Shlomo Halberstam (II)

Shlomo Halberstam (II)
Third Bobover Rebbe
Born	1907
Died	August 2, 2000(2000-08-02) (aged 93)
Predecessor	Ben Zion Halberstam
Father	Ben Zion Halberstam

Shlomo Halberstam (1907 - August 2, 2000) (Hebrew: ר' שלמה האלברשטאם‎), was the Third Rebbe of Bobov who re-established the Hasidic dynasty in the United States after World War II. He was the son of Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) of Bobov, who died in the Holocaust.

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

A selection of his teachings were recorded in the book Kerem Shlome.

Rebbes of Bobov

1. Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (I) (1847–1905) grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Halberstam
2. Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (I) (1874–1941)
3. Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (II) (1907–2000)
4. Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005)

Disputed:

5. Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (b. 1955) son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam

5. Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger (b. 1954) son-in-law of Rabbi Naftali Halberstam

See also

• Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793–1876)
• Bobowa (in Poland)
• Borough Park, Brooklyn
• Sanz (Hasidic dynasty)

External links

• A video clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam
• A Video Clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam dancing at his great-granddaughter's wedding
• Rabbi Solomon Halberstam's eyeglasses being auctioned off on eBay

Preceded by Ben Zion Halberstam (I)

Rebbe of Bobov 1941–2000

Succeeded by Naftali Halberstam