The Bnei Yissaschar, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov zy"a

The Bnei Yissaschar zy"a

הבני יששכר

Years 1783–1841 Yahrzeit 18 Teves 5601
11 January 1841 · usually in December or January Kever / tziyun The ohel in Dynów (Dinov), near Rzeszów, Poland

Upcoming yahrzeit: 28 December 2026 (5787)

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Biography

The Bnei Yissaschar zy"a, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov, was born in 5543 (1783) — some accounts say 5545 (1785) — in Jawornik, Galicia, a son of Rabbi Pesach Langsam. He was niftar in Dinov on 18 Teves 5601 (11 January 1841) and rests in the ohel there, near Rzeszów. He served as rav in several kehillos, including Strizhov, Dinov, and Munkatch.

His Rebbeim included the Chozeh of Lublin, the Maggid of Kozhnitz, Reb Mendel of Rimanov zy"a (whose page is on this site), and the Apter Rov. The Chozeh told him, according to the mesorah, that he was from the shevet of Yissaschar, “who know the times,” and that is why his sefer on the months and festivals is called Bnei Yissaschar. It was printed after his petirah, in 5610 (1850).

Many accounts call him a nephew of Reb Elimelech of Lizensk zy"a. Other accounts, including a well-known naming story, say that his mother was a niece of Reb Elimelech, which would make him a great-nephew, not a nephew. The sources are not one shittah, so this page does not state the closer relationship as a fact. Reb Elimelech’s page is on this site, and the family connection is real either way; he was niftar in 1787, when this tzaddik was still a small child.

His son Rabbi Elazar of Lancut continued the court; from that line came the Munkatch dynasty (Shem Shlomo, Darchei Teshuvah, Minchas Elazar, and their successors), and related courts including Bluzhev. A shliach brings your kvittel to the ohel in Dinov and sends back a photograph.

Historical background

Dynów (Dinov) is a town in the foothills of Galicia, near Rzeszów. The Bnei Yissaschar’s ohel there is a place of pilgrimage, especially around 18 Teves. He also served in Munkatch, and through his descendants Chasidus took strong root in Hungary as well as in Galicia. He was a firm opponent of the Haskalah, as the standard biographies record.

Before & after

Who came before

The Chozeh of Lublin zy"a — One of his Rebbeim; he rests in the alte Beis Hachaim in Lublin.
Reb Mendel of Rimanov zy"a — One of his Rebbeim.
Reb Elimelech of Lizensk zy"a — A family connection: many accounts say nephew, others say his mother was Reb Elimelech’s niece (which would make him a great-nephew). See the biography.

Who came after

In his dor

Sources

The facts on this page come from the earlier site and from the sources listed here. Where the sources are not one shittah, it is written in the text.

Pictures of the tziyun

The ohel of the Bnei Yissaschar, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov zy"a, in the Jewish cemetery in Dynów, near Rzeszów.
Photo: Volodymyr D-k, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Inside the ohel of the Bnei Yissaschar zy"a in Dynów.
Photo: הביוגרף, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rebbeim

The Chozeh of Lublin zy"a
The Maggid of Kozhnitz zy"a
Reb Mendel of Rimanov zy"a
The Apter Rov zy"a, Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Apt

Seforim

Bnei Yissaschar, on the months and the Yomim Tovim, the sefer by which he is called
Derech Pikudecha, on the taryag mitzvos
Igra d'Kallah, on the Torah
Maayan Ganim, and other seforim and hagahos, including on the Zohar

What he is known for

Author of Bnei Yissaschar, a foundational Chasidic sefer on the months and moadim
Founder of the Dinov dynasty, from which the Munkatch and Bluzhev lines also descend

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