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Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)

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Shlomo Halberstam
TitleThird Bobover Rebbe
Personal life
Born1907
DiedAugust 2, 2000(2000-08-02) (aged 93)
Parent
  • Ben Zion Halberstam (father)
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorBen Zion Halberstam
SuccessorReb Naftali Halberstam

Shlomo Halberstam (1907 - August 2, 2000) (Template:Lang-he), 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 was murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators 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 (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

current:

5. Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, younger son of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam

See also

Religious titles
Preceded by Rebbe of Bobov
1941–2000
Succeeded by