Aleksander (Hasidic Dynasty) - Aleksander Hasidism Today

Aleksander Hasidism Today

After the Holocaust, many Aleksander hasidim believed that Aleksander hasidism was completely destroyed. They still sought to pray together on Shabbos in small shared shtiblekh in Europe or America. After the war, many Aleksander hasidim attended the shul of Rabbi Yerachmiel Yisroel Sekula of Sedovna in Brooklyn. Many survivors sought to find a new rebbe and to rebuild Aleksander hasidus. Initially, hasidim went to Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Zynger and approached him to be rebbe, but he declined stating that "I am a businessman, not a rebbe", although later on he did assume the role of rebbe. The hasidim in Israel went to the Emunas Moshe, Rabbi Yehudah Moshe Tyberg-Dancyger, the son-in-law of Rebbe Betzalel Yoir, and asked him to be their rebbe. The Emunas Moshe was pressed until he relented and assumed the role of rebbe in Israel. The present rebbe of Aleksander in Israel is the Emunas Moshe's grandson, Rabbi Yisroel Zvi Yoir Danziger, an alumni of Slabodka yeshiva of Bnei Brak. Today, there are several hundred Aleksander hasidim living in communities in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, United States, Switzerland, Antwerp, London and Australia. In 2011, the central Aleksander Yeshiva in Bnei Brak added an upper level school and an additional seventh floor to the building. An extensive institute is currently being built in the Brochfeld neighborhood of Modiin Ilit, Israel, reflecting the increased regrowth of the Aleksander hasidus.