Dushinsky (Hasidic dynasty)
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Dushinsky is one of the few Hasidic dynasties not named after the place where it originated; instead, it is named after the rebbe's surname. It is relatively new, and became a dynasty in Jerusalem, wh
Grand Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, (1865-1948)
Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, also known as the Maharitz, was the first Rebbe of Dushinsky and Grand Patriarch of the Edah HaChareidis, as well as their Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, previously having held the ti
Dushinsky (Hasidic dynasty)
…groups, it does not originate from a Hasidic background, but from the talmidim (students) of Moses Sofer. The founder of the Dushinsky dynasty was Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, son of Rabbi Yisroel Dushinsky. He was a disciple of Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer (Shevet Sofer), one of the grandchildren of the Chasam Sofer. After his…
Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky
Graves of the First Dushinsky Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (foreground) and his son, the Second Dushinsky Rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Dushinsky (background), in the Shaare Zedek Cemetery, Jerusalem.