Kosov is the name of a Hasidic

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 Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosiv

Kosiv

Kosiv is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kosivsky Raion ....

, a town in Galicia, presently in Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

.

The present Rebbe is Grand Rabbi Shraga Hager

Shraga Hager

Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivel Hager, also known as the Kosover Rebbe, is the rebbe of the Kosov Hasidic dynasty, Dayan , and noted orator...

, who lives in Borough Park, Brooklyn

Borough Park, Brooklyn

Borough Park , is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States....

, where most of his Hasidim also live. There is also a Kosover synagogue in Tzfas (Safed

Safed

Safed , is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and of Israel. Due to its high elevation, Safed experiences warm summers and cold, often snowy, winters...

), Israel which, however, is run by followers of the Biala

Biala (Hasidic dynasty)

The Biala Hasidic dynasty originated from Poland. The Rebbes of Biala are descended from Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Rabinowicz, known as the Yid Hakodosh .-Lineage:...

 Rebbe of Lugano, Switzerland. There is also someone in Israel who calles himself Kosover Rebbe , Rebbe M. Monderer.

The main Kosover synagogue is on 52nd St. and 11th Ave. The Kosover tish

Tish (Hasidic celebration)

A tish , also spelled tisch, is a gathering of Hasidim around their Rebbe. It may consist of speeches on Torah subjects, singing of melodies known as niggunim and zemirot , with refreshments being served. Hasidim see it as a moment of great holiness...

 Hall is celebrated in the basement of the Satmar

Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)

Satmar is a Hasidic movement comprising mostly Hungarian and Romanian Hasidic Jewish Holocaust survivors and their descendants. It was founded and led by the late Hungarian-born Grand Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum , who was the rabbi of Szatmárnémeti, Hungary...

 school in Boro Park.

The Vizhnitz dynasty

Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)

Vizhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager. Vizhnitz is the Yiddish name of Vyzhnytsia, a village in present-day Ukraine.Followers of the rebbes of Vizhnitz are called Vizhnitzer chasidim....

 is a branch of the old Kosover dynasty, but the present Kosover Rebbe is himself a scion of the Vizhnitz Dynasty.

Dynasty

• Grand Rabbi Menachem Mendl Hager of Kosov (d. 1825), author of Ahavas Sholom—son of Rabbi Yaakov Kopl Chosid
  • Grand Rabbi Chayim Hager of Kosov (1755-1854), author of Toras Chayim—son of Rabbi Menachem Mendl
    • Grand Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon Hager of Kosov (1814-1880)—son of Rabbi Chayim
      • Grand Rabbi Moshe Hager of Kosov (1860-1925), author of Leket Oni—son of Rabbi Yaakov Shimshon
        • Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivish Hager of Zelitchik (1870-1937)—son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe of Kosov and son of Rabbi Boruch of Vizhnitz
          Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)
          Vizhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager. Vizhnitz is the Yiddish name of Vyzhnytsia, a village in present-day Ukraine.Followers of the rebbes of Vizhnitz are called Vizhnitzer chasidim....
          
          
          • Grand Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Hager of Kosov—son of Rabbi Shraga Feivish of Zelitchik
            • • Grand Rabbi Shraga Feivel Hager, present Kosover Rebbe of Boro Park—grandson of Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Kosov

See also

• History of the Jews in Poland
  History of the Jews in Poland
  The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in the world. Poland was the centre of Jewish culture thanks to a long period of statutory religious tolerance and social autonomy. This ended with the...
  
  
• History of the Jews in Galicia (Central Europe)
• History of the Jews in Ukraine
  History of the Jews in Ukraine
  Jewish communities have existed in the territory of Ukraine from the time of Kievan Rus' and developed many of the most distinctive modern Jewish theological and cultural traditions. While at times they flourished, at other times they faced periods of persecution and antisemitic discriminatory...