Narol is a dynasty of Hasidic

Hasidic Judaism

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 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...

s originally based in the village of Narol

Narol

Narol is a town in Podkarpacie Voivodeship, in Lubaczów County, Poland. It had a population of 2,109 as of 2009. Narol is situated in the northeast of Podkarpackie region, in an area called Narolschyzna. The town of Narol regained the rank of 'city' in 1996....

, W. Galicia (now 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...

).

The Naroler dynasty was founded by Rabbi Yaakov Reinman (1778–1814) (b. 5538, d. 4 Tamuz

Tamuz

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 5574 on the Hebrew calendar

Hebrew calendar

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), who served as rabbi of Radichow, Kozowa and Holishits before being appointed to the rabbinate of Narol.

The late Naroler 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...

, Rabbi Chaim Myer Yechiel Shapira was born on the 25th of Elul

Elul

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 5667 (1907), and at the time of his death was one of the oldest living Hasidic rebbes. He was a Belzer

Belz (Hasidic dynasty)

Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. The town has existed since at least the 10th century, with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. The town became home to Hasidic Judaism in the early 19th century...

 chasid. In 1927, at the age of 20, he was appointed as the 20th Rabbi of Narol. He married the daughter of Rabbi Meshulam Zalman Yosef Zilberfarb of Toporow

Toporów

Toporów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łagów, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south of Łagów, west of Świebodzin, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The village has a population of...

; they had a son Aharon and a daughter Malka who perished in World War II

World War II

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, and a son Dov Berish who is the present Naroler Rebbe.

He survived WWII in Siberia

Siberia

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; then resided in Antwerp, Lower East Side, Manhattan

Lower East Side, Manhattan

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, Crown Heights

Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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 and finally, for the last 30 years of his life, in Bnei Brak, Israel

Israel

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. He died on 18 Tamuz 5767 (July 4, 2007) at the age of 99; having been the Naroler rebbe for 80 years.

The present Naroler Rebbe, Rabbi Berish Shapiro, is the only surviving son of Rabbi Chaim Myer Yechiel. He resides in Flatbush

Flatbush, Brooklyn

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, New York. He is a prominent board member of Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim

Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim

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. His son, Rabbi Osher Shapiro, is active in the Jewish community of Stamford Hill

Stamford Hill

Stamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, England, near the border with Haringey. It is home to Europe's largest Hasidic Jewish and Adeni Jewish community.Stamford Hill is NNE of Charing Cross.-History:...

, London

London

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. The UK Mincha Guide is just one of his projects.

Other Narol descendants include Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman

Yosef Reinman

Yaakov Yosef Reinman is an American Orthodox rabbi and writer, historian, and scholar. His monographs and articles have appeared in many Jewish periodicals and his study of Talmudic contractual law is a text used in yeshivas throughout the world...

, an acclaimed scholar and author, and son of Rabbi Arye Leib Reinman of Narol.

Lineage of Narol dynasty

• Rebbe Yaakov Reinman (1778–1814), first Naroler Rebbe, disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Skohl
  Sokal
  Sokal is a town located on the banks of the Bug River in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Sokal Raion , the city itself also ranks as a separate raion within the oblast.- History :...
  
   and Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov
  Menachem Mendel of Rimanov
  Menachem Mendel of Rimanov was a Hasidic Rebbe and author. Born in Neustadt, Nowe Miasto, he was introduced to Hasidut at the age of 11 when he met Dovber of Mezeritch...
  
  
  • Rebbe Avrohom Reinman of Narol (1796–1841), son of Rebbe Yaakov, disciple of Rebbe Tsvi Hirsh of Zidichov
    Zidichov (Hasidic dynasty)
    Ziditshov is a Hasidic dynasty originating in town Ziditshoyv , in Galicia . It was founded by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov...
    
    
    • Rebbe Yitschok Meshulom Zalman of Narol (1817–1886), son of Rabbi Berish Naimark of Hrubieszów
      Hrubieszów
      Hrubieszów is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18,661 . It is the capital of Hrubieszów County. Since 1999 Hrubieszów has been part of Lublin Voivodeship . Earlier, 1975–98, it had been part of Zamość Province...
      
       and son-in-law of Rebbe Avrohom, disciple of Rebbe Sholom
      Shalom Rokeach
      Sholom Rokeach , also known as the Sar Sholom , was the first Belzer Rebbe.To Belzer Hasidim, he is known as "Der Ershter Rov" , but in the city of Belz itself he was called "Der Alter Rov" in deference to the Bach, who presided as rabbi of Belz in the sixteenth century.-Biography:His father was...
      
       of Belz
      Belz (Hasidic dynasty)
      Belz is a Hasidic dynasty named for the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border. The town has existed since at least the 10th century, with the Jewish community being established during the 14th century. The town became home to Hasidic Judaism in the early 19th century...
      
      
      • Rebbe Shulem (1856–1927) AB"D Narol, son of Rebbe Yitschok Meshulom Zalman and son-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Aharon AB"D Korczyn
        • Rabbi Dov Berish (d. 1919), son of Rebbe Shulem, son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Myer Yechiel Ungar of Radichov
          • Rebbe Chaim Myer Yechiel Shapira (1907–2007), son of Rabbi Dov Berish
            • Rebbe Dov Berish Shapira - present Naroler Rebbe, son of Rebbe Chaim Myer Yechiel
      • Rabbi Chaim Reinman ABD Narol, son of Rebbe Shulem, perished in Holocaust
        • Rabbi Arye Leib, moved to USA