The Mesorah tree · שביל המסורה · Peace & Harmony Experience

The Mesorah tree

Every one of us stands at the end of a chain of teachers. Follow it: from Moshe Rabbeinu through the Tannaim, the Rishonim and the Baal Shem Tov, and see how the great names of our people are joined.

883 sages and tzaddikim · 1,066 links · growing

Opening the tree…

How we know · מקורות

Every link says where it comes from, and a tradition is called a tradition. Where no direct teacher is on record, we say so, and show it only as the next generation.

📜 Primary source: Stated in Pirkei Avos or the Rambam's introduction.
✅ Encyclopedia: Hand-written here, and the person's Wikipedia article names this link.
🕯 A tradition: Cherished and handed down, not a documented fact.
⋯ Next generation: The Torah passed on; no direct teacher is on record here.
🌐 Wikidata: From Wikidata, the open database. Not yet checked by hand.
❓ To confirm: Well known, but not yet found in the article we checked: help us source it.

Living people aren't listed. Open data from Wikidata (fetched 2026-11-05), joined with chains written here and the שביל הצדיקים calendar. Download the data and learn from it, freely.

Build it with us · בונים יחד

This tree belongs to all of us, and every family and every kehilla holds a piece of it that no book has. Exploring it is free, always.

✎ Add what you know

Open anyone and press “Add or correct something”. A teacher, a story, a source: each is checked before it goes up.

🌳 Join your family to it

Build your family's tree and link it to the great lines of Klal Yisrael.

Your family tree

🕯 Dedicate a page

Dedicate a tzaddik's page, in honor of someone or as a zechus for a neshama.

Ask about a dedication

Become a founding member

We're building what comes next for members: wall charts of any chain to print and frame, your family joined to the tree, and study circles on the generations. Founding members help shape it and hear first.

Request membership

How we know · מקורות

Build it with us · בונים יחד

The great names · גדולי הדורות