Vishnitz philosophy

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Vis. a vis Eretz Yisrael. Vishnitzer chasidim are not allowed outside the green line.

The main objective is Ahavas Yisrael.

Specifically וישמעו רחוקים ויבואו.

There is a special nusach of davening.

They concentrate on הכל יודוך etc.

There are 2 main groups. Monsey and Eretz Yisrael. Now Boro Park as well.

They wear the bow of the. kapelyush on the opposite side of most.

The Rebbe’s family name is Hager.

The Bronx was blessed to have Rav Mendel Chodorov who was a close relative of Vishnitz. He gave the Hashgacha on Goodmans Matzah.

Vishnitz Rabbis are now related to Satmar (Rav Aharon) and other groups as well.

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There was a Viznitzer Rebbe in Shotz Romania before the war. He was a member of the Hagar family. Not many people know about that. My great grandfather was his shamas or gabay. I’m named after him. I think Seret Viznitz in Eretz Yisroel might be a continuation of Shotz Viznitz. I am not sure. I am not chasidish.
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Viznitz is very devoted around
giving shevach to Hashem, pesukei dezimra, nishmas, hakol yoiducha etc…
Shabbos, getting together, it is always referred to as the “heiliger Shabbos”
Ahavas Yisroel, tend to be more inclusive, less eager to criticize, steer away from kana’us

Unlike Chabad or breslov, there is very little focus on learning “chassidus”

Unlike Ger and Belz, there is perhaps slightly less issue made out of learnig, and slightly less encouragement for full time learning. nonetheless kevi’us ittim is very important – especially in monsey

The rebbe is viewed as a extremely holy, he is generally refeered to as the heilige rebbe. all the wider family are viewed as being special as rebbishe eineklach, wear special “kolpiks” from barmitzva ataro and bekeshe even during the week, ec… most are expected tp become rebbes’ but not quite like nadvorna.

They daven a little late, but not like amcshinov, just a little

There were two beautiful articles in mishpacha, one about R’ Yisroel hager shlit”a and one about the toldos Avrohom yitzchok rebbe – whio is a talmid, they should be of use. Dr. alfasi’s books would probably also be useful.

Hatzlacha

Some answers –

6. Founder Tzaddik/Rebbe of dynasty and approximately which year –

R’ Yakov Kopel Chusid (d. 1787) of Kolomyia, talmid of Baal Shem Tov, is considered the founder of the Vizhnitz (and Kosov) dynasty.

7. Original location – city and country –

Kolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine

9. How is Tefillah conducted (with examples) –

Very strong emphasis on nusach, with their own siddur “Posei’ach She’arim”. Many ‘t’nuos’, such as a special t’nuah before the bracha of Sfiras Ha’omer.

12. Major contribution to Judaism – I would say their warmth to mitzvos, especially Shabbos. The Yerushalmi-based chassidus of Toldos Avrum Yitzchok, with offshoots and adherents globally, is based off the Vizhnitz model.

13. Present Rebbe/Tzaddik and location – city and country –

Many. Two in Bnei Brak (Israel), R’ Yisroel Hager and his brother R’ Mendel; One in Monsey, NY, R’ Yisroel Hager (a first cousin) and his many brothers in Bet Shemesh (Israel), London (UK), Montreal (Canada), Williamsburg (NY), Kiamesha Lake (NY), etc.

Mishpacha Magazine wrote an article about the Monsey Viznitz Rebbe zt”l after his petira. I believe it was the March 21, 2018 issue. You can find an excerpt on their website and you can request the entire article.

Learning was very, very important to him. He had his chassidim send him monthly lists of the times they learned each day.

He asked that if anyone wants to do a “toivah” for his neshama, they should learn a blatt gemora every day.

To expand a bit on the current Monsey Viznitz Rebbes:
The Monsey Viznitz Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Hager zt”l had 8 sons, all of whom he appointed as Rav in different communities during his lifetime.
The oldest, HaRav Pinchas Shulem zt”l, was Rav in Boro Park. He predeceased his father and his son, HaRav Yaakov Yosef is now the Rebbe in Boro Park.
The second, HaRav Yisroel, is now the Rebbe in Monsey, NY.
The third son, HaRav Mendel, is now the Rebbe in Kiamesha, NY.
The fourth son, HaRav Yitzchok Yochanan is now the Rebbe in Williamsburg.
The fifth son, HaRav Eliezer, is the Rebbe in Yerushalayim and has a new community being built in Lakewood, NJ.
The sixth son, HaRav Dovid is the Rebbe in London.
The seventh son, HaRav Aharon is the Rebbe in Montreal.
The eighth son, HaRav Boruch Shamshon, is the Rebbe in Beit Shemesh.

Shabbos in Vitznitz is very important. They start earlier than anyone else, a half hour before shkiya, and the Imrei Chaim said that there is a special olam habah for people who start 40 minutes before shkiya,

As previously mentioned, Vitznitz has their own nussach of davening that comes from HaRav Koppel Chossid, who was the Baal Tefila of the Baal Shem Tov.

Tnuos is sort of a mumbling tune – like oy vey vey vey or bu bu bu bum, sung at various times before certain tefillos.

Nobody has mentioned what they’re now calling “shvantzonus”, which means being completely bottel to the Rebbe, obeying him without question, just as an animal’s tail “obeys” the animal without thought. Being devoted to giving the Rebbe nachas, having everything center around him. Chabad has the same thing, but calls it “hiskashrus” or “ibergegebenkeit”, which are both nicer words.

The Tnuos are a way to help you concentrate before the tefila. Sort of like meditation.

RR44 is a little mistaken in the order of the Rebbes of Viznitz. I am going to list them:
R’ Yaakov Koppel Chossid – the Baal Tefila of the Baal Shem Tov
His son, Menachem Mendel, the Ahavas Sholom was Kossov Rebbe
His son, Chaim, the Toras Chaim took over as Kossov Rebbe

The Toras Chaim had two sons, Boruch Shamson who took over in Kossov and
Menachem Mendel, the Tzemach Tzaddik who was Rav in Viznitz while his father was living, then became the Viznitz Rebbe.

The Tzemach Tzaddik’s son, the Imrei Boruch was Rebbe in Viznitz after his father, but he was niftar after only 8 years.

The Imrei Boruch had two sons, R’ Chaim the Antoniya Rebbe and
R’ Yisroel, the Ahavas Yisroel. was Rebbe in Viznitz and moved to Grossvardein (he kept the name of Viznitz Rebbe)

The Ahavas Yisroel (who was niftar right before the war) had a number of sons:
Damesek Eliezer, started the Viznitz Yeshiva in Tel Aviv
R’ Boruch, the Serret Rebbe, moved to Chaifa
R’ Menachem Mendel, the Vishover Rebbe
R’ Chaim Mayer, the Imrei Chaim of Viznitz. He was Rav in Vilchovitz until his father passed away and then he became Viznitz Rebbe. He moved to Bnai Brak.

The Imrei Chaim had two sons:
R’ Moshe Yehoshua, the Yeshuos Moshe who lived in Bnai Brak. His daughters are married to:
The Skvere Rebbe, R’ Aharon, the Satmar Rebbe, the Belzer Rebbe and R’ Menachem Ernster, the Viznitz Rosh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak.
R’ Mordechai, the Ohr Mordechai, who lived first in Williamsburg and then in Monsey, NY.

The Yeshuos Moshe has two sons:
R’ Yisroel and R” Menachem Mendel, both Viznitz Rebbes in Bnai Brak

The Ohr Mordechai has eight sons, I already listed them in my previous post.

I heard from Rebbi, the Matisdorfer Rav, Rav Shmuel ztz’l about the Pressburger Rav, Rav Akiva Sofer ztz’l that sometimes we need someone who can read the mind. It says ‘א-ל דעות ה when one is openly a tzadik and another is a rasha, it is easy to differentiate who is who but when both are uttering Hashem’s name we need special understanding to recognize who is who, which he possessed. He recognized it by looking on one’s forehead.