Ashlag (Hasidic dynasty)
Encyclopedia
Ashlag is the name of a Hasidic
dynasty founded by Rebbe Yehuda Leib Haleivi Ashlag
from Warsaw
, Poland
. Although Hasidic dynasties are most often named for their town of origin, this dynasty is known by the surname of its rebbe
s.
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
dynasty founded by Rebbe Yehuda Leib Haleivi Ashlag
Yehuda Ashlag
Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag or Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag also known as the Baal Ha-Sulam in reference to his magnum opus, was an orthodox rabbi and kabbalist born in Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, to a family of scholars connected to the Hasidic courts of Porisov and Belz...
from Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Although Hasidic dynasties are most often named for their town of origin, this dynasty is known by the surname of its rebbe
Rebbe
Rebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
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Lineage
- Rebbe Yehuda Leib Haleivi AshlagYehuda AshlagRabbi Yehuda Ashlag or Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag also known as the Baal Ha-Sulam in reference to his magnum opus, was an orthodox rabbi and kabbalist born in Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire, to a family of scholars connected to the Hasidic courts of Porisov and Belz...
(1885–1954) – disciple of the rebbes of PorisovPorisov (Hasidic dynasty)Porisov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Yehoshua Osher Rabinowicz.Porisov is the Yiddish name of Parysów, a town in present-day Poland....
- Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin Haleivi Ashlag (1906–1983) – son of Rebbe Yehuda Leib
- Rebbe Yechezkel Yosef Haleivi Ashlag, present rebbe – son of Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin
- Rebbe Simcha Avrohom Haleivi Ashlag,(1948- ) present rebbe – son of Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin
- Rebbe Boruch Sholom Haleivi AshlagBaruch AshlagRabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag a Kabbalist, the firstborn and successor of Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, author of "The Sulam" commentary on the Zohar...
(1907–1991) – son of Rebbe Yehuda Leib
- Rebbe Shlomo Binyomin Haleivi Ashlag (1906–1983) – son of Rebbe Yehuda Leib