Kretshnif (Hasidic dynasty)

Kretshnif Hasidic Dynasty
Founder
	Rabbi Meir Rosenbaum
Regions with significant populations
	Israel, United States, England, Canada
Religions
	Hasidic Judaism
Related ethnic groups
	Nadvorna

Kretshnif (Yiddish: קרעטשניף; also transliterated Kretshniv, Kretchinev, Kretchniv, or Kretshniff) is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism that comes from the Nadvorna dynasty, named for Crăciunești in present-day Romania. The founding rebbe (hereditary rabbinical dynastic leader) was Meir Rosenbaum, a son of Mordechai, rebbe of Nadvorna.^[1] His sons and successors included Eliezer Zev in Kretshnif and Sighit, and Issamar of Nadvorna (d. 1973) in Chernowitz. The descendant rabbis of this dynasty are mainly in Israel, New York City, England, and Canada.

^ https://yivoencyclopedia.org/default.aspx: "Me’ir of Premishlan (Peremysh’lany; 1780–1850), known as a miracle worker whose court attracted admirers seeking his blessing for welfare and livelihood. His descendants headed the dynasties of Nadvorne and Kretshniv (Rom., Crăciuneşti)."

[1] ttps://yivoencyclopedia.org/default.aspx: "Me’ir of Premishlan (Peremysh’lany; 1780–1850), known as a miracle worker whose court attracted admirers seeking his blessing for welfare and livelihood. His descendants headed the dynasties of Nadvorne and Kretshniv (Rom., Crăciuneşti)."

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