- Shneur Zalman Of Liadi
Shneur Zalman of Liadi (September 4, 1745 – December 15, 1812 O.S.), was an Orthodox Rabbi, and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Hasidic Judaism, then based in Liadi, Imperial Russia. He was the author of many works, and is best known for "Shulchan Aruch HaRav", "Tanya" and his "Siddur Torah Or" compiled according to "Nusach Ari". He is also known as Shneur Zalman Baruchovitch, Reb Schneur Zalman, RaZaSh, …
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as The Rebbe, was a prominent Hasidic rabbi who was the seventh (and to date, final) "Rebbe" (spiritual leader) of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. He was fifth in a direct paternal line to the third Chabad-Lubavitch "Rebbe," Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (known as the "Tzemach Tzedek"), his namesake. In 1950, upon the passing of his predecessor, father-in-law, …
- Isaac Luria
Rabbi Isaac Luria was a Jewish mystic in Safed. His name today is attached to all of the mystic thought in Safed: while his literary contribution to the Kabbalistic school of Safed was extremely minute (he only wrote a few poems), his fame led to the school and all its works being named after him. The main popularizer of his ideas was Hayim Vital, though Vital's claim to be the official interpreter of the Lurianic system was not undisputed.
- Yisroel ben Eliezer
Rabbi Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer is considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism (see also Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty). He was born in Okopy, to Eliezer and Sara in a small village that over the centuries has been part of Poland, Russia, Galicia and is now part of Ukraine. He died in Medzhybizh, which had once been part of Lithuania, then Turkey, Poland and Russia, and is now in Ukraine.
- Nachman Of Breslov
Nachman of Breslov also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Nachman from Uman, or simply as Rebbe Nachman (in local Yiddish reb Nokhmen Broslever) (April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810 (18th of Tishrei)) was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty. Born at a time when the influence of his great-grandfather, the Baal Shem Tov, was waning, …
- Gil Student
Rabbi Gil O. Student (born August 8, 1972) is an ordained but non-pulpit serving American Orthodox rabbi. He has written about the interface between Judaism, more specifically Orthodox Judaism, and modern controversial topics. He has also written in opposition to the claim by some Chabad Lubavitch Hasidim that the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, may have been the long-awaited Jewish Messiah (i.e. the "Moshiach").
- Shlomo Carlebach
Shlomo Carlebach (January 14 1925 - October 20, 1994) was a Jewish religious teacher, composer, and singer who was known as "The Singing Rabbi" during his lifetime. Although his roots lay in traditional Orthodox yeshivot, he branched out to create his own movement combining Hasidic-style warmth and personal interaction, public concerts, and song-filled synagogue services. At various times he lived in Manhattan, New York, San Francisco, Toronto and Moshav Me'or Modi'im, …
- Yitzchok Hutner
Yitzchok (Isaac) Hutner (1906 - 1980) was an Orthodox rabbi born in Warsaw, Poland, to a family with both Ger Hasidim and non-Hasidic Lithuanian Jews in their origins. He received private instruction in Torah and Talmud. As a young teenager, he was enrolled in the famous "mussar" Slabodka yeshiva in Lithuania, headed by the famous Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel. There, he was known as the "Warsaw Illui" ("prodigy").
- Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
Yosef Yitzchok (Joseph Isaac) Schneersohn (1880 - 1950) was an Orthodox rabbi and the sixth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement. He is also known as the "Frierdiker Rebbe" (Yiddish for "Previous Rebbe"), the "Rebbe RaYYaTz", or the "Rebbe Rayatz" (an acronym for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak). After many years of fighting to keep Judaism alive from within the Soviet Union, …
- Shmuel Schneersohn
Shmuel Schneersohn (or Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch or The Rebbe Maharash) (1834-04-29-1882-09-14 OS) was an Orthodox rabbi and the fourth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement.
- Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789-09-09 - 1866-03-17 OS) also known as the "Tzemach Tzedek" was an Orthodox rabbi and the third Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement.
- Joel Teitelbaum
Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (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. He was probably the best known Haredi opponent of all forms of modern political Zionism.
- Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn (1860-10-24 OS - 1920-03-21 NS) was an Orthodox rabbi and the fifth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement. He is also known as "the Rebbe "nishmosei eiden" (whose soul is in Eden) and as "the Rebbe Rashab" (for Reb Sholom Ber). His teachings represent the emergence of an emphasis on outreach that later Rebbes would develop into a major theme.
- Dovber Schneuri
Dovber Schneuri (1773-11-13 - 1827-11-16 OS) was an Orthodox rabbi and the second Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement. Rabbi Dovber was the first Chabad rebbe to live in the town of Lyubavichi (now in present-day Belarus), the town for which this Hasidic dynasty is named. He is also known as Der Mitteler Rebbe ("The Middle Rebbe" in Yiddish), being the second of the first three generations of Chabad leaders.
- Elimelech Of Lizhensk
Rabbi Elimelech Weisblum of Lizhensk (1717-1786) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and one of the great Hassidic rebbes of the past. He was also known as a tzaddik who devoted his life to studying and teaching the Torah, as well as encouraging people to repent and return to God. He was an ascetic, who believed in staying away from alcohol. Rebbe Elimelech was a prominent student of the Maggid of Mezeritch, …
- Moshe Teitelbaum
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 the largest Hasidic community in the world, with some 100,000 followers.
- Moshe Teitelbaum
Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (Hebrew: משה טייטלבוים) was the Rebbe of Ujhel in Hungary. According to Löw, he signed his name "Tamar", this being the equivalent of Teitelbaum, which is the Yiddish for "Dattelbaum" = "palm-tree." An adherent of the Polish Hasidic Rebbe, the Chozeh of Lublin, Rabbi Teitelbaum was instrumental in bringing Hasidic Judaism to Hungary.
- Berel Lazar
Rabbi Berel Lazar (born 1964) is an Orthodox rabbi affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. He is presently one of two claimants to the title "Chief Rabbi of Russia", is the chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities and is a close ally of Vladimir Putin's Kremlin.
- Yehuda Krinsky
Rabbi Chaim Yehuda (Yudel) Krinsky (born 1933) is a Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He served for forty years in various positions as an important assistant to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He served as chief spokesman for Schneerson and the movement, and was the sole executor of Schneerson's will, and has been at the helm of the movements finances since Schneerson's death. He was also his personal attendant and chauffeur for many years.
- Shemaryahu Gurary
Rabbi Shemaryahu Gourary, also known by his Hebrew initials as The "Rashag" , (1898-1989) was an Orthodox rabbi belonging to the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. His father was Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gurary. He was the son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn (1880- 1950), the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, known as "Rebbe Rayatz". He married Chana, the older daughter of Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, …
- Avraham Fried
Avraham Fried born Sunday 12 Adar II 5719 - March 22, 1959 (full name: Avraham Shabsi HaCohen Friedman אברהם שבתי הכהן פרידמאן) is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community. As a child, his extraordinary vocal talent was immediately noticed and he performed at various functions at a very young age. Avraham is a Lubavitcher Hasid.
- Dov Ber Of Mezeritch
Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch (1704/1710 (?) - 1772-12-04 OS) was a disciple of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, and largely seen as his successor. Rabbi Dov Ber is regarded as the first proponent and exponent of Hasidism and one of its most important propagators. His teachings appear in the volume, "Magid Devarav L'Yaakov". He had a number of disciples, including Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli, …
- Avraham Mordechai Alter
Avraham Mordechai Alter who was also known by the title of his Torah book's as the "Imrei Emes" was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi who was the rebbe and spiritual leader of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) of Hasidic Judaism in Poland from the town of Góra Kalwaria (known as "Ger" in Yiddish). He succeeded his father Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter as the third rebbe of the Ger Hasidic dynasty, and was the Gerrer Rebbe from 1905 to 1948. He was known throughout Poland.
- Yehuda Chitrik
Rabbi Yehuda Chitrik (August 28, 1899-February 14, 2006) was a leading scholar, author, and "Mashpia" in the Chabad Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York.
- Yitzchak Meir Alter
Yitzchak Myer Alter (1798 - March 10 1866), was also known as the "Chidushei Harim" for his Torah book/s. He is sometimes referred to fondly as "Reb Itche Myer" by his followers. He was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and founder of the Ger (Hasidic dynasty) within Hasidic Judaism in the town of Góra Kalwaria ("Ger" in short) in Poland. He came from a very distinguished family of rabbis, among the most prominent in Germany and Poland.
- Yissachar Dov Rokeach
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I), (1854-October 30, 1926), was the third Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He was the son of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, and served as the third Belzer Rebbe, from 1894 until his passing in 1926.
- Yissachar Dov Rokeach
Yissachar Dov Rokeach (II) (b. 1948) is the fifth and present Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Belz. Yissachar Dov, also known as "Berl", was the son of Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray and the nephew of the fourth Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach. He has led Belz since 1966.
- Levi Yitzchok Of Berditchev
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (1740-1810), known as the Berdichever Rebbe was a rabbi and Hasidic leader. He was one of the main disciples of the Maggid of Mezritch. Reb Levi Yitzchok was known as the "defense attorney" for the Jewish people, because it was believed that he could intercede on their behalf before God. Known for his compassion for every Jew, and was therefore one of the most beloved leaders of Eastern European Jewry.
- Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, (1878-1944), was a Chabad Hasidic rabbi in Yekatrinoslav, Ukraine. He was the father of the seventh and last Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Schneerson was born in 1878 in the town of Podrovnah (near Gomel) to his parents, Rabbi Baruch Schneur and Zelda Rachel Schneerson. His great-great grandfather was the third Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn of Lubavitch.
- Pinchas Menachem Alter
Pinchas Menachem Alter, was also known as the "Pnei Menachem" (for the name's of his Torah works). He was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi and the sixth rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Hasidic Judaism Ger in Israel from 1992 to 1996. Ger originated in Poland (Góra Kalwaria) and is probably the single largest Hasidic group in Israel.
- Yaakov Aryeh Alter
Yaakov Aryeh Alter is a Hasidic rabbi, and since 1996 has been the seventh rebbe of the Gerrer chasidim in Israel, with disciples and branches in Europe and the United States. Ger originated in Poland in the town of Góra Kalwaria ("Ger" in Yiddish) and its leader escaped Poland to the Palestine during the Holocaust. It is probably the largest single chasidic group in Israel at the present time.
- Yisrael Alter
Rabbi Yisrael Alter who was also known by the title of his Torah work's as the "Beis Yisrael" was a Hasidic rebbe ("spiritual leader") who led the Ger chasidic sect as its sixth rebbe. He succeeded his father Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter and he was the Gerrer Rebbe from 1948 until his death in 1977. The dynasty began in the Polish town of Góra Kalwaria (known as "Ger" in short), the birthplace of Rabbi Yisroel.
- Nathan Of Breslov
Nathan of Breslov (January 22, 1780 - December 20, 1844), also known as Reb Noson, was the chief disciple and scribe of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, the founder of the Breslov branch of Hasidic Judaism. He is credited with preserving, promoting and expanding the Breslover movement after the Rebbe's death. Rebbe Nachman himself said, "Were it not for Reb Noson, not a page of my writings would have remained."
- Simchah Bunim Alter
Simchah Bunim Alter (or Simcha Binim) (April 6 1898 - August 6 1992), who was also known by the title of his Torah work/s as the "Lev Simcha", was an Orthodox Judaism rabbi. He led the Hasidic Judaism Ger (Hasidic dynasty) as its rebbe ("spiritual leader") from 1977 to 1992 in Israel. He succeeded his brother Rabbi Yisrael Alter, becoming the fifth rebbe of Ger, as his brother had no heirs of his own.
- Aharon Rokeach
Rabbi Aharon Rokeach (1877-August 18, 1957) was the fourth rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He led the movement from 1926 until his passing in 1957. Aharon inherited the mantle of leadership from his father, Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I), upon the latter's death in 1926. Known for his piety and mysticism, Aharon was called the "Wonder Rebbe" by Jews and gentiles alike for the miracles they claimed he performed. Aharon's rule as rebbe saw the devastation of the Belz community, …
- Yaakov Yitzchak Of Lublin
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin, also Jacob Isaac of Lublin, or Y. Y. Horowitz, known as "The Chozeh of Lublin" (החוזה מלובלין, The Seer of Lublin), or simply as the "Chozeh", (1745-July 15, 1815) was a Hasidic rebbe from Poland. A beloved figure of the Hasidic movement, he became known as the "chozeh", which means "seer" or "visionary" in Hebrew, due to his great intuitive powers.
- Menachem Mendel Of Vitebsk
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (1730 - 1788) was an early leader of Hasidic Judaism. Part of the third generation of Hasidic leaders, he was the primary disciple of Dovber of Mezeritch. From his base in Minsk Menachem Mendel was instrumental in spreading Hasidism throughout White Russia. In the winter of 1772 he, along with Shneur Zalman of Liadi went to the Vilna Gaon, trying to get him to rescind his ban on Hasidism, but the Vilna Gaon would not receive them.
- Mordechai ben David
Mordechai Werdyger, generally known as Mordechai Ben David or MBD is known as "The King of Jewish Music", and has produced a record amount of Jewish albums, many of them hits. His father David Werdyger) was a popular Jewish singer and cantor originally from Cracow and is a "Schindler" Jew.
- Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum
Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, known as the "Yetev Lev", was a Hasidic "Rebbe" in Austria-Hungary. He was the son of Rabbi Eliezer Nison Teitelbaum, rabbi of Drubitsh, who was the son of the "Yismach Moshe" (Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum; famous Orthodox rabbis are sometimes known by the titles of their religious works) of Ujhel, Hungary. He was to become the grandfather of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, …
- Barry Gurary
Barry Gurary (also: Gourary, Sholom Dovber) (b. in Rostov-on-Don, Russia November 2 1923, d. Montclair, New Jersey, United States March 3 2005), childless (though he adopted two children). Was the only son of Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary and Rebbetzin Chana Gurary, who was the elder daughter of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn. Barry Gurary was an ordained non-practicing Orthodox rabbi and physicist.