Lelov (Hasidic dynasty)

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Grand Rabbi Shimon N. Biderman (1870-1930)

Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman, late Lelover Rebbe of Jerusalem

Rabbi A. Biderman of Lelov ztl

Rabbi Shimon Nathan Biderman, the previous Lelover Rebbe of Jerusalem

Lelov is the name of a Hasidic dynasty which traces its origins to Rabbi Dovid (1746-1814) of Lelów, Poland. The Lelover dynasty migrated from Poland to Jerusalem when Rabbi Dovid's son, Rabbi Moshe Biderman (1776-1851), moved there in the last year of his life. Rabbi Moshe Biderman of Lelov was the son-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok, the Holy Jew of Prshische. Today there are several Lelover Rebbes, in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, and New York.

1 History
- 1.1 Outline of Lelover Dynasty
  - 1.1.1 Rebbe Moshe Mordechai of Lelov
  - 1.1.2 Rebbe Alter Elozor Menachem of Lelov
2 External links

[edit] History

Rabbi Dovid of Lelov was a disciple of the Seer of Lublin, a disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, who was a disciple of the Magid of Mezritsh, the successor to and leading disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism.

There is a Hasidic legend that Napoleon Bonaparte asked Rabbi Dovid of Lelov if he would be successful in his conquest of Russia. The Rebbe told the dictator that he would not. After Napoleon's defeat, he allegedly passed through Lelov and told the Rebbe that he was indeed correct. He then gave the Rebbe his velvet cloak. The Hasidim say that Rabbi Moshe of Lelov, the son of Rabbi Dovid, took the cloak to Jerusalem with him, and made the cover for the Holy Ark in his synagogue from it. [1]

[edit] Outline of Lelover Dynasty

Grand Rabbi Dovid of Lelov (1746-1814)
- Grand Rabbi Moshe Biderman of Lelov (1776-1851)
- Rabbi Avigdor
  - Grand Rabbi Eleazar Mendel Biderman of Lelov (1827-1882)
    - Grand Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Shlomo Biderman of Lelov (1844-1918)
      - Grand Rabbi Shimon Noson Nuta Biderman of Lelov (1870-1929)
        
        Grand Rabbi Pinchos Chaim Biderman of Lelov
        
        Grand Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Biderman of Lelov and Karlin (1903-1987)
        
        Grand Rabbi Avrohom Shlomo Biderman of Lelov-Jerusalem (Zephania Street)
        
        Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Biderman of Lelov-Jerusalem (Zephania Street)
        
        Grand Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Shlomo Biderman of Lelov in America
        
        Grand Rabbi Shimon Noson Nuta Biderman of Lelov-Beitar
        
        Grand Rabbi Shimon Nuta Biderman of Lelov-Bnei Brak and Karlin
        
        Grand Rabbi Alter Elozor Menachem Biderman of Lelov in Bnei Brak (1935-2001)
        
        Rabbi Y. D. Biderman
        
        Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Biderman of Lelov (1907-1981)
        
        Grand Rabbi Shimon Noson Nuta Biderman of Lelov-Jerusalem (1930-2004)

[edit] Rebbe Moshe Mordechai of Lelov

Rebbe Moshe Mordechai was Rebbe in Tel Aviv for many years before moving to Bnei Brak, where he davened in the beis medrash of his son, Rebbe Alter Eloozor Menachem.

[edit] Rebbe Alter Elozor Menachem of Lelov

Rebbe Alter Elozor Menachem studied in the Tiferes Tzion yeshiva in Bnei Brak, where he was very close to the Chazon Ish. In 5718 (1958), he married the daughter of Rabbi Shimon Aharon Hershkowitz.