Bnei Yoel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bnei Yoel (also known as "the Rebbetzin's Hassidim", "kegeners", or "misnagdim") are a group of Satmar Hassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum, who after the death of Rebbe Joel refused to accept the leadership of the new Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, a nephew of Rebbe Joel.
Before the funeral of Rebbe Moshe, some of the Bnei Yoel protested, saying that he should not be buried next to his uncle.
Some members of the Bnei Yoel have taken the side of Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum in the dispute that erupted about the succession of Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, in which brothers Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum and Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum both claimed the right to become the new Rebbe.
The Bnei Yoel who have taken the side of Rabbi Zalman Leib are often referred to the Hassidim of "Ahava Mesiteres" or "Hidden Love", based on a discourse Rabbi Zalman Leib once gave.
 |
This Judaism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
