A Chassidic dynasty · since 1768

ויזשניץ·Vizhnitz

From the hills of Kosov to Bnei Brak and Monsey — eight generations of Rebbes, told as one story.

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The Story

Two hundred and fifty years
in one scroll

Keep scrolling. The years will move, the pictures will come to you, and each Rebbe will rise in his place. Tap any Rebbe to read his life, his teachings and his seforim.

The Chain

The Rebbes

Swipe through the generations. Tap a Rebbe to open his page.

Family tree

Branches growing from one root

From Rabbi Yaakov Koppel Chassid, disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, to the Rebbes of today. Gold = leading today.

Courts & branches

One name, many courts

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Music / Videos

The sound of Vizhnitz

Seforim

The bookshelf

Every Rebbe's seforim. Tap a spine to open it — most are free to read on HebrewBooks.

Minhagim

The Vizhnitz way

Around the world

Where Vizhnitz lives

Historic towns Communities today · tap a pin

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Mosdos

Yeshivos, schools & chesed

Vizhnitz-Monsey

The Monsey Rebbe's archive

Videos

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Photos

The archive in pictures

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Timeline

Year by year

    Yahrzeits of the Rebbes

      Sources

      Where every fact comes from

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