Karlin-Stolin Hasidim established themselves in Eretz Yisrael in the mid-19th century , settling in Tiberias , Hebron and Safed . In 1869 , they redeemed the site of a former synagogue in Tiberias which had been built in 1786 by Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk but was destroyed in the Galilee earthquake of 1837 . Construction of the new synagogue started in 1870 , and was possible by collection of funds from the diaspora . This synagogue , still in use today , stands in the cluster of Ancient synagogues of Tiberias . It was during this time that Karlin-Stolin Hasidim settled in Jerusalem . By 1874 , they had established the Beth Aaron Synagogue in the old city
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Galilee earthquake of 1837
Karlin-Stolin (Hasidic dynasty)