Zvhil (Hasidic dynasty)

Zvhil is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, with adherents today in Jerusalem, Boston, and New York.

As in several inter-related Hasidic dynasties, family tradition held that Rabbi Moshe was a descendant of King David.

The last rebbe to reside in Zvhil was Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Korff.

The town of Zvhil (Ukrainian: Zvyahel) is located in Volhynia, in present-day Ukraine.

The Jewish version of the name, Zvhil, instead of Zvyahel can be attributed to the similarity between Zvhil and Zvul (one of the holy names for the ancient Jewish Temple in Hebrew, pronounced 'Zvil' by Ukrainian Jews).