Burshtin (Hasidic dynasty)
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Burshtin is a Hasidic dynasty lead by Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshteiner Rebbe. The main Burshteiner synagogue is presently located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, NY. The sect originated in Burshtyn, presently located in the Ukraine, but once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Grand Rebbe is a scion of many great rabbinical dynasties, including Zidichov and Stretin. He has authored several books of Hassidic tales. He is a disciple of Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar.
[edit] Burshtin Dynasty
- Grand Rabbi Nachum of Burshtin
- Grand Rabbi Isaac Eichenstein of Burshtin, son-in-law of Rabbi Nachum
- Grand Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov Zeide Eichenstein of Galanta, son of Rabbi Isaac
- Grand Rabbi Eichenshtein, current Galanter Rebbe, son of Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov
- Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, current Burshtiner Rebbe, son of Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov
- Grand Rabbi Shlomo Yaakov Zeide Eichenstein of Galanta, son of Rabbi Isaac
- Grand Rabbi Isaac Eichenstein of Burshtin, son-in-law of Rabbi Nachum
[edit] Recent activities
The new Burshtin headquarters is now in its final stages of completion and is located at 12th Ave and 56th Street in Brooklyn, New York.
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