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	Rabbi Benzion Halberstam was born 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> but a son, ], survived.{{sfn\|Heilman\|2013\|p=236}} Naftali was later reunited with the family in ].{{sfn\|Heilman\|2013\|p=236}}		Rabbi Benzion Halberstam was born 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> but a son, ], survived.{{sfn\|Heilman\|2013\|p=236}} Naftali was later reunited with the family in ].{{sfn\|Heilman\|2013\|p=236}}


	==Career==
			After his father's passing in 2000, Rabbi Naftali was appointed as fourth Bobover Rebbe at age 69,{{sfn\|Heilman\|2013\|p=236}} and Rabbi Benzion was appointed as '']'' (assistant rabbi). Naftali died right before the ] holiday in 2005,<ref>(March 26, 2005) After the passing of Rabbi Naftuli, Rabbi Benzion was appointed as the fifth Grand Rabbe of Bobov.
	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). Naftali died right before the ] holiday in 2005,<ref>(March 26, 2005) , ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 20, 2023.</ref> which led to a ] over 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 could not challenge his own father's leadership of ], which anyway 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==

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American rabbi For the second Bobover Rebbe (1874–1941), see Ben Zion Halberstam.

Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam
Halberstam at a Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim gathering
Title	Grand Rabbi of Bobov
Personal life
Born	Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam 1955 (age 69–70) 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
Parents	Shlomo Halberstam (father) Freida Rubin (mother)
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Naftali Halberstam

Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (Template:Lang-he, born 1955) is the current Rebbe of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty.

Early life

Rabbi Benzion Halberstam was born 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, but a son, Naftali, survived. Naftali was later reunited with the family in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

After his father's passing in 2000, Rabbi Naftali was appointed as fourth Bobover Rebbe at age 69, and Rabbi Benzion was appointed as Rav Hatza'ir (assistant rabbi). Naftali died right before the Purim holiday in 2005,<ref>(March 26, 2005) After the passing of Rabbi Naftuli, Rabbi Benzion was appointed as the fifth Grand Rabbe of Bobov.

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

References

^ Heilman 2013, p. 236.
"Admor Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, 5th Bobover Rebbe ..." Birthdate: 1955
"The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.

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.

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Religious titles
Preceded byGrand Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam of Bobov	Grand Rebbe of Bobov 2005–	Succeeded byCurrent incumbent

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