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~~misnagdim~~ - Opposition to Chassidism was a popular movement that opposed the Chassidic way, partly due to misinformation, slander, and lies spread about the Chassidic movement, partly due to fundamental misunderstanding of the Chassidic way, and was supported broadly by the Maskilim (Enlightenment followers) who led many of the denunciations and physically fought against Chassidism, which strongly opposed the Enlightenment path.

'''Misnagdim''' - Opposition to [[Chassidism]] was a popular movement that opposed the Chassidic way, partly due to misinformation, slander, and lies spread about the Chassidic movement, partly due to fundamental misunderstanding of the Chassidic way, and was supported broadly by the Maskilim (Enlightenment followers) who led many of the denunciations and physically fought against Chassidism, which strongly opposed the Enlightenment path.

== Early Opposition ==

The opposition that arose in the Jewish community in Eastern Europe began with the establishment of the Chassidic movement in Volhynia by the Baal Shem Tov in 1740, continued with his student the Maggid of Mezeritch, and intensified during the time of the Alter Rebbe - founder of Chabad Chassidism. The opposition created large-scale division within the Jewish community, including persecution and excommunication, even leading to government informing. After three generations of conflict, the dispute subsided for a long time. In the 1980s, the dispute was rekindled by the then-head of the Ponovezh Yeshiva, though it has been diminishing again since his passing.

The opposition that arose in the Jewish community in Eastern Europe began with the establishment of the Chassidic movement in Volhynia by the [[The Baal Shem Tov|Baal Shem Tov]] in 1740, continued with his student [[The Maggid of Mezritch|the Maggid of Mezeritch]], and intensified during the time of the Alter Rebbe - founder of Chabad Chassidism. The opposition created large-scale division within the Jewish community, including persecution and excommunication, even leading to government informing. After three generations of conflict, the dispute subsided for a long time. In the 1980s, the dispute was rekindled by the then-head of the Ponovezh Yeshiva, though it has been diminishing again since his passing.

== Initial Opposition ==

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Ponevezh Yeshiva - which is one of the largest Lithuanian yeshivas - was initially moderate in its approach to Chabad Chassidut, following the outlook of its founder - Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, who even appointed Rabbi Yehoshua David Povarsky, who had been a Rosh Mesivta at Achei Tmimim Tel Aviv, as Rosh Yeshiva, and many Chabad Chassidim studied there. During the 1980s, its approach was intensified by the one who served then as Rosh Yeshiva, and it became a stronghold of dispute, blind hatred, and war against Chassidut and the Rebbe, which peaked in the 1989 elections, when large segments of Lithuanian circles were drawn into these matters. After the death of that Rosh Yeshiva, the dispute has been subsiding, as expressed even in Ponevezh Yeshiva itself, where in Elul 2010, Rabbi Dovid Meir Drukman visited and spoke and held a farbrengen with the students, and on another occasion, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Gopin spontaneously held a farbrengen in the yeshiva and was joyfully received by the yeshiva students.

One of the peak points of that opposition was in the non-recognition of Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau as his father Rabbi Yaakov Landau's successor in the role of Mara D'asra and Rabbi of Bnei Brak, and the opening of Kehillat She'erit Yisrael which did not accept his authority, while waging war against him and his holy work. After the death of that Rosh Yeshiva, this opposition and dispute gradually subsided, when in Tammuz 2010, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman and Rabbi Nissim Karelitz signed a letter praising Rabbi Landau's Kollel 'Paamei Yaakov' in which he is called: "his son and successor, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau shlita - Gaavad of our city." Furthermore, during a conversation about kashrus matters, Rabbi Shteinman said that Rabbi Landau's hechsher and supervision are the best and that he is a very capable person, and regarding his greatness testified that the Chazon Ish held Rabbi Landau the son in even higher regard than he relied on his father. (Rabbi Shteinman explained that Rabbi Landau was over twenty years old when the Chazon Ish passed away). A peak point in the subsiding of the dispute was the declaration of Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein during Rabbi Moshe Landau's funeral, after speaking with Lithuanian leaders Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, that "with the consent of the Gedolei Torah, Admorim, Roshei Yeshiva and city rabbis, it was decided that all religious and kashrus matters in the city will be managed by the Gaonim Rabbis, his son and successor as per his request - Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau shlita and Rabbi Shevach Tzvi Rosenblatt shlita in full cooperation. And truth and peace they loved," and since then Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau has served as Rabbi of Bnei Brak (alongside Rabbi Rosenblatt) and in managing the kashrus system, with this being recognized by Lithuanian circles.

One of the peak points of that opposition was in the non-recognition of Rabbi [[Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau]] as his father Rabbi [[Yaakov Landau]]'s successor in the role of Mara D'asra and Rabbi of Bnei Brak, and the opening of Kehillat She'erit Yisrael which did not accept his authority, while waging war against him and his holy work. After the death of that Rosh Yeshiva, this opposition and dispute gradually subsided, when in Tammuz 2010, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman and Rabbi Nissim Karelitz signed a letter praising Rabbi Landau's Kollel 'Paamei Yaakov' in which he is called: "his son and successor, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau shlita - Gaavad of our city." Furthermore, during a conversation about kashrus matters, Rabbi Shteinman said that Rabbi Landau's hechsher and supervision are the best and that he is a very capable person, and regarding his greatness testified that the Chazon Ish held Rabbi Landau the son in even higher regard than he relied on his father. (Rabbi Shteinman explained that Rabbi Landau was over twenty years old when the Chazon Ish passed away). A peak point in the subsiding of the dispute was the declaration of Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein during Rabbi Moshe Landau's funeral, after speaking with Lithuanian leaders Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, that "with the consent of the Gedolei Torah, Admorim, Roshei Yeshiva and city rabbis, it was decided that all religious and kashrus matters in the city will be managed by the Gaonim Rabbis, his son and successor as per his request - Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau shlita and Rabbi Shevach Tzvi Rosenblatt shlita in full cooperation. And truth and peace they loved," and since then Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau has served as Rabbi of Bnei Brak (alongside Rabbi Rosenblatt) and in managing the kashrus system, with this being recognized by Lithuanian circles.

In 2016, during a historic visit to Eretz ~~HaKodesh~~, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Yoel Kahan a"h entered the home of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman and spoke with him about Chassidut for a very long conversation during which Rabbi Yoel enjoyed discussing matters of Chassidut with him. A conversation to which Rabbi Yoel dedicated about 23 minutes, which was rare for him.

In 2016, during a historic visit to Eretz Yisrael, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi [[Yoel Kahan]] a"h entered the home of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman and spoke with him about Chassidut for a very long conversation during which Rabbi Yoel enjoyed discussing matters of Chassidut with him. A conversation to which Rabbi Yoel dedicated about 23 minutes, which was rare for him.

== References ==

[[he:מתנגדים]]

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-misnagdim - Opposition to Chassidism was a popular movement that opposed the Chassidic way, partly due to misinformation, slander, and lies spread about the Chassidic movement, partly due to fundamental misunderstanding of the Chassidic way, and was supported broadly by the Maskilim (Enlightenment followers) who led many of the denunciations and physically fought against Chassidism, which strongly opposed the Enlightenment path.
+'''Misnagdim''' - Opposition to [[Chassidism]] was a popular movement that opposed the Chassidic way, partly due to misinformation, slander, and lies spread about the Chassidic movement, partly due to fundamental misunderstanding of the Chassidic way, and was supported broadly by the Maskilim (Enlightenment followers) who led many of the denunciations and physically fought against Chassidism, which strongly opposed the Enlightenment path.
 == Early Opposition ==
-The opposition that arose in the Jewish community in Eastern Europe began with the establishment of the Chassidic movement in Volhynia by the Baal Shem Tov in 1740, continued with his student the Maggid of Mezeritch, and intensified during the time of the Alter Rebbe - founder of Chabad Chassidism. The opposition created large-scale division within the Jewish community, including persecution and excommunication, even leading to government informing. After three generations of conflict, the dispute subsided for a long time. In the 1980s, the dispute was rekindled by the then-head of the Ponovezh Yeshiva, though it has been diminishing again since his passing.
+The opposition that arose in the Jewish community in Eastern Europe began with the establishment of the Chassidic movement in Volhynia by the [[The Baal Shem Tov|Baal Shem Tov]] in 1740, continued with his student [[The Maggid of Mezritch|the Maggid of Mezeritch]], and intensified during the time of the Alter Rebbe - founder of Chabad Chassidism. The opposition created large-scale division within the Jewish community, including persecution and excommunication, even leading to government informing. After three generations of conflict, the dispute subsided for a long time. In the 1980s, the dispute was rekindled by the then-head of the Ponovezh Yeshiva, though it has been diminishing again since his passing.
 == Initial Opposition ==
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 Ponevezh Yeshiva - which is one of the largest Lithuanian yeshivas - was initially moderate in its approach to Chabad Chassidut, following the outlook of its founder - Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, who even appointed Rabbi Yehoshua David Povarsky, who had been a Rosh Mesivta at Achei Tmimim Tel Aviv, as Rosh Yeshiva, and many Chabad Chassidim studied there. During the 1980s, its approach was intensified by the one who served then as Rosh Yeshiva, and it became a stronghold of dispute, blind hatred, and war against Chassidut and the Rebbe, which peaked in the 1989 elections, when large segments of Lithuanian circles were drawn into these matters. After the death of that Rosh Yeshiva, the dispute has been subsiding, as expressed even in Ponevezh Yeshiva itself, where in Elul 2010, Rabbi Dovid Meir Drukman visited and spoke and held a farbrengen with the students, and on another occasion, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Gopin spontaneously held a farbrengen in the yeshiva and was joyfully received by the yeshiva students.
-One of the peak points of that opposition was in the non-recognition of Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau as his father Rabbi Yaakov Landau's successor in the role of Mara D'asra and Rabbi of Bnei Brak, and the opening of Kehillat She'erit Yisrael which did not accept his authority, while waging war against him and his holy work. After the death of that Rosh Yeshiva, this opposition and dispute gradually subsided, when in Tammuz 2010, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman and Rabbi Nissim Karelitz signed a letter praising Rabbi Landau's Kollel 'Paamei Yaakov' in which he is called: "his son and successor, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau shlita - Gaavad of our city." Furthermore, during a conversation about kashrus matters, Rabbi Shteinman said that Rabbi Landau's hechsher and supervision are the best and that he is a very capable person, and regarding his greatness testified that the Chazon Ish held Rabbi Landau the son in even higher regard than he relied on his father. (Rabbi Shteinman explained that Rabbi Landau was over twenty years old when the Chazon Ish passed away). A peak point in the subsiding of the dispute was the declaration of Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein during Rabbi Moshe Landau's funeral, after speaking with Lithuanian leaders Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, that "with the consent of the Gedolei Torah, Admorim, Roshei Yeshiva and city rabbis, it was decided that all religious and kashrus matters in the city will be managed by the Gaonim Rabbis, his son and successor as per his request - Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau shlita and Rabbi Shevach Tzvi Rosenblatt shlita in full cooperation. And truth and peace they loved," and since then Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau has served as Rabbi of Bnei Brak (alongside Rabbi Rosenblatt) and in managing the kashrus system, with this being recognized by Lithuanian circles.
+One of the peak points of that opposition was in the non-recognition of Rabbi [[Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau]] as his father Rabbi [[Yaakov Landau]]'s successor in the role of Mara D'asra and Rabbi of Bnei Brak, and the opening of Kehillat She'erit Yisrael which did not accept his authority, while waging war against him and his holy work. After the death of that Rosh Yeshiva, this opposition and dispute gradually subsided, when in Tammuz 2010, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman and Rabbi Nissim Karelitz signed a letter praising Rabbi Landau's Kollel 'Paamei Yaakov' in which he is called: "his son and successor, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau shlita - Gaavad of our city." Furthermore, during a conversation about kashrus matters, Rabbi Shteinman said that Rabbi Landau's hechsher and supervision are the best and that he is a very capable person, and regarding his greatness testified that the Chazon Ish held Rabbi Landau the son in even higher regard than he relied on his father. (Rabbi Shteinman explained that Rabbi Landau was over twenty years old when the Chazon Ish passed away). A peak point in the subsiding of the dispute was the declaration of Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein during Rabbi Moshe Landau's funeral, after speaking with Lithuanian leaders Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky and Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, that "with the consent of the Gedolei Torah, Admorim, Roshei Yeshiva and city rabbis, it was decided that all religious and kashrus matters in the city will be managed by the Gaonim Rabbis, his son and successor as per his request - Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau shlita and Rabbi Shevach Tzvi Rosenblatt shlita in full cooperation. And truth and peace they loved," and since then Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Eisik Landau has served as Rabbi of Bnei Brak (alongside Rabbi Rosenblatt) and in managing the kashrus system, with this being recognized by Lithuanian circles.
-In 2016, during a historic visit to Eretz HaKodesh, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi Yoel Kahan a"h entered the home of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman and spoke with him about Chassidut for a very long conversation during which Rabbi Yoel enjoyed discussing matters of Chassidut with him. A conversation to which Rabbi Yoel dedicated about 23 minutes, which was rare for him.
+In 2016, during a historic visit to Eretz Yisrael, the Gaon Chassid Rabbi [[Yoel Kahan]] a"h entered the home of Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman and spoke with him about Chassidut for a very long conversation during which Rabbi Yoel enjoyed discussing matters of Chassidut with him. A conversation to which Rabbi Yoel dedicated about 23 minutes, which was rare for him.
+== References ==
+[[he:מתנגדים]]