Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)
Shlomo Halberstam | |
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Title | Third Bobover Rebbe |
Personal life | |
Born | 1908 |
Died | August 2, 2000 | (aged 92)
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Religion | Judaism |
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Predecessor | Ben Zion Halberstam |
Successor | Naftali 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
[edit]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
[edit]A selection of his teachings were recorded in the book Kerem Shlome and many more books
Rebbes of Bobov
[edit]- Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Chaim Halberstam
- Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941)
- Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000)
- Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005) older son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
- Rabbi Benzion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, younger son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam
See also
[edit]- Chaim Halberstam
- Bobowa (in Poland)
- Borough Park, Brooklyn
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.
- ^ Lipman, Steve (August 4, 2000). "Bobover Rebbe Dies At 92". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Paysach J. Krohn (December 1992). In the Footsteps of the Maggid (First ed.). Mesorah Publications (published December 1992). p. 119. ISBN 089906597X.
External links
[edit]- A video clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam
- A Video Clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam dancing at his great-granddaughter's wedding