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[[Image:CBP.jpg|thumb|300px|The New England Chassidic Center on Beacon Street, Brookline Mass.]]
'''Boston''' is a [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] sect, named after [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The senior of the Bostoner [[Rebbe]]s is currently [[Rabbi]] [[Levi Yitzchak Horowitz|Levi Yitzchok Horowitz]]. His community is headquartered in the town of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] and their central [[synagogue]], [[Beis Pinchas|Beis Pinchos]], is on [[Beacon Street]]. He spends several months a year in the [[Har Nof]] section of [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], where he established a community of [[Hasidic Judaism|hasidim]] who are mostly from the original Boston community.
==Origins==
[[Grand Rabbi]] [[Pinchas Duvid Horowitz]], the first Bostoner Rebbe, a scion of the Rebbe Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg and the [[Lelov (Hasidic dynasty)|Lelov]] dynasty, first arrived in Boston in [[1915]] from the [[Land of Israel]] via [[Europe]]. Shortly after his arrival, Rabbi Pinchas David was accepted as Rebbe by the Jewish community of Boston. In [[1939]], the Bostoner Rebbe moved to [[Brooklyn]], and opened the Bostoner [[Beis Medrash]] of [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]]. After his death in [[1941]], his son Rav Moshe succeeded him. In [[1943]], Rav Levi Yitzchok became another Bostoner Rebbe and built the [[New England Chassidic Center]].
Reb Moshe later founded the Bostoner Bais Medrash of [[Crown Heights]] and the Bostoner Bais Medrash of [[Borough Park]]. In [[1981]], upon the passing of Reb Moshe, his son Reb Avrohom Horowitz succeeded his father as the Bostoner Rebbe of Borough Park. In 2006 the Bostoner Rebbe of Borough Park moved to [[Beit Shemesh]] in Israel to lead his sizeable community in that growing city. Reb Avrohom's younger brother, Reb Pinchas Dovid, founded [[Yeshiva Darchei Noam]] and brought Bostoner Chassidus to his new Bais Medrash in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
The Bostoner Rebbe of Brookline MA, Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz, became very popular and because of his seniority is commonly considered "''The'' Bostoner Rebbe"
There are also Bostoner communities in the Borough Park and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn, [[Lawrence, Nassau County, New York|Lawrence]], [[Monsey, New York|Monsey]], [[Highland Park, New Jersey|Highland Park]], and [[Beitar Illit]] in Israel.
[[Image:Mvc-223f.jpg|thumb|The Bostoner Rebbe of Brookline preparing to pray in the Boston synagogue in Beitar Illit]]
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==Lineage of the Boston dynasty==
*'''Grand Rabbi [[Pinchas David Horowitz|Pinchos Duvid Horowitz]]''' ([[1876]]-[[1941]]) first Bostoner Rebbe
**'''Grand Rabbi [[Levi Yitzchak Horowitz|Levi Yitzchok Horowitz]]''', the Bostoner Rebbe in Brookline and Har Nof – son of Rabbi Pinchas David Horowitz
***Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz, Chuster Ruv – son of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
****Rabbi Moshe Shimon Horowitz, Bostoner Ruv of [[Betar Illit]] - eldest son of the Chuster Ruv
****Rabbi Yisroel Aharon Horowitz - son of the Chuster Ruv and son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchok Arie Weiss, Horodonka Rebbe of [[Manchester]], England
****Reb Shia'le Horowitz, Bostoner Ruv of [[Monsey]] - son of the Chuster Ruv
****Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Horowitz, Bostoner Ruv of [[Highland Park]] - son of the Chuster Ruv
***Rabbi [[Naftali Yehuda Horowitz|Naftuli Horowitz]], Bostoner Ruv – son of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
***Rabbi Moshe Chaim Geldzahler of Har Nof, Bostoner Dayan – son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
***Rabbi Yosef Frankel Vyelipoler Rov of Flatbush, New York – son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
***Rabbi Mayer Alter Horowitz, of [[Har Nof]] – son of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
**'''Grand Rabbi [[Moshe Horowitz]]''' (d. [[1985]]) Bostoner Rebbe of [[New York City|New York]] – son of Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz.
***'''Grand Rabbi [[Chaim Avrohom Horowitz]]''', present Bostoner Rebbe of [[Borough Park]] and [[Ramat Beit Shemesh]] – son of Grand Rabbi Moshe
****Rabbi Yankel Horowitz of Lawrence, NY – son of Grand Rabbi Chaim Avrohom
****Rabbi Yisroel Yona Horowitz of Boro Park – son of Grand Rabbi Chaim Avrohom
***'''Grand Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz''', present Bostoner Rebbe of [[Flatbush, New York|Flatbush]] – son of Grand Rabbi Moshe Horowitz
****Rabbi Chaim Avrohom Horowitz of Monsey – son of Grand Rabbi Pinchos Duvid of Flatbush
== References ==
*[http://www.sephardiccouncil.org/sages/more.html Bostoner Rebbes]
*Moshe D. Sherman ''Orthodox Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook'' pp 94-96
{{Hasidic dynasties}}
[[Category:Hasidic dynasties]]
[[Image:CBP.jpg|thumb|300px|The New England Chassidic Center on Beacon Street, Brookline Mass.]]
'''Boston''' is a [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] sect, named after [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The senior of the Bostoner [[Rebbe]]s is currently [[Rabbi]] [[Levi Yitzchak Horowitz|Levi Yitzchok Horowitz]]. His community is headquartered in the town of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] and their central [[synagogue]], [[Beis Pinchas|Beis Pinchos]], is on [[Beacon Street]]. He spends several months a year in the [[Har Nof]] section of [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]], where he established a community of [[Hasidic Judaism|hasidim]] who are mostly from the original Boston community.
==Origins==
[[Grand Rabbi]] [[Pinchas Duvid Horowitz]], the first Bostoner Rebbe, a scion of the Rebbe Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg and the [[Lelov (Hasidic dynasty)|Lelov]] dynasty, first arrived in Boston in [[1915]] from the [[Land of Israel]] via [[Europe]]. Shortly after his arrival, Rabbi Pinchas David was accepted as Rebbe by the Jewish community of Boston. In [[1939]], the Bostoner Rebbe moved to [[Brooklyn]], and opened the Bostoner [[Beis Medrash]] of [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]]. After his death in [[1941]], his son Rav Moshe succeeded him. In [[1943]], Rav Levi Yitzchok became another Bostoner Rebbe and built the [[New England Chassidic Center]].
Reb Moshe later founded the Bostoner Bais Medrash of [[Crown Heights]] and the Bostoner Bais Medrash of [[Borough Park]]. In [[1981]], upon the passing of Reb Moshe, his son Reb Avrohom Horowitz succeeded his father as the Bostoner Rebbe of Borough Park. In 2006 the Bostoner Rebbe of Borough Park moved to [[Beit Shemesh]] in Israel to lead his sizeable community in that growing city. Reb Avrohom's younger brother, Reb Pinchas Dovid, founded [[Yeshiva Darchei Noam]] and brought Bostoner Chassidus to his new Bais Medrash in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
The Bostoner Rebbe of Brookline MA, Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Horowitz, became very popular and because of his seniority is commonly considered "''The'' Bostoner Rebbe"
There are also Bostoner communities in the Borough Park and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn, [[Lawrence, Nassau County, New York|Lawrence]], [[Monsey, New York|Monsey]], [[Highland Park, New Jersey|Highland Park]], and [[Beitar Illit]] in Israel.
[[Image:Mvc-223f.jpg|thumb|The Bostoner Rebbe of Brookline preparing to pray in the Boston synagogue in Beitar Illit]]
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==Lineage of the Boston dynasty==
*'''Grand Rabbi [[Pinchas David Horowitz|Pinchos Duvid Horowitz]]''' ([[1876]]-[[1941]]) first Bostoner Rebbe
**'''Grand Rabbi [[Levi Yitzchak Horowitz|Levi Yitzchok Horowitz]]''', the Bostoner Rebbe in Brookline and Har Nof – son of Rabbi Pinchas David Horowitz
***Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz, Chuster Ruv – son of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
****Rabbi Moshe Shimon Horowitz, Bostoner Ruv of [[Betar Illit]] - eldest son of the Chuster Ruv
****Rabbi Yisroel Aharon Horowitz - son of the Chuster Ruv and son-in-law of Rabbi Yitzchok Arie Weiss, Horodonka Rebbe of [[Manchester]], England
****Reb Shia'le Horowitz, Bostoner Ruv of [[Monsey]] - son of the Chuster Ruv
****Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Horowitz, Bostoner Ruv of [[Highland Park]] - son of the Chuster Ruv
***Rabbi [[Naftali Yehuda Horowitz|Naftuli Horowitz]], Bostoner Ruv – son of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
***Rabbi Moshe Chaim Geldzahler of Har Nof, Bostoner Dayan – son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
***Rabbi Yosef Frankel Vyelipoler Rov of Flatbush, New York – son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
***Rabbi Mayer Alter Horowitz, of [[Har Nof]] – son of Grand Rabbi Leivi Yitzchok
**'''Grand Rabbi [[Moshe Horowitz]]''' (d. [[1985]]) Bostoner Rebbe of [[New York City|New York]] – son of Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz.
***'''Grand Rabbi [[Chaim Avrohom Horowitz]]''', present Bostoner Rebbe of [[Borough Park]] and [[Ramat Beit Shemesh]] – son of Grand Rabbi Moshe
****Rabbi Yankel Horowitz of Lawrence, NY – son of Grand Rabbi Chaim Avrohom
****Rabbi Yisroel Yona Horowitz of Boro Park – son of Grand Rabbi Chaim Avrohom
***'''Grand Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz''', present Bostoner Rebbe of [[Flatbush, New York|Flatbush]] – son of Grand Rabbi Moshe Horowitz
****Rabbi Chaim Avrohom Horowitz of Monsey – son of Grand Rabbi Pinchos Duvid of Flatbush
== References ==
*[http://www.sephardiccouncil.org/sages/more.html Bostoner Rebbes]
*Moshe D. Sherman ''Orthodox Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook'' pp 94-96
{{Hasidic dynasties}}
[[Category:Hasidic dynasties]]