to pray in the main Satmar synagogue in Bnei Brak Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, center, leading grace after meals. ...

Grand Rebbe Zalmen Leib Teitelbaum 1952 - Image File history File links Download high resolution version (234x602, 124 KB) Summary Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum after being coronated as Grand Rabbi Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation... Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, delivering an address to his students Grand Rabbi Zalman Leib (Yekusiel Yehudah) Teitelbaum (b. ...

External links and sources

• Roots of Satmar
• The Satmar Rebbe
• Rav Yoel Teitelbaum - The Satmarer Rebbe
• What is Satmar Chasidism
• Chassidic Approaches: Satmar Chassidism
• Satmar Biography
• Satmar Hassidim from Kiryas Joel save the day for Bronx Children
• Satmar's Sisters of Mercy
• The Satmar Rebbetzin, a"h
• The Shopping Bag Ladies - Satmar Bikur Cholim
• Men in Black: A Passover Tale of Fish and Family - references to Satmar
• "My Neighbor, My Father, The Rebbe": Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum
• Rebbetzin Alte Feigeh Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbetzin
• With Rabbi Teitelbaum in Bergen-Belsen
• Obituary of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum
• The Kiryas Joel Voice Newspaper
• Jewish Press article about Satmar Weddings (10/11/2006)
• Thousands flock to KJ wedding for rabbi's daughter (10/24/06) from the Times Herald-Record
• Boychiks in the Hood: Travels in the Hasidic Underground

The Times Herald Record, often referred to as just The Record in its coverage area, is a daily newspaper published in Middletown, New York. ...

Conflicts between Teitelbaum brothers

• Hasidic News Op/Ed
• Controversy over the Williamsburg Eruv
• Satmar Rebbe insults Aaron
• Ruling Leaves Younger Son in Control of Hasidic Sect
• Chaptzem
• Chasidic Split Colors Satmar Endorsement (07/27/2001) from The Forward
• Satmar wedding leads to brawl (12/05/2002)
• Fistfights on Rodney Street (3/10/2002)
• Tempers, bones snap in Hasidic infighting (10/26/2004)
• Satmar Slugs it Out (11/04/2005)
• Satmar Dispute Over Half A Billion (03/22/2006)
• Rebbe's death splits Satmar community (04/25/2006)
• Sons Start Fight Over Who's Boss (04/26/2006)
• Succession Unclear After Grand Rebbe's Death (04/26/2006)
• Satmar Feud Escalating (04/28/2006)
• A Reign Marred By Family Strife (04/28/2006)
• One Rebbe or Two? (05/05/06) from The Forward
• Hats On, Gloves Off (05/08/06) from New York Magazine.
• A Tale Of Two Rebbes (06/09/06) from the Times Herald-Record
• Splintering of Satmar Community Leads to a ‘Miracle' Synagogue (09/27/06) from the New York Sun
• It's a house of 'gosh!' (10/02/06) from the New York Post

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Satmar and Zionism

• "Satmar" from Jews not Zionists
• "Satmar Grand Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum" from Jews Against Zionism
• Nobel laureate Robert Aumann: ‘I fear the Satmars were right' about Israel
• Satmar movement joins boycott of Neturei Karta

Video and images

• Videos of Satmar Rabbis and Hasidim
• Video of very large festive assembly of Satmar Chasidim, led by Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum (34 seconds, with singing)
• Pictures and films of the Satmar Rebbe, zt"l
• Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum's Funeral
• Audio Recording from last rites of the previous Satmar Rebbe and his passing
• Rabbi Aaron's New Shul in Williamsburg
• Rabbi Aaron celebrating Shushan Purim