Kehilas Toldos Yehuda Receive Separate Titles Under Beis Din Psak

A psak din issued Wednesday evening has established the respective titles and guidelines for two kehillos that carry forward the distinguished Stuchiner heritage.

The ruling was issued by a beis din headed by Rav Shimon Yitzchok Schlesinger, together with Rav Yekusiel Zalman Gross and Rav Chaim Aharon Monderer, addressing the use of the Stuchiner name and the manner in which each kehillah will be identified.

Under the psak din, the title Stuchiner Rebbe is designated exclusively for Harav Eliezer Yehoshua Yudkowsky, a grandson of the previous Stuchiner Rebbe. Harav Mordechai Menashe Zilber will be known as the Ropshitz-Stuchiner Rebbe, a title already adopted by his kehillah.

The ruling also provides clear guidelines regarding the use of the Stuchiner name and heritage in the respective mosdos, publications and seforim.

Under the ruling, the Stuchiner kehillah retains the rights to the Stuchin name and to publish the late Rebbe's seforim. The Ropshitz-Stuchiner kehillah, meanwhile, may not call itself Toldos Yehudah or use a similar name.

The psak din, signed by all three dayanim, provides a clear framework for both kehillos to continue their respective paths, each with its own established identity and its connection to the legacy of the Stuchiner Admorim.

The ruling was reached and signed in a notably short period of time, bringing the matter to a conclusion in a manner that allows both communities to look ahead.