(JTA) — A simmering rivalry within one of the largest Hasidic movements in Israel escalated ... Clashes between competing currents within the Ger dynasty happened last weekend in Jerusalem ...
Before the Holocaust, prayers were led here by none other than Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, the late founder of the Satmar movement of Hasidic Judaism. The Satmars, who derive their name from this ...
to pray at the grave of Rabbi David Biderman (1746-1814), the founder of the Lelow Hasidic dynasty. Jewish pilgrims flock to pray in Lelów, southern Poland, on Wednesday.Photo: PAP/Waldemar ...