List of Hasidic dynasties and groups

• Each leader of the dynasty is referred to as an ADMOR, or simply as Rebbe, and at times called the "Rav", and sometimes referred to in English as a "Grand Rabbi";
• The dynasty continues beyond the initial leader's lifetime by succession ;
• The dynasty is usually named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, and sometimes, such as in the case of the Bostoner Chassidim, where the group began to grow and flourish or where a significantly influential Jewish teacher founds a court or yeshiva where students go to learn from, or consult with, that Rebbe;
• The dynasty has followers who, through time, continue following successive leaders, or may even continue as a group without a leader by following the precepts of a deceased leader.

• It was founded by a leader who did not appoint or leave a successor;
• It may be named after a key town in Eastern Europe where the founder may have been born or lived, or where the group began to grow and flourish, or it may be named after the founder himself;
• It has followers who continue as a group under the direction of rabbis who expound and interpret the precepts of the deceased founder.

  Dynasties with larger following

Dynasties with smaller following

Hasidic groups (non-dynastic)

Other dynasties