Kotzk


Kotsk is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Morgenstern, known as the Kotzker Rebbe.
Kotsk is the Yiddish name of Kock, a town in present-day Poland.
The first Rebbe of Ger, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, known for his work as the Chidushei Harim, was a preeminent disciple of the Kotzker Rebbe. Following the Kotzker's death most of the Kotzker Hasidim formed the nucleus of the Ger dynasty. Both dynasties were greatly influenced by Simcha Bunim of Peshischa.
The Kotzker Hasidim were known for their critical thinking and for a controversial way of expressing themselves.

Lineage

Rebbe Menachem Mendl Morgensztern of Kotsk , the Alter Kotsker Rebbe
Rabbi Shalom Morgenstern, Scarsdale, New York
Rabbi Mendle Meir Morgenstern, Kotzker Rebbe currently residing in Jerusalem. Published Amud Haemes and other Seforim of the dynasty

History