Mashpia

Mashpia

Mashpia

Hasidic rabbi who serves as a spiritual mentor

Mashpia (Hebrew: משפיע) or feminine Mashpi'oh lit. "person of influence", pl. Mashpi'im (Hebrew: משפיעים) is the title of a rabbi who serves as a spiritual mentor in Hasidic Jewish yeshivas.[1]

This title is also used in Breslov Hasidic movements, who have no rebbe. Previously, those holding this position were referred to as "community rabbis".[citation needed]

Mashpi'im in Chabad

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, discussed the role of mashpi'im in the preface to the Tanya, his book on Hasidic philosophy. [2]

Notable Chabad mashpi'im

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1280337/jewish/The-Rabbi-and-the-Thief.htm: "He was later... head mashpia (spiritual mentor) in the Lubavitcher yeshivah of Kfar Chabad"
  2. [2]
    "Essays: Provide Yourself a Teacher". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
  3. [3]
    Line, Chabad On (10 August 2017). ""Kevutza" Poses for Group Photo". collive. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
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