Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam

Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (Hebrew: בן ציון אריה לייבוש הלברשטאם‎) is the current leader of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty.[1][2]

For the second Bobover Rebbe (1874–1941), see Ben Zion Halberstam.
Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam
Seated at far right
TitleGrand Rabbi of Bobov
Personal
Born
Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam

1955
New York
ReligionJudaism
SpouseRosa Wachsman
ChildrenChaim Shulem
Chaya Fradl
Dovid
Chana Ruchel
Rifkah Sheindel
Mordechai Dov
Yechezkel Shraga
Avrohom Yehoshua Heshil
Miriam Beila
Nechumah
Yisroel Elimelech
Shlomo
Parents
Jewish leader
PredecessorNaftali Halberstam
Began23 March 2005
Endedpresent
DynastyBobov

He was born in 1955 to the third Bobover rebbe, Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam and his second wife;[3] Grand Rabbi Shlomo had lost his first wife and most of their children in the Holocaust.[4] His son from his first marriage, Naftali Halberstam, survived and would eventually become the fourth Bobver Rebber.

After his father's passing in 2000, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish older half-brother, Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam was appointed to be the fourth Bobover Rebbe, and Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish was appointed as Rav Hatza'ir ("Younger" Rabbi).[5]

After Grand Rabbi Naftali's passing in 2005, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam was appointed as the fifth Grand Rabbi of Bobov.[6] A group of Hasidim loyal to Naftali's son-in-law, Mordechai Dovid Unger, founded the split-off faction of Bobov-45.

Rebbes of Bobov
  1. Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905), grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Rabbi 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. Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (b. 1955), younger son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam

See also

References
  1. Nussbaum Cohen, Debra (February 29, 2012). "Serenading the Bobov Bride". The Forward.
  2. "Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio". The Forward. April 1, 2016. The Bobov rebbe, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, ...
  3. "Admor Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, 5th Bobover Rebbe ..." Birthdate: 1955
  4. "The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.
  5. "Contender ABD Bobov".
  6. https://www.dropbox.com/s/wxhoh1niecau2ca/bobovPsak.pdf
Religious titles
Preceded by
Grand Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam of Bobov		 Grand Rebbe of Bobov
2005–		 Succeeded by
Current incumbent
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