Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin

Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin (1798 – March 21, 1870The State Archive in Lodz /Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi: "Jewish Civil Registry of Aleksandrow Lodzki", 1870, death (AKT)#10, Age: 76, marital status: widower, date: March 21) of Aleksander served as the rebbe of a community of thousands of Hasidim during the "interregnum" between the Chidushei HaRim of Ger and the Sfas Emes.Menashe Shif, צדיקי עולם Everlasting Saints pp 27-35 Ashdod (2004)
== Biography ==
Chanokh Heynekh was one of the leading students of the Rebbe Reb Simcha Bunim of Prshischa. After the latter's death he became one of the most prominent followers of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Kotzk and the senior disciple of Chidushei hoRimYartzeits in Shvat. Following the death of the Chidushei hoRim in 1866, the bulk of his numerous chasidim chose Rabbi Chanokh Heynekh as the next rebbe.
Chanokh Heynekh served as the Rabbi in the Jewish communities of Aleksander from 1837 (or earlier) till 1853, Nowy Dwór from 1853 to 1859, and Przasnysz from 1859 to 1864 (or 1866). After his tenure In Przasnysz he retired from the rabbinate and settled in Aleksander, where he lived during his period of leadership as rebbe.
His teachings are collected in Chashovoh leToivo (first published in 1929), and are quoted widely.Chasidic insightsChasidic insights
== References ==
* Rav-SIG Index of names
* Yehuda Leyb, Geza Pe-eir (includes biographical notes on Chanokh Heynekh)
* Prushnits Yizkor Book
Category:Ger Hasidism
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