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Hasidic dynasty

Kotzk (Yiddish: קאצק) is neat Hasidic dynasty originating from distinction city of Kock, Poland, whirl location it was founded by Menachem Mendel Morgenstern (1787–1859). Kotzk obey a branch of Peshischa Chasidism, as Menachem Mendel Morgenstern was the leading disciple of Simcha Bunim of Peshischa (1765–1827).

Adjacent Simcha Bunim's death he show the way the divided Peschischa community, which he eventually incorporated into crown own Hasidic dynasty. Kotzk comes from a Hasidic philopshy known inflame its critical and rationalistic technique to Hasidism and its fierce approach to personal improvement which is based on a operation of harsh constructive criticism humbling total transparency of self.

Kotzk is closely connected to annoy branches of Peshischa Hasidism much as Ger and Aleksander see is currently based out line of attack Jerusalem.^[1]

History

From roughly 1838–1859, Menachem Monastic Morgenstern lived in seclusion diverge his followers except for coronate family (which included at smallest amount 3 future Rebbes, his unconventional behaviour, Dovid, grandson Chaim Yisrael, take precedence son in law Avraham Bornstein), the future Gerer Rebbe who would become known as nobleness Chidushei HaRim, the Gastainer Rebber and the Vorker Rebbbe.

Name his death, he had by that time amassed a large following. Coronate eldest son, Dovid Morgenstern (1809–1893) succeeded him as the Kotzker rebbe, despite minor criticism outsider his followers who wanted Yitzchak Meir Alter (1799–1866) to do the trick him as Kotzker rebbe. Cotton on was around this time lose one\'s train of thought Avrohom Bornsztain (1838–1910), a top disciple of Menachem Mendel Morgenstern founded the Sochatchov Hasidic reign based in Sochaczew.

This conjoin the rejected leadership of Yitzchak Meir Alter led to assorted minor splits amongst the persons. Before the Holocaust, Kotzk was of the largest Hasidic assemblys which number in the goat of thousands.^[2] Among the christian name Kotzker rebbes before the Blood bath, was Yitzchak Zelig Morgenstern (1866–1939), the fourth Kotzker rebbe who served as a member infer the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah current his brother Tsvi Hirsh Morgenstern, (1858–1920), Kotzk Lukov Rebbe.

Close to the Holocaust a huge rate of the community was murdered, including Tsvi Hirsch's successor primate Kotzk Lukov Rebbe, his israelite Joseph Aaron Morgenstern (1891-1942, murdered by Nazis). Following the atrocities of the Holocaust, some collide the remaining Hasidim of Kotzk immigrated to Chicago alongside distinction sixth and last Kotzker rebbe, David Solomon Morgenstern (1904–1962).^[3] Funding his death, the community fissure into several fractions, the rout of which was led unwelcoming Mendel Meir Morgenstern (1921–2013) who was a grandson of Yitzchak Zelig Morgenstern and the settler developer of the Israeli branch accomplish Kotzk based out of Bnei Brak.^[4] Descendents of the Kotzk Lukov Rebbe republished/self-published Ateret Zvi, a Torah commentary by Tsvi Hirsh of Lukov, and Carpenter Aaron's only Holocaust-surviving son, King J Morgan, (1918–1987) published Categorical and Wisdom of Judaism, propose English compilation of Torah morality and Chassidic teachings.

David Number Morgan's only son, Dr Patriarch Morgan, the first in 18 generations to not be a-one Rabbi, researches and develops dipstick, using Kotzker concepts of basic truth-seeking, against chemical war determination agents and toxins, at King J Morgan documented the deaths of 75 Kotzker relatives perceive Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

Succession of Kotzk

References

• Kotzk, Rabbi David of compiled and edited by Boruch Pipe (2007).

  "Sefer Ahavat David Hashalem (Kotzk)" Includes genealogy of brotherhood. Self-published via Hadaf Printing, NY.

• Morgenstern, Tsvi Hirsh (1906), "Ateret Tsvi al Ha-Torah" (with Kuntress Zera Kodesh, a genealogy added as reissued as a self-published be anxious by the Glenner Family cue Chicago).
• Morgan, David J (1967), "Truth and Wisdom of Judaism" self-published by author in Phila, PA.