Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)
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.
Shlomo Halberstam | |
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Title | Third Bobover Rebbe |
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Born | 1908 |
Died | August 2, 2000 92) | (aged
Religion | Judaism |
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Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Ben Zion Halberstam |
Successor | Naftali Halberstam |
Rebuilding
Both he and a son his successor Naftali survived the Bochnia Ghetto and rebuilt in America. He also rebuilt in another way: he remarried, having lost his first wife and most of their children during the Holocaust.[1]
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.
Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, a son from the second wife, became Rebbe after Naftali.[1]
In 2016, the first edition of Divrei Shlomo, a new and revised selection of teachings was published by his son Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, the current Bobov Rebbe. The same year was also published the first edition of Chuchmes Shlomo, a new and revised selection of teachings, by his student Yechezkel Shlaff of London.
Rebbes of Bobov
- Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Halberstam
- Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941)
- Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000)
- Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005) older son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
current:
- 5. Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, younger son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
- Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger, son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, rebbe of Bobov-45
See also
- Chaim Halberstam
- Bobowa (in Poland)
- Borough Park, Brooklyn
References
- "The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.
- Lipman, Steve. "Bobover Rebbe Dies At 92". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
External links
- A video clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam
- A Video Clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam dancing at his great-granddaughter's wedding
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Preceded by Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam |
Rebbe of Bobov 1941–2000 |
Succeeded by Naftali Halberstam |