Bobov-45

Bobov-45 (45-חסידות באבוב) is a Hasidic group within Haredi Judaism originating in Bobowa, Galicia in Southern Poland ? and now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. Bobov-45 has branches in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, Monsey, New York, and Manchester and London, England. In Israel, Bobov-45 has branches in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Elad, and Betar Illit.

Grand Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger is the current Rebbe of Bobov-45. He is the son-in-law of the Fourth Bobover Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam.

History

In 2005, after the death of the Fourth Bobover Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, a small portion of former Bobover Hasidim started a center in Brooklyn on 45th Street under the leadership of Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger, Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam's younger son in law. A leadership dispute arose between Unger and Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, brother of the previous Rebbe and son of the Third Bobover Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam, who both claimed the title of Bobover Rebbe. The dispute was taken to an arbitration panel known as a Beth Din, which ruled that the faction following Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam had the right to the name "Bobov". Grand Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger, leader of the new faction, was allowed to use the name Bobov with use of an added distinguishing identifier, the term "45" was added as an indication of street name where grand hall where the services took place at that time. Based on the volume of members in the communities, and to satisfy the inheritance claims, Bobov was ordered by the Beth Din to pay $6.2 million to Bobov-45 in 25 quarterly installments to Bobov-45 Rebbe and Bobov-45 Rav, to compensate their share of the assets from the larger Bobov enterprise value approximated at over 100 million dollars at the time of the arbitration court's ruling.

Leadership

Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger (b. 1954) is the first Grand Rabbi of Bobov-45 dynasty. He is the younger son-in-law of the Fourth Bobover Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam.

Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin is the current Rav of Bobov-45. He is the older son-in-law the Fourth Bobover Rebbe, Grand Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam.

Rabbi Unger is the Spiritual leader of the Bobov-45 community (Rebbe), while Rabbi Rubin heads the Rabbinical leadership of the Bobov-45 community (Dayan and Rav)

Bobov-45 literature

In addition to those books revered by all Hasidim, the Bobov-45er Hasidim particularly treasure the teachings of the fourth Bobover Rebbe. The versions of the siddur used by Bobov-45 Hasidim is called Tfilas Rav.

Lineage of Bobov-45

Grand Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer Baal Shem Tov (1698–1760) founder of Hasidism

Grand Rabbi Dov Ber (1710–1772) the Maggid of Mezritch

Grand Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717–1786) author of Noam Elimelech

Grand Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (1760–1827) author of Zera Kodesh

Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz (1793–1876) author of Divrei Chaim

Rabbi Myer Noson Halberstam (1827–1855)

3. Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000) Third Bobover Rebbe

4. Grand Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Halberstam (1931–2005) Fourth Bobover Rebbe

Female Halberstam

1. Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) First Bobover Rebbe author of Ateres Shlomo eldest grandson of the Divrei Chaim

2. Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941) Second Bobover Rebbe author of Kedushas Tzion

5. Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (b. 1955) Fifth Bobover Rebbe

Grand Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger (b. 1954) Bobov-45 Rebbe

Rabbi Yosef Unger Ruv of Beth Midrash Apirion Shel Shlome

Female Halberstam

Female Halberstam

Female Rubin

Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Tauber Bobov Dayan

Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin (born 1952) Bobov-45 Ruv

Rabbi Zvi Hirsh Rabinovich present Ruv of Bobov-45 Monsey

Female Halberstam

Female Rubin

Teacher → Student

Grand Rabbi Yonasan Binyamin Goldberger Rebbe of Bikofsk & present Rosh Hakolel of Bobov

Rabbi Meyer Yosef Eichenstein Present Rosh Hakolel

Father → Son

Female Halberstam

Husband ↔ Wife

Rabbi Ben Zion Blum Bobover Dayan of London

Female Halberstam

Rabbi Yaakov Yisroel Meisles Bobover Ruv of Kiryath Bobov in Bat Yam

Female Halberstam

Rabbi Boruch Avraham Horowitz present Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Eitz Chaim of Bobov

Rabbi Baruch Dovid Halberstam Sorvosher Ruv

Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam

Grand Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Halberstam Ruv of Beis Chaim Yehoshua

Grand Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam Grand Rebbe of Satmar in Monsey

Grand Rabbi Yechiel Halberstam Pokshivnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, NY

Grand Rabbi Yechezkel Dovid Halberstam Pokshivnitzer Rebbe

Grand Rabbi Chaim Halberstam Pokshivnitzer Rebbe of Flatbush

Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Avraham Halberstam Pokshivnitzer Rebbe of Flatbush

Grand Rabbi Shloime Halberstam Pokshivnitzer Rebbe of Lakewood, New Jersey

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