Boston (Hasidic dynasty)

Boston is a Hasidic sect, originally established in 1915 by Grand Rabbi Pinchas Duvid Horowitz. Following the custom of European Chassidic Courts, where the Rebbe was called after the name of his city, Bostoner Chassidus was named after Boston, Massachusetts. The most senior and well-known of the Bostoner Rebbes in contemporary times was Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, who died in December 2009.

Amid a spectrum of notable accomplishments and "firsts in America," the Bostoner Chassidim claim to be skilled in applying ancient Jewish values in modern society, engaging in outreach to students, and providing tangible help for the sick and their families during crucial times of need. The Bostoner Chassidim also pride themselves on their musical tradition.

The worldwide community of Bostoner Chassidim has headquarters in Brookline, Massachusetts and Har Nof, Jerusalem, with additional branches in Beit Shemesh, Israel; Beitar Illit, Israel; Flatbush, NY; Highland Park, NJ; Lawrence, NY; and Monsey, NY.

Grand Rabbi Pinchas David Horowitz, the first Bostoner Rebbe, a scion of the Rebbe Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg and the Lelov dynasty, first arrived in Boston in 1915 from the Land of Israel via Europe. Shortly after his arrival, Rabbi Pinchas David was accepted as Rebbe by a group of followers he attracted from within the Boston Jewish community. However, in 1939, he left Boston and moved to Brooklyn where he opened the Bostoner Beis Medrash of Williamsburg. After his death in 1941, his older son, Rav Moshe, succeeded him in New York, while his younger son, Rav Levi Yitzchok, moved back to Boston in 1943 and built the New England Chassidic Center.

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