In the mid-19th century, members of the Karlin-Stolin dynasty immigrated to
Eretz Yisrael (the land of Israel), settling in
Tiberias,
Hebron, and
Safed. In 1869 they took over the site of a former
synagogue in Tiberias built in 1786 by Rabbi
Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk which had been destroyed in the
Galilee earthquake of 1837. Reconstruction commenced in 1870. Around this time, Karlin-Stolin Hasidim began to settle in
Jerusalem. By 1874, they had established the
Beis Aharon Synagogue of Karlin-Stolin in the old city. Today, most of the Karlin-Stolin Hasidim reside in or around Jerusalem. There are also synagogues in
Beitar Illit,
Bnei Brak,
Kiryat Sefer,
Brachfeld,
Safed, and
Tiberias, as well as in the
United States, in
Borough Park, Brooklyn,
Monsey, New York,
Los Angeles, California,
Lakewood, New Jersey,
London,
Ukraine and
Belarus. The Karlin-Stoliner rebbe (also referred to as the "Stoliner Rebbe"), Boruch Meir Yaakov Shochet, resides in
Givat Ze'ev. In Jerusalem some of the Karliner Hasidim wear the traditional garb of Jerusalem Haredim on
Shabbat, the golden
caftan. The version of the prayer book used by Karliner Hasidim is called ''Beis Aharon V'Yisrael''. It is the second published prayer book produced by Karliner Hasidim; the first was published in New York City by the then-rebbe, Yochanan Perlow of Karlin-Stolin. The institutional center of the dynasty in Jerusalem is located in a historic building which was formerly the home of
James Finn, the 19th century British consul. Funding for the purchase of the building was provided by the Ministry of Education and local authorities. Renovations were supervised by the architect
David Kroyanker. During the construction work, an ancient
columbarium was discovered on the site. ==Lineage of the Karliner Dynasty== • Rabbi
Aaron ben Jacob of Karlin (1736–1772), founder of the dynasty • Rabbi
Shlomo HaLevi of Karlin (1738–1792), disciple of the above. • Rabbi
Asher Perlow I of Stolin (1760–1826), son of the founder. • Rabbi
Aaron ben Asher Perlow of Karlin (1802–1872), son of the above. • Rabbi (d. 1873), son of the above. • Rabbi , given the nickname "The Frankfurter" because he is buried in
Frankfurt, a.k.a. the "Yenuka of Stolin" (1868–1921), son of the above. • Rabbi Asher Perlow of Stolin, son of Yisrael Perlow of Stolin. • Rabbi Aaron Perlow of Warsaw, son of Yisrael Perlow of Stolin. • Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Perlow of Stolin ("The Detroiter") (d. 1946), son of Yisrael Perlow of Stolin. • Rabbi Moshe Perlow of Stolin (d. 1942), son of The Frankfurter. • Rabbi (was rebbe in Israel, and went back to Europe; killed in 1942), son of The Frankfurter. • Rabbi (1900–1956), later the Grand Rebbe of Karlin-Stolin in America & youngest son of Yisrael Perlow of Stolin • Feiga Perlow (m. Rabbi Ezra Shochet), daughter of Yochanan • Rabbi (born 1955), son of Ezra Shochet == References ==