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Mar. 31st, 2005 09:14 amSUCCESSFUL SUCCESSIONS
In the Orthodox Jewish world today there are a number of unfortunate struggles over dynastic successions. Some are in the Chasidic world – especially when a rebbe passes away leaving no son to succeed him. Others are in the yeshiva world, where competing members of the former rosh yeshiva’s family each feel entitled to assume the role of leadership in the yeshiva. That these struggles bring very little honor to the institution or dynasty involved goes without saying. Unfortunately, when the struggle reaches the domain of the masses, violent behavior occurs. Yet, Jewish history teaches us that disputes over succession are almost inevitable in such circumstances. And the usual “resolution” of the matter is that the institution or dynasty splits into two and a new institution and dynasty is formed. As economically inefficient and socially divisive as this “solution” is, it is often the only way out of a morass that can otherwise eventually lead to greater violence and permanent discord. The explosion in the numbers of different sects and dynasties in the Chasidic world in the nineteenth century was a direct result of contested successions, either when a rebbe died without sons or had too many sons. Thus, many of the great Chasidic dynastic groups have many offshoots, branches and sub-branches, all claiming to be legitimate heirs to the dynasty involved.
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In the Orthodox Jewish world today there are a number of unfortunate struggles over dynastic successions. Some are in the Chasidic world – especially when a rebbe passes away leaving no son to succeed him. Others are in the yeshiva world, where competing members of the former rosh yeshiva’s family each feel entitled to assume the role of leadership in the yeshiva. That these struggles bring very little honor to the institution or dynasty involved goes without saying. Unfortunately, when the struggle reaches the domain of the masses, violent behavior occurs. Yet, Jewish history teaches us that disputes over succession are almost inevitable in such circumstances. And the usual “resolution” of the matter is that the institution or dynasty splits into two and a new institution and dynasty is formed. As economically inefficient and socially divisive as this “solution” is, it is often the only way out of a morass that can otherwise eventually lead to greater violence and permanent discord. The explosion in the numbers of different sects and dynasties in the Chasidic world in the nineteenth century was a direct result of contested successions, either when a rebbe died without sons or had too many sons. Thus, many of the great Chasidic dynastic groups have many offshoots, branches and sub-branches, all claiming to be legitimate heirs to the dynasty involved.
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