Sadurigora Succession Fight Escalates Into Court Battle in Jerusalem

The succession dispute inside the Sadigura Hasidic dynasty has intensified and moved from the streets into the Jerusalem District Court. The Jerusalem-based association, "Mossdot Hasidut Sadigura Yerushalayim," which is aligned with the Jerusalem rebbe, filed an urgent contempt-of-court petition against the main Sadigura faction in Bnei Brak, accusing it of repeatedly and blatantly violating earlier judicial rulings.

According to the petition, court orders had barred the Bnei Brak side from making unilateral changes to the Jerusalem association’s operations, management, and assets. The applicants say the legal fight has recently turned into violent confrontations on the ground at the institutions themselves.

The filing says that on June 18 a group from Bnei Brak broke into the large yeshiva complex in Jerusalem, smashed the existing locks, replaced them with new ones, and forcibly removed the yeshiva director and students who were studying there at the time. Police reportedly had to intervene to restore order. Four days later, on June 22, another group from Bnei Brak arrived, some allegedly carrying tear gas, and the sides again clashed violently.

The petition describes these incidents as repeated attempts to take the law into their own hands, undermine the rule of law, and use severe violence. The Jerusalem association is asking the court to impose heavy fines and even prison orders against the Bnei Brak respondents for contempt. Judge Aryeh Romanov did not rule immediately, but ordered the Sadigura Bnei Brak side to submit a formal response within seven days.