Discussion between ezra and yyb896

4:57 AM

Q: Who is the Veretzky Rebbe that's been coming up everywhere?

I've been seeing videos and things everywhere with this rebbe who I've never heard of before named the Veretzky Rebbe. Seems he's been popping up over the past six or so months especially, and I used to live in Monsey in chussidville and I've never heard of him. I don't want any loshon horo here,...

ezra

Whoever he is, most likely his ancestors are from Nyzhni Vorota and he is no doubt related to the late Rav Aron Tzvi Landau ztz''l, also known as the Veretzkier Rov.

@mbloch Eh, maybe not. I still don't know exactly who the Veretzky Rebbe is. But here is an article about him and a discussion about him as well. Not to mention this question is off-topic, as it is about a Jewish individual, which is clearly against our site policy.

yyb896

He's in Bnei Brak, not Brooklyn.

Ah, I'm sorry. I must've missed that. I figured this came under community as it's about a rebbe rather than just any other Yid

ezra

@yyb896 Yup, that's why I said he must be related to the Veretzkier Rov, who lives in Lakewood I believe.

@yyb896 Well maybe I got you on a good start to figuring out who he is with my links, I hope. Don't delete yet though until the mods do; we've had a few exceptions come through, like this one, or this one (about the same Rebbe actually!).

yyb896

@ezra Thank you. Yeah, I'm just curious about him and his chassidis and whatnot. Different approaches are intriguing, if they are different, that is.

ezra

@yyb896 Just because he's a Rebbe doesn't mean he has a living Chasidus. Consider the Sudiklover Rebbe.

I see what you mean about the coming up within the past six months, BTW.

yyb896

4:59 AM

Hello

This is my first time in the chat, anyhow. Yeah, that's a good point on Sudilkov.

It's odd, in a sense.

@ezra

ezra

5:20 AM

For sure, but there are a lot of Hasidic Dynasties that lost steam after the Holocaust.

@yyb896

yyb896

That's fair

Not the losing steam necessarily, but the fact that he's been showing up so recently

ezra

@yyb896 Another good example would be Berditchov.

yyb896

Fair point

But I also haven't seen anything from Berditshiv rebbes lately, short of the The Berditshiver

ezra

That's exactly what I'm getting at

Some Hasidic Dynasties have become less active

yyb896

But Veretzky is having videos everywhere with melave malkes and all sorts of stuff

ezra

5:23 AM

When previous Rebbes die, etc. or more and more Hasidim from small dynasties are morphing into Satmerim

Yeah, I noticed the videos

yyb896

Oh yeah

ezra

I've done endless searching for more info on him but can't find anything out

yyb896

It's odd

And then break offs from Satmar happen too

ezra

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Zidichov (Hasidic dynasty)

Ziditshov is a Hasidic dynasty originating in town Ziditshoyv (as known in Yiddish; or Zhydachiv in Ukrainian), in Galicia (a province of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire). It was founded by Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Ziditshov. Today, the few who remain of the Ziditshov dynasty live in Brooklyn, Monticello, New York, Chicago, Baltimore, London, and Israel. == Spiritual lineage of the Ziditshov dynasty == Grand Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov - founder of Hasidism. Grand Rebbe Dov Ber of Mezeritch - the Maggid (Preacher) of Mezritch - disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Grand Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk - author...

yyb896

Wow, well that's nifty

I imagine he must've evolved a little bit from Ziditshoiv though

ezra

5:25 AM

Descendant of this guy: Rabbi Yisochor Berish Eichenstein of Veretzky (1848-1924), author of the Malbush L'Shabbos V'Yom Tov,[1] son of Rabbi Alexander Yom Tov Lipa of Ziditshov

yyb896

Alrighty then. Thank you

Have you ever met him?

ezra

Here's the book quoted: beta.hebrewbooks.org/37501

No, sadly I have not had the opportunity to meet him

his name is yitzchak isaac labin

yyb896

Cool, thank you.

ezra

His father is this Rebbe and he is mentioned in the wiki

I think I'll post it as an answer if you don't mind