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Following the death of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum in 1979 and his succession by Moshe Teitelbaum, a nephew of Joel, a segment of the Satmar community rejected the new leadership and remained committed to the deceased Rebbe. This group became known as Bnei Yoel ("The Children of Yoel")<ref>Also spelled B'nei Joel.</ref> and many of these Hasidim would regularly petitioned Faige for blessings and advice as they would normally would of a Hasidic Rebbe. This was a unique position for a Hasidic Rebbetzin in the post–World War II period. And Faige Teitelbaum is viewed as the only such woman in the late 20th Century to function as a de facto rebbe and leader.<ref name=jwaft/>
Following the death of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum in 1979 and his succession by Moshe Teitelbaum, a nephew of Joel, a segment of the Satmar community rejected the new leadership and remained committed to the deceased Rebbe. This group became known as Bnei Yoel ("The Children of Yoel")<ref>Also spelled B'nei Joel.</ref> and many of these Hasidim would regularly petitioned Faige for blessings and advice as they would normally would of a Hasidic Rebbe. This was a unique position for a Hasidic Rebbetzin in the post–World War II period. And Faige Teitelbaum is viewed as the only such woman in the late 20th Century to function as a de facto rebbe and leader.<ref name=jwaft/>

Teitelbaum's charitable activities included establishing the Satmar Bikur Cholim kosher food distribution network for Orthodox hospital patients.<ref>https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/the-founder-of-a-major-kosher-food-network-is-honored/</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 04:48, 23 November 2021

Alta Faige Teitelbaum

Faige Teitelbaum (April 19, 1912 - June 2, 2001) (Template:Lang-yi), born Alta Faige Shapiro and known as the Satmar Rebbetzin, was the second wife of the first Rebbe of Satmar, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (1887-1979). After her husband's death, the Satmar Rebbetzin gained a following of supporters who stood in opposition to the second Rebbe of Satmar, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum (1914-2006).[1]

Faige Teitelbaum was born in Częstochowa, Poland to Rabbi Avigdor Shapiro of the Kosnitz Hasidic dynasty. In 1936, she married Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum after the death of Joel's first wife.[1]

Following the death of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum in 1979 and his succession by Moshe Teitelbaum, a nephew of Joel, a segment of the Satmar community rejected the new leadership and remained committed to the deceased Rebbe. This group became known as Bnei Yoel ("The Children of Yoel")[2] and many of these Hasidim would regularly petitioned Faige for blessings and advice as they would normally would of a Hasidic Rebbe. This was a unique position for a Hasidic Rebbetzin in the post–World War II period. And Faige Teitelbaum is viewed as the only such woman in the late 20th Century to function as a de facto rebbe and leader.[1]

Teitelbaum's charitable activities included establishing the Satmar Bikur Cholim kosher food distribution network for Orthodox hospital patients.[3]

See also

Further reading

  • Rockove, Moshe. “Rebbetzin Alta Feiga Teitelbaum.” Dei’ah VeDibur, August 8, 2001.
  • Martin, Douglas. “Faiga Teitelbaum, 89, a Power Among the Satmar Hassidim. The New York Times, June 13, 2001, 15C.

References

  1. ^ a b c Alpert, Zalman (31 December 1999). "Faige Teitelbaum". Jewish Women's Archive. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ^ Also spelled B'nei Joel.
  3. ^ https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/the-founder-of-a-major-kosher-food-network-is-honored/
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