Skulen (Hasidic dynasty)
Rabbi Israel Abraham Portugal, Grand Rebbe of Skulen, lighting Hanukkah candles | |
| Founder | |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Eliezer Zusia Portugal | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States, Israel, Canada | |
| Religions | |
| Hasidic Judaism |
Skulen (סקולען) Hasidic dynasty was founded by Eliezer Zusia Portugal. It was headed by his son, Yisroel Avrohom Portugal until his death on April 1, 2019. Its name is from Sculeni (Yiddish: סקולען Skulen), a town in Bessarabia (now in Moldova) where Eliezer Zusia Portugal was born and served as rabbi.
The central Skulener synagogue is in, Boro Park, Brooklyn in New York City.