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Aharon had a younger sister, Chana Rachel, who later married Rabbi Pinchas Twersky of Ostilla. [2] Rokeach's mother died on 18 March 1884 when he was 4 years old. [2] His grandfather, Rebbe Yehoshua Rokeach, the second Belzer Rebbe, took the boy under his wing and oversaw his spiritual development. As he grew, he spent much of his day ensconced ...
Belz (Yiddish: בעלזא) is a Hasidic dynasty founded in the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border, historically the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.The group was founded in the early 19th century by Rabbi Shalom Rokeach, also known as the Sar Shalom, and led by his son, Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach, and grandson, Rabbi Yissachar Dov, and great-grandson, Rabbi Aharon, before the ...
Yissachar Dov Rokeach (born 19 January 1948) [1] is the fifth, and present, Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Belz.He is the son of Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray (1902 – 1949), the grandson of the third Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, and the nephew of the fourth Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, who raised him.
Belzer Hasidism grew in size during the tenure of Rebbe Yehoshua's son and successor, Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rokeach (third Belzer Rebbe)(1894–1926). Rebbe Yissachar Dov's son and successor, Rebbe Aharon Rokeach (1880 to 1957), escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe to Israel in 1944, re-establishing the Hasidut first in Tel Aviv and then in Jerusalem.
Aharon Mordechai Rokeach (born 12 October 1975 [7 Cheshvan 5736]) is the only child — and heir — of the current Rebbe of Belz, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach.Born in Jerusalem, Israel, he was named after his father's uncle, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, the fourth Belzer Rebbe, and his father's father, Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray.
Rokeach or Rokach (Hebrew for "apothecary", "perfume", "perfumer" or "pharmacist") is the surname of: Aharon Rokeach (1877–1957), the fourth Belzer rebbe Elazar Rokeach (c. 1176 – 1238), Talmudist and kabbalist
Yissachar Dov Rokeach (1854 – 29 October 1926) [1] was the third Rebbe of the Belz Hasidic dynasty. He was the second son of Rabbi Yehoshua Rokeach (the second Rebbe of Belz), and served as the third Belzer Rebbe from his father's death in 1894 until his own death in 1926.
Mordechai Rokeach (1902 – 17 November 1949), also known as Mordechai of Bilgoray, was a scion of the Belzer Hasidic dynasty and the right-hand man to his half-brother, Rebbe Aharon of Belz, the fourth Belzer Rebbe. He was the son (by the second marriage) of the third Belzer Rebbe, Rebbe Yissachar Dov Rokeach.