Lechovitch (Hasidic dynasty) (original) (raw)

Lechovitch (Yiddish: לעכוויטש) is a Lithuanian Hasidic dynasty, originating from the city of Lyakhavichy, Belarus, where it was founded by Rabbi (ca. 1742 - 1810). Lechovitch is a branch of Karlin Hasidism as Rabbi Mordechai Jaffe was a leading disciple of Rabbi Shlomo of Karlin. The Slonim, Koidanov, and dynasties derive from Lechovitch Hasidism.