Nadvorna is a Hasidic rabbinical dynasty deriving its name from the town of Nadvorna, (Nadvirna), today in Ukraine.
The most famous rebbe of the dynasty was Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna (the son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) Leifer of Nadvorna), whose writings form the corpus of the group's Hasidic thought. He was raised by his great-uncle, Rebbe Meir II of Premishlan.
Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) Leifer of Nadvorna was a son of Rabbi Yitzchak of Kalish. Since many of the rebbes of the Nadvorna Dynasty (as in other rabbinic dynasties) married relatives, many of the rebbes in this list are sons-in-law of other rebbes on the list.
There are Nadvorna congregations in Israel, Brooklyn, London, and Bloomingburg, among others.
The mode of dress of Nadvorna rebbes is unique in that they typically wear a white gartel over a colorful bekishe, and a white crocheted Jerusalem-style kippah under their shtreimel.
Rebbes are known as "Admorim" (Hebrew אדמו"ר, which is the acronym for "אדוננו מורינו ורבינו", "Adoneinu Moreinu V'Rabeinu", "Our master, our teacher, and our rabbi").
Outline of the History of the Nadvorna Dynasty
Grand Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism
Grand Rabbi Meir the Great of Premishlan (1703–1773), disciple of the Baal Shem Tov Grand Rabbi Uren Arye Leib of Premishlan (died 1813) disciple of Rabbi Yechiel Michl of Zlotshov; son of Rabbi Meir the GreatSee also Premishlan (Hasidic dynasty) Grand Rabbi Yitzchak of Kalish, son of Rabbi Uren Arye Leib of Premishlan Grand Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) Leifer of Nadvorna (died 1848), author of Sisrei Torah, son of Rabbi Yitzchak of Kalish; disciple of Rabbi Yitzchak of Radvill; son-in-law of Rabbi Avrohom Leib Bloch of Nadvorna Grand Rabbi Aaron Leib Leifer of Nadvorna (1819–1897), was known as a great miracle worker and kabbalist,Based on Sefer Milizei Aish Page 26 Item number 148 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=29097&st=&pgnum=55 author of Yad Aharon, son of Rabbi Bertche Grand Rabbi Moshe Leifer of Nadvorna, son of Rabbi Aaron Leib Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Leifer of Hartz-Raman, son of Rabbi Aaron Leib Grand Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna (1824-1894), author of Mamar Mordechai, son of Rabbi Bertche Grand Rabbi Meir the Second of Premishlan (1783–1850), son of Rabbi Uren Arye Leib Grand Rabbi David of Kalish, son of Rabbi Meir the Great
Descendants of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna
Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Leifer of Stanislaw, son of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna Grand Rabbi Chaim Leifer of Stanislaw (murdered together with his entire family in the Holocaust) son of Rabbi Yitzchak Leifer of Stanislaw, and son law of Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Kretshnif Grand Rabbi Yisachar Berel Leifer of Stanislaw, son of Rabbi Chaim Leifer of Stanislaw, and son in law of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar Grand Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) Leifer of Nadvorna-Satmar (died 1906), Author of Likkutei Yissachar, son of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna Grand Rabbi Meir Leifer of Cleveland (died 1941), son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar, Author of Oros Hameirim, son in law of Rabbi Alter Zev Horowitz of Stryzov Grand Rabbi Isamar Leifer of Bushtina (d. 1944), son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar, son in law of Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Freedman of Rachov Grand Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Bushtina, son of Rabbi Isamar of Bushtina Grand Rabbi Chaim Baruch Leifer of Bushtina in Canada, son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Bushtina Grand Rabbi Isamar Leifer of Bushtina, son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Bushtina Grand Rabbi Yissachar Ber Leifer of Bushtina Petah Tikva, son of Rebbe Mordechai Leifer of Bushtina Grand Rabbi David Leifer of Bania (d. 1944), author of Ohev Chesed, son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar Grand Rabbi Aaron Yechiel Leifer of Nadvorna-Safed, son of Rabbi David of Bania Grand Rabbi Mordechai Yitzchok Leifer of Kalish in the neighborhood Har Nof in Jerusalem, son of Rabbi Aaron Yechiel Leifer of Nadvorna-Safed, son in law of Rabbi David Moshe Rosenbaum of Kretshnif Grand Rabbi Yissachar Ber Pinchas Leifer of Nadvorna-Safed, son of Rabbi Aaron Yechiel Grand Rabbi Chaim Alter David of Nadvorna-Haifa, son of Rabbi Aaron Yechiel Grand Rabbi Moshe Meir Leifer of Yerushalayem, son of Rabbi Aaron Yechiel Leifer of Nadvorna-Safed Grand Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Bania, son of Rabbi David Leifer of Bania Grand Rabbi Dovid Leifer of Bania in Monroe, son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Bania Grand Rabbi Meir Menasha Leifer of Bania-Monsey, son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Bania Grand Rabbi Yissachar Ber Leifer of Nadvorna-Hermanshtat in Boro Park, son of Rabbi David Leifer of Bania Grand Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna-Hermanshtat in Boro Park, son of Rabbi Yissachar Ber Leifer of Hermanshtat Grand Rabbi Meir Leifer of Lishensk, son of Rabbi Yissachar Ber Leifer of Hermanshtat Grand Rabbi Yosef Leifer of Pittsburg (1891–1966), author of Tzidkas Yosef, son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar Grand Rabbi Avraham Abba Leifer (1916-1990) Pittsburger Rebbe of Newark and later Ashdod, author of Emunas Avraham, son of Rabbi Yosef, and son-in-law of Rabbi Isamar of Nadvorna Grand Rabbi Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer of Pittsburg author of Pisgumei Oraysa, present Pittsburger Rebbe, son of Rabbi Avraham Abba Grand Rabbi Aharon Moshe Leifer of Grusvardein (d. 1944), author of Vayakhel Moshe, son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar Grand Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Verdan-Flatbush author of Divrei Torah, son of Rabbi Aharon Moshe Leifer of Grusvardein, son in law of Rabbi Isaac Rosenbaum of Zutshka Grand Rabbi Shea Katz of Magrov Flatbush, son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef of Verdan Grand Rabbi Shalom Leifer of Brighton Beach, son of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar Grand Rabbi Shlomo Leifer of Nadvorna in Boro Park, son of Rabbi Shalom of Brighton Beach Rabbi Berel Leifer, Nadvorna Rav of Lakewood, son of Rabbi Shlomo Leifer of Nadvorna Rabbi Menashe Leifer, Nadvorna Rav of Williamsburg, son of Rabbi Shlomo Leifer of Nadvorna, son in law of Rabbi Yoseph Rosenbaum of Kalish Grand Rabbi Avrohm Abish Shmidman of Krula-Flatbush, son of Rabbi Yitzchok Eizik Leifer, son of Rabbi Shalom Leifer of Brighton Beach Grand Rabbi Meyer Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Kretshnif (1852 - June 29 1908) son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer (changed last name to Rosenbaum), son-in-law of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tirer of Dorohoi Descendants of Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum Grand Rabbi Aaron Moshe Leifer of Zalon-Lantzut, son of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna, son in law of Rabbi Meir Reich of Reisha Grand Rabbi Avraham Mendel Leifer of Kolymaya (fondly known as the Bucher Rebbe) (d. 1917), son of Rabbi Aaron Moshe Leifer of Zalon-Lantzut Grand Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Leifer of Chust (b. 1857, d. 1929), youngest son and successor of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna, son in law of Rabbi Reuven Frankel of Melitz Grand Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Leifer of Chust (d. 1934), son of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Grand Rabbi Aharon Moshe Leifer of Chust (b. 1905, d. 1991), son of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Grand Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Leifer of Chust, son of Rabbi Aharon Moshe of Chust (b. 1944, d. 2023) Grand Rabbi Baruch Pinchos Leifer of Chust-Israel, son of Rabbi Aharon Moshe of Chust Grand Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Leifer of Chust, son of Rabbi Aharon Moshe of Chust, Son in law of Rabbi Yosef of Verdan Grand Rabbi Dovid Leifer of Chust, son of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov, and son in law of Rabbi Pinchas of Kechneye Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Leifer of Chust, son of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Leifer of Chust, son in law of his brother Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Leifer of Chust Grand Rabbi Reuven Leifer of Grosvardein, son of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Leifer of Chust Grand Rabbi Dovid Leifer of Grosvardein, son of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Leifer of Chust, son in law of Rabbi Pinchas Shapiro of Kechneya Rabbi Sholom Ginzberg, Rabbi of Strozhnitz, son in law of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov of Chust Rabbi Mordechai Ginzberg, son of Rabbi Sholom Ginzberg, Rabbi of Strozhnitz, author of Sefer Tiferes Mordechai. Rabbi Yitzchok Pinchas Ginsberg (1898–1994), son of Rabbi Sholom Ginzberg, Rabbi of Strozhnitz - founder of the Kehillas Yitzchok synagogue and beit midrash in Los Angeles. Rabbi Sholom Ginsberg, current rebbe of Kehillas Yitzchok in Los Angeles. Grand Rabbi Chaim Shlomie Sega"l Lowy of Chust-Tosh, son-in-law of Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Grand Rabbi Meshulam Feish Ginsburg of Chust, grandson of Rabbi Chaim Shlomie Sega"l Lowy of Chust-Tosh Grand Rabbi Yehuda Halevi Tyrnauer of congregation Shomrei Shabbos, Boro Park, grandson of Rabbi of Chust Grand Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nirdhas, son of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna, son in law of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Rubin of Ropshitz Grand Rabbi Moshe Menachem of Debrecen, son of Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nirdhas Grand Rabbi Yaakov Leifer of Nadvorna-Debrecen, son of Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nirdhas, son in law of Rabbi Aharon Moshe Zolynia-Lantzut Grand Rabbi Yitzchak of Lapash, author of Tferes Maraham, and of Sefer Hadoros Hachadash son of Rabbi Yaakov Leifer of Nadvorna Debrecen Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Leifer of Zolynia,(1920–2008) son Rabbi Yaakov Leifer of Debrecen, and son in law of Rabbi Issamar of Bushtina Grand Rabbi Yaakov Leifer of Zolynia son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber Leifer of Zolynia, son in law of Rabbi Yozeph of Liska Grand Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Aharon Moshe of Nadvorna-England son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber Leifer of Zolynia Grand Rabbi Yitzchak Leifer of Bronx, son of Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nirdhas, son in law of Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) of Nadvorna-Satmar Grand Rabbi Avraham Yoseph Igra of Zolynia author of Toldos Avraham Yoseph, son in law of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna
Reb Yosef of Borsha
Grand Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Borsha, he knew the entire Zohar by heart,Sefer Melitzei Aish Page 75b number 482 http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=29097&st=&pgnum=154 son of Rabbi Bertche, son-in-law of Rabbi Mordechai Kahane of Borsha Grand Rabbi Yissachar Dov Ber (Bertche) Leifer of Ungvar, son of Rabbi Yoseph Grand Rabbi Yechiel Leifer of Mihalowitz, son of Rabbi Yoseph Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Leifer of Nadvorna-Haifa (died 1961), son of Rabbi Yechiel Grand Rabbi Aaron Aryeh Leifer of Nadvorna-Temashvar (died 1963), son of Rabbi Yechiel Grand Rabbi Leifer of Nadvorna-Temashvar, son of Rabbi Aaron Aryeh Grand Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nadvorna-Petah Tikva (1921–2002) son of Rabbi Aaron Aryeh Grand Rabbi Yitzchok Leifer, oldest son of Rabbi Yoseph of Petah Tikva Grand Rabbi Chaim Leifer, son of Rabbi Yoseph of Petah Tikva Grand Rabbi Binyamin Leifer, son of Rabbi Yoseph of Petah Tikva Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Leifer, son of Rabbi Yoseph of Petah Tikva Grand Rabbi Meir Leifer, son of Rabbi Yoseph of Petah Tikva Grand Rabbi Aaron Aryeh Leifer, son of Rabbi Yoseph of Petah Tikva
Rabbi Meir of Kretshnif-Nadvorna
Descendants of Rabbi Meir Grand Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum of Nadvorna-Kretshnif (1852 - June 29 1908) son of Rabbi Mordechai Leifer (changed last name to Rosenbaum), son-in-law of Rabbi Yechiel Michel Tirer of Dorohoi Grand Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson, Romaner Rebbe, son-in-law of Rabbi Meir of Kretshnif Grand Rabbi Yisachar Ber Isaacson of Polyina, son of Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson the Romaner Rebbe, and son-in-law of Rabbi Yisroel Chaim Friedman of Rachov, Grand Rabbi Yechiel Yehuda Isaacson Of Achuza, son of Rabbi Yisachar Ber Isaacson of Polyina, son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum of Sighet, Grand Rabbi Yisroel (Isaacson) Leifer of Nirdhas, son of Rabbi Shlomo Isaacson, Romaner Rebbe, son-in-law of Rabbi Yoseph Leifer of Nirdhas, Grand Rabbi Meir Isaacson, Romaner Rebbe of Philadelphia and later Staten Island, son of Rabbi Shlomo, and son-in-law of Rabbi Issamar of Nadvorna Grand Rabbi Chaim Shulem Isaacson, son of Rabbi Meir of Roman, of Philadelphia