•
R. Yisrael Baal Shem Tov (18 Elul 5458 [25 August 1698] or – 6 Sivan 5520 [21 May 1760])
For more biographical details, see Baal Shem Tov Married (i) ? (died without issue), (ii) Chana • R. Tsvi Hirsh of
Pinsk (? – 7 Tevet 5540 [16 December 1779])Married (i) ? (mother of R. Aharon, R. Dov Ber and Sheina Rachel), (ii) Beila (mother of R. Yisrael and Sara Reizel), daughter of R. Shmuel
Chosid (i.e. the Pious) of Pinsk. Tsvi Hirsh lived in Mezhibuzh during his father's lifetime, and some time after, until his first wife's death. According to some traditions, he succeeded his father as the leader of united Hasidic Judaism before stepping down in favor of R.
Dov Ber of Mezeritch. Upon marrying Beila, he moved to Pinsk, where he was a
rebbe to a small following. • R. Aharon of
Titiov (? – 15 Tevet c.1808/1818), called
Reb Orale.
Rebbe in
Kostantin, Titiov and
Pavilitsh. Oldest grandson of the Baal Shem Tov. • Sima ChushaMarried (i) R. Tsvi of
Korstshov (grandson of R.
Nochum of Tshernobl), (ii) her cousin, R. Boruch of Mezhibuzh
(see below) Descendants: the Chernobyl branch of the Chernobyl dynasty, including the Belz (specifically R. Aharon of Belz), Chortkov, Machnovka, Skver, Faltichan, and Vizhnitz dynasties. • R.
Tsvi Hirsh (Hershel) of
Skver.
Rebbe in Skver.
Descendants: the Skver and Chernobyl dynasties • R. Avraham of
Skver His father died when he was a child, and he was raised by his sister Sima Chusha.
Descendants: the Savran dynasty • [R. Naftali] • [? married R. Yaakov] • R. Dov Ber of
Ulanov.
Rebbe in Ulanov. • R. Tsvi Hirsh of
Tshudnov (? – c.1848).
Rebbe in Tshudnov. • SimaMarried (i) ?, (ii) R. Tsvi Menachem Mendel Auerbach,
rebbe of
Dinovits, son of the
rebbe R. Zusha of AnipoliDescendants: the Hornsteipl, Satmar and Bobov dynasties. • Sheina RachelMarried R. Yaakov of
Karlin and
Tiberias (? – 21 Kislev 5594 [3 December 1833]), called
Reb Yankele Moneles. Son of R. Menachem Mon (
Monele) of Karlin, a disciple of R. Dov Ber of Mezeritch and uncle (and foster-father) of
R. Aharon "the Great" of KarlinShe took
kvitelech in the manner of a
rebbe. • R. Naftali Tsvi Hirsh of Karlin and
Tiberias. Called
Reb Hershel dem Baal Shems (R. Hershel, the Baal Shem [Tov]'s [descendant]). Spiritual and secular leader of the Hasidic community (in particular, the
Karlin community) of Tiberias (? – 27 Elul 5624 [28 September 1864])Married Sara Sosha, daughter of R. Yisrael, the rabbi and
rebbe of
Pikov, son of R.
Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev.
Descendants: the Boston dynasty • R. Yisroel שותק
Shotek i.e. "the Silent" of
Chernobyl, a close associate of R.
Mordechai of
Chernobyl.Died in Yarovitsh near
Homel and was buried there. • Sara ReizelMarried R. Moshe Shimon Volf Auerbach (? – 24 Tevet 5597 [1 January 1837]) of
Safed, son of R. Avraham Dov Auerbach, rabbi of
Chmielnik, and grandson of R.
Yaakov Yosef of Polnoe, one of the most prominent disciples of the Baal Shem Tov. Died in the
Galilee earthquake of 1837. • ?Married R. Dov Ber of
Chvastov, great-grandson of R.
Dov Ber of Mezeritch and grandson of Rabbi
Shlomo of Karlin. • TsivyaMarried R. Yehuda Arye, son of R. Menahem Mendel Tsauzmir the rabbi of
Mohliv. • R. Yisrael of
Lodezhin. • Odl (? – c. 1772 or c. 1787) Married R. Yechiel of
Medzhybizh, son of R. Baruch. • R.
Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov (c. 1748 – 17 Iyar 5560 [12 May 1800]).
Rebbe of Sudilkov and Mezhibuzh. • Feiga (? – before c. 1802) Married R. Simcha (c. 1763 – before c. 1802), son of R.
Nachman,
rebbe of
Horodenka, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. Married (i) Sosia (mother of his children), (ii) ?, daughter of R. Yehezkel Trachtenberg of
Brody. • R. Yisrael
der Toyter (or Hebrew: מת
Met) i.e. "The Dead" Married a granddaughter of R. Moshe of
Kitov, an early disciple of the Baal Shem Tov. • R. Yechiel Tsvi (? – c. 1812) • Perl Married R. Pinhas Meir They went to
Safed. == References==