- Sanz
The Sanz Hasidic dynasty was founded by Rabbi
Chaim Halberstam (1793-1876) Rabbi ofNowy Sącz ("Sanz", _yi. צאנז "Tsanz"), author of "Divrei Chaim" and a son-in-law of RabbiBoruch Frankel Thumim (1760-1828), Rabbi ofLipník nad Bečvou ( _yi. לייפניק "Leipnik"), author of "Boruch Taam".Founder of dynasty
The "Divrei Chaim" was a disciple of Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz, who was a disciple of Rabbi
Elimelech of Lizhensk , a disciple of the Maggid of Mezritch, the leading disciple of theBaal Shem Tov , the founder ofHasidism .The "Divrei Chaim" had fourteen children; his seven sons were: Rabbi
Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam (1814-1898) of Shinive; RabbiDuvid Halberstam (1821-1894) ofChrzanów ; RabbiMyer Nosson Halberstam (1827-1855), father of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam, the firstBobov er Rebbe; RabbiBoruch Halberstam (1829-1906) ofGorlice ( _yi. גארליץ "Gorlitz"); RabbiAharon Halberstam , his successor in Nowy Sącz; RabbiShulem Lazer Halberstam of Ratzfert (1862-1944), who was murdered by theNazis inthe Holocaust ; RabbiYeshaye Halberstam ofCzchów ( _yi. טשחויוו"Tshkhoiv") (1864-1944), who was also murdered by the Nazis; and seven daughters; among them a daughter Reitza who married RabbiMordecai Dov Twerski , theAdmor of Hornsteipl.Offshoots
Bobov
* Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793–1876), of Sanz.
** Rabbi Mayer Noson Halberstam (1827–1855).
*** Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905), First Bobover Rebbe author of Ateres Shlomo.
**** Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941), Second Bobover Rebbe author of Kedushas Tzion.
***** Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000), Third Bobover Rebbe.
****** Grand Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Halberstam (1931–2005) Fourth Bobover Rebbe.
******* Grand RabbiMordechai Dovid Unger (born 1954) present Bobover Rebbe (contested).
****** Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (born 1955) present Bobover Rebbe (contested)anz-Gribov
* Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
**Rabbi Aaron Halberstam, zt”l (1826-1903), Sanzer Rav; son of Rabbi Chaim
***Rabbi Arye Leibish Halberstam, zt”l (1852-1935), Sanzer Rav; son of Rabbi Aaron
****Rabbi Mordechai Zev Halberstam, zt”l hy”d (1882-1942), Sanzer Rav; son of Rabbi Aryeh Leibish
*****Rabbi Boruch Halberstam, zt”l hy”d (1903-1942), Gribover Rav; son of Rabbi Mordechai Zev
******Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, Sanz-Gribover Rebbe in Boro Park, son of Rabbi Boruch"The following dynasties stem from Rabbi Boruch Halberstam, the Gorlitser Rov:"
anz-Gorlitz
* Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
** Grand Rabbi Boruch Halberstam ABD Gorlitz
*** Grand RabbiElisha Halberstam (1860-1941)—died inSiberia
**** Grand RabbiBoruch Halberstam (died 1982) of Gorlitz-Bnei Brak , son-in-law of Rabbi Yisochor Shlomo Teichtal of Pishtian, "Eim Habonim S'meicho"anz-Klausenburg
* Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793–1876) of Sanz.
** Grand Rabbi Baruch Halberstam (1829-1906) of Gorlitz.
*** Grand Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Halberstam (1851-1918), of Ridnik.
**** Grand RabbiYekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (1904-1994), the First Sanz Klausenberger Rebbe.
***** Grand RabbiZvi Elimelech Halberstam , Present Sanzer Rebbe in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya, Israel.
***** Grand RabbiShmuel Dovid Halberstam , Present Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe inBrooklyn ,New York , USA.anz-Zhmigrod
* Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz
** Grand Rabbi Baruch Halberstam of Gorlitz
*** Grand RabbiSinai Halberstam (1870-1941), the first Zhmigroder Rebbe, a son of Rabbi Boruch of Gorlitz; died in theOmsk forest, Siberia.
**** Grand RabbiYaakov Halberstam (1902-1967), the Tshokaver Rebbe, son-in-law of the Shatzer Rebbe
**** Grand RabbiAryeh Leibish Halberstam (1909-2007), the second Zhmigroder Rebbe, son-in-law of the Stretiner Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Yehuda Tsvi Brandwein
***** Grand Rabbi Sinai Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe of America
***** Grand Rabbi Yehosua Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe, ofAntwerp
***** Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam, Zhmigroder Rebbe, ofBnei Brak The Grand Rabbi of Sanz-Zhmigrod, Rabbi Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, author of "Arye Sho'ag", died on 7 January 2007 [ [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=119034 Arutz Sheva ] ] in
Netanya 's Laniado hospital, which is run by Sanz-Klausenburg. In his youth he studied under the Tshebiner Rov and RabbiMeir Shapiro . During World War II had to leave Zhmigrid forKraków , thenLviv and eventually Siberia. He served as arebbe inPetah Tikva , where he found the Divrei Chaim Synagogue,Yafo and Bnei Brak. For a short period in 1950 he lived in Antwerp.A scion of Sanz-Tshokave, the halachic authority Rabbi
Moshe Halberstam of theEdah HaChareidis , died in 2006.Books of the Sanz movement
The main Hasidic works revered by the Sanz Dynasty are "Divrei Chaim", by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Tsanz and "Divrei Yechezkel" by his son, Rabbi
Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam ee also
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Klausenberg (Hasidic dynasty)
*Bobov (Hasidic dynasty) The previous Sanz-Klausenberg Rebbe foundedLaniado Hospital in Netanya.References
External links
*http://sanzusa.com/ - The official Sanz-Klausenburg website (in Hebrew). Contains pictures and video of the movement.
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