Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)

Shlomo Halberstam
Third Bobover Rebbe
Full name Shlomo Halberstam
Born 1907
Died August 2, 2000(2000-08-02) (aged 93)
Predecessor Ben Zion Halberstam
Successor Reb Naftali Halberstam
Father Ben Zion Halberstam

Shlomo Halberstam (1907 - August 2, 2000) (Hebrew: ר' שלמה הלברשטאם), 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

Preceded by
Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam
Rebbe of Bobov
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Succeeded by
Naftali Halberstam


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