R. Meir of Premishlan was once tardy for Rosh Hashana
R. Meir of Premishlan advised the Maggid of Brod, R.
R. Meir of Premishlan’s father was R. Aron Leib. R.
Many people would frequent R. Nachum Ber’nu (Sadagur), though he
The Sadigurer’s son R. Shlomo was very close with R.
R. Zusya of Anipol was questioned on how one can
The Ruzhiner was once asked, why is that all the
Among the elder hasidim, a tradition existed to present hitkashrut
Pinchas Landau heard from R. Mordekhai of Rakhmistrivk that someone
During R. Shmuel Abba’s visit to Sadagura, he spoke to
Students asked the Besht regarding the significance of a kvitel
R. Yohanan of Rakhmistrivka inquired of R. Mordekhai from Tzalatopel
The students of the Magid were among the most highly-regarded
The late R. Yitzhak of Skver stated, “The accounts in
R. Avraham Asher was the son of R. Hirsch of
R. Nachum served as a magid or rabbi in Prohobist
Once, [Before the holiday of Sukkot], R. Refael of Bershiv*
Just before his death, R. Refael of Bershiv exclaimed, “Thank
It was reported that the soul of R. Yokhanan of
R. Nachum of Chernobyl was the son of R. Moshe
R. Nachum of Chernobyl became a student of the Besht.
R. Pinchas of Koretz, despite not being a student of
The Rabbi of Savran and R. Shlomo Kluger had a
Before passing away, the Rabbi of Savran said, “I fear
The Rabbi of Savran relentlessly pursued the Bratslaver hasidim. He
The Shpole Zeide said about R. Nakhman of Bratslav that
The Rav [Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi], who was in
Once, the Ruzhiner stated, “Before the Spanish Inquisition, Jews were
The Malakh, after his marriage, took up residence in his
A Torah scholar traveled to the Maggid to become his
While visiting Vienna, the late Sadagorer Rebbe observed “Our blessings
The late Sadagurer once visited a spa near Vienna and
While in Karlsbad, the Maggid was shown the discovery of
An Ostrovtzer hasid related an incident in which he accompanied
The Ruzhiner cried profusely when his wife Sarah’le passed away
Chasidim recount what the Rizhiner once said while recounting how
R’ Ya”yve (R’ Yaakov Yosef of Ostrog) once prayed at
R’ Sholem, the first Belzer Rav was extremely scrupulous in
R’ Azriel Balter was together with the Savraner Rav at
When the Rizhiner fled Russia, R’ Yosef Rashkaver, who lived
The letter from the Gaon (R’ Eliyahu) of Wilno, which
When R’ Baruch (of Mezhbuzh) went to Tul’chyn (?), he
The Sanzer Rebbe was told that the Apter Rav recited
R’ Pini Azriel’s, a grandson of R’ Isaiah Dinovitzer, used
Rabbi Isaiah Dinover was a great musician – but was
The Rizhiner once said: I have several classes of Hasidim.
R’ Azriel Balter used to journey to the Apter Rav
The Rizhiner used to say: The wintertime Torah readings wear
One of the Tzemach Tzedek’s most distinguished disciples, R’ Isaac’l
Late Hasidism was perceived and presented in research as a movement of institutionalization and entrenchment that lost the initial Hasidic renaissance, and even degenerated. Recently there have been changes in research and more complex methods and approaches have been introduced that find characteristics unique to late Hasidim.
