Mashpia (Hebrew: משפיע) or feminine Mashpi'oh lit.
Mashpi'im (Hebrew: משפיעים) is the title of a rabbi who serves as a spiritual mentor in a Hasidic Jewish yeshiva.
Previously, those holding this position were referred to as "community rabbis".
[citation needed] The related Hebrew word "mashpian" refers to an "influencer" such as a celebrity or social media promoter.
[2] 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.