Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)

Shlomo Halberstam
TitleThird Bobover Rebbe
Personal life
Born1908
Poland
DiedAugust 2, 2000(2000-08-02) (aged 92)
Parent
  • Ben Zion Halberstam (father)
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorBen Zion Halberstam
SuccessorNaftali Halberstam

Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1908 — August 2, 2000)[1] (Hebrew: רבי שלמה הלברשטאם), was the third Rebbe of Bobov who re-established the Hasidic dynasty in the United States after World War II. Born in Poland,[2] he was the oldest son of Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) of Bobov, who was murdered by the Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators in the Holocaust.

Rebuilding

Starting off with a small yeshiva for sixteen boys in the West Side of Manhattan,[3] Grand Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam rebuilt the Bobov institutions in America, Israel and in London after the Holocaust. He also rebuilt in another way: he remarried, having lost his first wife and most of their children during the Holocaust.[1]

Grand Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam died in the summer of 2000, and was succeeded by his oldest son, Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005).

Legacy

A selection of his teachings were recorded in the book Kerem Shlome and many more books

Rebbes of Bobov

  1. Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Chaim Halberstam
  2. Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941)
  3. Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000)
  4. Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005) older son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
  5. Rabbi Benzion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, younger son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.
  2. ^ Lipman, Steve (August 4, 2000). "Bobover Rebbe Dies At 92". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Paysach J. Krohn (December 1992). In the Footsteps of the Maggid (First ed.). Mesorah Publications (published December 1992). p. 119. ISBN 089906597X.
Religious titles
Preceded by Rebbe of Bobov
1941–2000 		Succeeded by