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Munkacs (Hasidic dynasty)
Hungarian Hasidic dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Jerusalem neighborhood, see Batei Munkacs.
Munkatch (or Munkacs) Hasidism (חסידות מונקטש) is a Hasidic sect within Haredi Judaism of mostly Hungarian Hasidic Jews. It was founded and led by Polish-born Grand Rebbe Shlomo Spira, who was the rabbi of the town of Strzyżów (1858–1882) and Munkacs (1882–1893). Members of the congregation are mainly referred to as Munkacs Hasidim, or Munkatcher Hasidim. It is named after the Hungarian town in which it was established, Munkatsh (in Yiddish; or in Hungarian: Munkács; today: Mukachevo, in Ukraine).
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![]() Grand Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira, Munkacser Rebbe, author of Minchas Elozor | |
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Rabbi Shlomo Spira | |
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Israel, United States, Canada, England, Europe, Australia | |
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Hasidic Judaism |
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The largest Munkacs community is in Boro Park, Brooklyn; there are also significant Munkacs communities in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Monsey, New York; and other communities can be found across North America, in Europe, Israel, and Australia.