Hasidic Rabbis and succession disputes | Samuel Heilman

Hasidic groups are led by Rebbes. I come from the Satmar sect, and our rebbe was Moses Teitelbaum. What happened when he passed? The community erupted in a fight over who would take over, and Satmar split in two. There are now two Rebbes, Reb Aaron and Reb Zalmen Leib. Satmar is just one sect. There are other huge sects with intense succession stories. In this episode, I speak to the scholar Samuel Heilman who spent 50 years studying Orthodox Jews. He wrote the book "Who Will Lead Us?: The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America" and in this interview he shares some of these succession stories. We especially talk about Bobov and Munkatch. Books by Samuel Heilman: Who Will Lead Us?: The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America https://amzn.to/4wKeJRW The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson https://amzn.to/4zz0SAL Hasidism: A New History https://amzn.to/4qvPAsJ Defenders of the Faith: Inside the World of Orthodox Jewry https://amzn.to/4gShQSf Other videos that might interest you: An extremely short, animated primer on Hasidic sects    • Jewish denominations explained 🤓   A longer history on Hasidic sects:    • Hasidic Jews and sects explained in 12 mins!   Interview with the great late scholar David Biale    • The History of Hasidism | David Biale on '...   An interview with my professor Glenn Dynner    • Jewish life in Poland was more complicated...