Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe)
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{{Infobox rebbe
| title = Third Bobover Rebbe
| image = Shlomo Halberstam (II).jpg
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| main_work = Divrei Shlomo
| predecessor = Ben Zion Halberstam
| successor = Naftali Halberstam
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| dynasty = Bobov
| father = Ben Zion Halberstam
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| birth_date = 1908
| birth_place = Poland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2000|08|02|1908|01|01}}
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| place of burial = Floral Park Cemetery, Deans, New Jersey
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Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1908 — August 2, 2000) ({{langx|he|רבי שלמה הלברשטאם}}), was the third Rebbe of Bobov who re-established the Hasidic dynasty in the United States after World War II. Born in Poland,{{Cite web|last=Lipman|first=Steve|title=Bobover Rebbe Dies At 92|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/bobover-rebbe-dies-at-92/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|date=August 4, 2000 |language=en-US}} 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,{{cite book|author=Paysach J. Krohn|author-link=Paysach J. Krohn|title=In the Footsteps of the Maggid|date=December 1992 |edition=First|publisher=Mesorah Publications|publication-date=Dec 1992|page=119|isbn=089906597X}} 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.{{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}}
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
- [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3792558896446572119&q=halberstam A video clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam]
- [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6318449327338487510&q A Video Clip of Rabbi Solomon Halberstam dancing at his great-granddaughter's wedding]
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