Lithuanian (Litvish) Judaism
A living tradition within Haredi Judaism. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Lithuanian (Litvish) Judaism is a living tradition within Haredi Judaism. Also written Misnagdim, Mitnaggdim, Yeshivish, Litvaks.
Origin
Founders named in the sources: Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, the Vilna Gaon (1720–1797), Hayyim of Volozhin (disciple; founder of the Volozhin yeshiva). No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. NULL: not a founded movement but an opposition party that became a distinct communal culture. It takes its name (mitnaggedim, 'opponents') from opposition to Hasidism; the herem against the Hasidim was proclaimed in Vilna on 11 May 1772 under the Vilna Gaon's authority. The yeshiva at Volozhin, founded by his disciple Hayyim of Volozhin, became the institutional model of the Lithuanian world; no founding year for the yeshiva is given here because none was verified.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Lithuanian (Litvish) Judaism.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-lithuanian-litvish-judaism.
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