Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox rebbe Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1908 — August 2, 2000)[1] (Template:Langx), 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
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
A selection of his teachings were recorded in the book Kerem Shlome and many more books
Rebbes of Bobov
- 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
- Chaim Halberstam
- Bobowa (in Poland)
- Borough Park, Brooklyn
References
External links
- A video clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam
- A Video Clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam dancing at his great-granddaughter's wedding