Shotz[1] is a Hasidic dynasty originating in the city of Suceava, Romania (Yiddish: שאָץ Shots, IPA: [ʃɔts]).

Origins and early history

Lineage of the Shotz dynasty

Outline of the Shotz dynasty

Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Leib Moshkovitz Shotzer Rebbe of Tshernovitz son of Rebbe Meir, who married Pesha Leah, the daughter of Rebbe Nacum of Bershtein. They had 4 children, Avraham Chaim, who was killed by the Nazi's, Eidel who was married to Rav Moshe Paneth, Rav of Deizh, Reb Yoel who was killed by the Nazis and Reb Tzvi Moshkovitz, married to Friedeh the daughter of Reb Yisroel Seidenfeld from Munkatch, Reb Tzvi Moshkovitz, who lived in New York had 2 children, Yisroel Moshkovitz who lives In Boro Park, Brooklyn and Reb Moshe Aryeh (Leibel) Moshkovitz who is Rebbe of the International Center of Shotz in Jerusalem. Abraham Chaim’s wife and 2 children survived the Holocaust, his son Reb Mayer is the Shotzer Rebbe on the East side of Manhattan he has 4 children from his marriage to Chaya Sarah Rabinowitz, daughter of Reb Yosef Benzion the Detroiter Rebbe. His children are Milka Rachel of Brooklyn, Avraham Chaim of Long Island, Meshulam Zushe of Ofra, Israel and Yoel of Manhattan.

Rabbi Shulem Moscowicz

Rabbi Shulem Moshkovitz, the Shotzer Rebbe, was the son of Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Moshe above. He married Shlomtza, the daughter of his father's brother, Rabbi Meir, and his first wife, Dinah. He later moved to London, England. Rabbi Shalom left a will specifying that anyone who can come to his grave and ask for his help, as long as they better themselves in at least one way in exchange.[5]

The Shotzer Rebbe wrote several volumes of Torah commentaries named Daas Sholom, which are arranged according to the order of Perek Shirah. He was known as a genius both in the revealed Torah and in Kabbalah, and lived a life style of holiness and simplicity.

The most prominent descendant of Shotzer Rebbe is rabbi y. M. Moskowitz the shotz-drubitz'r rabbi, (Brooklyn/ bet shemesh), Also is very appreciated, his grandson Rabbi Naftali Asher Yeshayahu Moscowitz, the Melitzer Rebbe, in Ashdod, author of several books, including Peros Hailan on the laws of Chol HaMoed, and Nefesh Chaya, a commentary and interpretation of the Book of Psalms.

There are also Shotzer Rebbes in Montreal, Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beth Shemesh, Monsey, Brooklyn, and Antwerp.

See also

References

  1. ^ For the Yiddish spelling and pronunciation, see Suceava and note there.
  2. ^ Note: There are various spellings of his surname, both in Yiddish and English. Other spellings include: Yiddish "מאָסקאָוויטש"; English "Moskowitz" "Moskovitch" etc.
  3. ^ Me'ore Galitsya, by Meir Vunder
  4. ^ a b ויסברג, משה (20 July 2016). "האמא נפטרה והבן הוכתר לאדמו"ר בלוויה". בחדרי חרדים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. ^ famousrabbis.com Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
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