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| {{short description|American rabbi}} | {{short description|American rabbi}} | ||
| {{for|the second Bobover Rebbe (1874–1941)|Ben Zion Halberstam}} | {{for|the second Bobover Rebbe (1874–1941)|Ben Zion Halberstam}} | ||
| {{BLP sources|date=February 2015}} | |||
| {{Infobox rebbe | {{Infobox rebbe | ||
| | title = Grand Rabbi of Bobov | | title = Grand Rabbi of Bobov | ||
| | image =File:Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam.jpg | | image = File:Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam.jpg | ||
| | caption = |
| caption = Halberstam at a ] gathering | ||
| | began |
| began = March 23, 2005 | ||
| | ended |
| ended = Current | ||
| | birth_name |
| birth_name = Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam | ||
| | main_work = | | main_work = | ||
| | predecessor = |
| predecessor = ] | ||
| | successor = | | successor = | ||
| | spouse = Rosa Wachsman | | spouse = Rosa Wachsman | ||
| | children |
| children = Chaim Shulem<br />Chaya Fradl<br />Dovid<br />Chana Ruchel<br />Rifkah Sheindel<br />Mordechai Dov<br />Yechezkel Shraga<br />Avrohom Yehoshua Heshil<br />Miriam Beila<br />Nechumah<br />Yisroel Elimelech<br />Shlomo | ||
| | dynasty = Bobov | | dynasty = ] | ||
| | father =] | | father = ] | ||
| | mother =Freida Rubin | | mother = Freida Rubin | ||
| | birth_date = 1955 | | birth_date = 1955 | ||
| | birth_place =New York | | birth_place = New York | ||
| | date of death = | | date of death = | ||
| | place of death = | | place of death = | ||
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'''Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam''' ({{lang-he|בן ציון אריה לייבוש הלברשטאם}}) is the current ] of the ]. | ||
| |url=https://forward.com/news/national/337575/hasidic-businessman-who-flipped-aids-home-part-of-sect-with-cozy-ties-to-ma | |||
| |title=Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio | |||
| ⚫ | |quote=The Bobov rebbe, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, ... | ||
| |date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Early life== | |||
| He was born in 1955 to the third Bobover rebbe, Grand Rabbi ] and his second wife;<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Ben-Zion-%25D7%2591%25D7%259F-%25D7%25A6%25D7%2599%25D7%2595%25D7%259F-Halberstam-%25D7%2594%25D7%259C%25D7%2591%25D7%25A8%25D7%25A9%25D7%2598%25D7%2590%25D7%259D/6000000001878522994 | Halberstam was born in 1955 to the third Bobover rebbe, Grand Rabbi ] and his second wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Ben-Zion-%25D7%2591%25D7%259F-%25D7%25A6%25D7%2599%25D7%2595%25D7%259F-Halberstam-%25D7%2594%25D7%259C%25D7%2591%25D7%25A8%25D7%25A9%25D7%2598%25D7%2590%25D7%259D/6000000001878522994|title=Admor Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, 5th Bobover Rebbe ...|quote=Birthdate: 1955}}</ref> His father had lost his first wife and most of their children in ].<ref name=Reb>{{cite web|date=August 1, 2008|title=The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam|url=https://www.vosizneias.com/18763/2008/08/01/borough-park-ny-the-legacy-and-life-of-rabbi-shlomo-halberstam-zt%E2%80%9Dl-the-tzadik-that-rebuild-the-bobov-dynasty-in-america}}</ref>{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=236}} His half-brother from his father's first marriage, ], survived the Holocaust, and joined the family in ].{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=236}} | ||
| |title=Admor Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, 5th Bobover Rebbe ... | |||
| |quote=Birthdate: 1955}}</ref> Grand Rabbi Shlomo had lost his first wife and most of their children in the Holocaust.<ref name=Reb>{{cite web |date=August 1, 2008 | |||
| |title=The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam | |||
| |url=https://www.vosizneias.com/18763/2008/08/01/borough-park-ny-the-legacy-and-life-of-rabbi-shlomo-halberstam-zt%E2%80%9Dl-the-tzadik-that-rebuild-the-bobov-dynasty-in-america}}</ref> His son from his first marriage, ], survived and would eventually become the fourth Bobver Rebber. | |||
| ==Career== | |||
| After his father's passing in 2000, Rabbi Benzion Aryeh Leibish older brother, Grand Rabbi ] was appointed to be the fourth Bobover Rebbe, and Rabbi Benzion Aryeh Leibish was appointed as '']'' ("Younger" Rabbi). After the passing of Rabbi Naftali Halberstam in 2005, Rabbi Benzion Aryeh Leibish was appointed to be the fifth Bobover Rebbe. | |||
| After his father's passing in 2000, Naftali was appointed as fourth Bobover Rebbe at age 69,{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=236}} while Halberstam was appointed as '']'' (assistant rabbi). After Naftali died in 2005, a dispute arose as to who should be the ] of the then 120,000 ] worldwide.{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=236}} Some began to follow Halberstam, while others followed Naftali's son-in-law ], who was older by one year.{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=236}} Unger had already ensconced himself firmly within the community by then, and had previously balked at challenging his own father's leadership of ], which was not as substantial a dynasty.{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=237}} The matter of succession was brought before a ] (religious court) in 2007, which ruled that Halberstam would be declared the fifth Rebbe of Bobov ({{lang|he|אדמו"ר מבאבוב}}) with its headquarters on 48th Street in Borough Park,{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=238}} while Unger would be Rebbe of ] ({{lang|he|אדמו"ר מבאבוב-45}}), located on 45th Street.{{sfn|Heilman|2013|p=238}}<ref>(October 26, 2017) , ''Arutz 7''. Retrieved November 18, 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nussbaum Cohen|first1=Debra|title=Serenading the Bobov Bride|url=http://forward.com/sisterhood/152261/serenading-the-bobov-bride/|work=The Forward|date=February 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Forward|url=https://forward.com/news/national/337575/hasidic-businessman-who-flipped-aids-home-part-of-sect-with-cozy-ties-to-ma|title=Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio | |||
| ⚫ | |quote=The Bobov rebbe, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, ...|date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ==Rebbes of Bobov== | ==Rebbes of Bobov== | ||
| #] (1847–1905), grandson of the ] Rebbe, ] | #] (1847–1905), grandson of the ] Rebbe, ] | ||
| #] (1874–1941) | #] (1874–1941) | ||
| #] (1907–2000) | #] (1907–2000) | ||
| #] (1931–2005), older son of |
#] (1931–2005), older son of Shlomo Halberstam | ||
| # |
#Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (b. 1955), younger son of Shlomo Halberstam | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *] | |||
| *] | *] | ||
| *] | *] | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
| ==Sources== | |||
| *{{cite journal |last1=Heilman |first1=Samuel C. |title=What's in a Name? The Dilemma of Title and Geography for Contemporary Hasidism |journal=Jewish History |date=December 2013 |volume=27 |issue=2-4 |pages=221-240 |doi=10.1007/s10835-013-9187-5 |url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/whats-name-dilemma-title-geography-contemporary/docview/1460841654/se-2?accountid=196403 |access-date=July 19, 2023}} | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Revision as of 06:46, 19 July 2023
American rabbi For the second Bobover Rebbe (1874–1941), see Ben Zion Halberstam.| Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam | |
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 Halberstam at a Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim gathering | |
| Title | Grand Rabbi of Bobov |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam 1955 New York |
| Spouse | Rosa Wachsman |
| Children | Chaim Shulem Chaya Fradl Dovid Chana Ruchel Rifkah Sheindel Mordechai Dov Yechezkel Shraga Avrohom Yehoshua Heshil Miriam Beila Nechumah Yisroel Elimelech Shlomo |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Naftali Halberstam |
Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (Template:Lang-he) is the current Rebbe of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty.
Early life
Halberstam was born in 1955 to the third Bobover rebbe, Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam and his second wife. His father had lost his first wife and most of their children in the Holocaust. His half-brother from his father's first marriage, Naftali, survived the Holocaust, and joined the family in Borough Park, Brooklyn.
Career
After his father's passing in 2000, Naftali was appointed as fourth Bobover Rebbe at age 69, while Halberstam was appointed as Rav Hatza'ir (assistant rabbi). After Naftali died in 2005, a dispute arose as to who should be the Grand Rebbe of the then 120,000 Bobov Hasidim worldwide. Some began to follow Halberstam, while others followed Naftali's son-in-law Mordechai Dovid Unger, who was older by one year. Unger had already ensconced himself firmly within the community by then, and had previously balked at challenging his own father's leadership of Dombrov, which was not as substantial a dynasty. The matter of succession was brought before a beth din (religious court) in 2007, which ruled that Halberstam would be declared the fifth Rebbe of Bobov (אדמו"ר מבאבוב) with its headquarters on 48th Street in Borough Park, while Unger would be Rebbe of Bobov-45 (אדמו"ר מבאבוב-45), located on 45th Street.
Rebbes of Bobov
- Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905), grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Chaim Halberstam
- Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941)
- Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000)
- Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005), older son of Shlomo Halberstam
- Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (b. 1955), younger son of Shlomo Halberstam
See also
References
- "Admor Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, 5th Bobover Rebbe ..."
Birthdate: 1955
- "The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.
- ^ Heilman 2013, p. 236.
- Heilman 2013, p. 237.
- ^ Heilman 2013, p. 238.
- (October 26, 2017) "Watch: Bobov-45 Rebbe Dances at Wedding", Arutz 7. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- Nussbaum Cohen, Debra (February 29, 2012). "Serenading the Bobov Bride". The Forward.
- "Hasidic Businessman Who Flipped AIDS Home Part of Sect With Cozy Ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio". The Forward. April 1, 2016.
The Bobov rebbe, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, ...
Sources
- Heilman, Samuel C. (December 2013). "What's in a Name? The Dilemma of Title and Geography for Contemporary Hasidism". Jewish History. 27 (2–4): 221–240. doi:10.1007/s10835-013-9187-5. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
External links
- Kol Bobov: Bobover Music (Yiddish Site), of Ben Zion Halberstam
- Link to Bais Din Ruling (in Hebrew)
- Halberstam family tree
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded byGrand Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam of Bobov | Grand Rebbe of Bobov 2005– |
Succeeded byCurrent incumbent |