Bobov-45
Bobov-45 (Hebrew: 45-חסידות באבוב) is a Hasidic sect within Haredi Judaism. An offshoot of the larger Bobov Hasidic dynasty originating in Bobowa, Galicia, Southern Poland,[1] Bobov-45 is headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. It has branches in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, Monsey, New York, and in Manchester and London, England.[2] In Israel, Bobov-45 has branches in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Elad, and Betar Illit.
Mordechai Dovid Unger is the first, and current, Grand Rabbi of Bobov-45. He is the younger son-in-law of the fourth Bobover Rebbe, Naftali Zvi Halberstam. Yehoshua Rubin, the older son-in-law of Halberstam, is the current dayan and rabbinical leader of the sect.
History
The third Bobover Rebbe, Shlomo Halberstam, rebuilt the Bobov Hasidic dynasty in the United States after losing his wife and most of his children in the Holocaust. His son Naftali survived.[3] The third rebbe remarried, and the union produced a son, Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, half brother to Naftali.[2]
Naftali became the fourth rebbe upon his father's death. He had no sons, but left 2 daughters, one of whom married Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger, and the other Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin.
In 2005, after the death of the fourth rebbe, Naftali Halberstam, a breakaway group of Bobover Hasidim loyal to his son-in-law, Mordechai Dovid Unger, set up a grand hall under his leadership on 45th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn.[1] A leadership dispute then arose between Unger and Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, who both claimed the title of Bobover Rebbe.
The dispute was taken to a beth din (arbitration panel), which ruled that the faction following Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam held the rights to the name "Bobov". Unger was also allowed to use the name Bobov, so long as a distinguishing identifier would be added to it.[4] The qualifying suffix "-45" was henceforth adopted in tribute to the name of the street on which the community center of the sect was located at the time. In addition, the beth din ordered Bobov to pay $6,200,000 to Bobov-45's Rebbe and dayan (judge) in 25 quarterly installments as an allotment of their faction's share of the inheritance of the larger Bobov enterprise's assets, valued at the time at over $100,000,000. The award was based upon the number of members in the two communities.
As Bobov-45 rebbe, Unger has been active in the wider Jewish community.[5]
Institutions
Community institutions, such as a synagogue and mikveh, have been built within Bobov-45. Other infrastructure includes:
Politics
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams visited Bobov-45 as part of his 2017 re-election campaign.[13]
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 Monsey 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Naftali Halberstam Dies at 74; Bobov Hasidim's Grand Rabbi". The New York Times. March 25, 2005.
- 1 2 London,UK - "Chasidey Bobov-45 Beth Hamedrash" - " (The congregation should not be confused with the Beth Hemedrash of Kehal Chasidei Bobov of Egerton Road N16, which follows the leadership of the half brother of the Fourth Bobover Rebbe.)"Bobov Synagogue, Clapton Common, London". JCR-UK Jewish Communities & Records.
- ↑ "The Life And Legacy Of Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam". August 1, 2008.
- ↑ "Bobov-45 Rebbe dances at wedding". October 26, 2017.
- ↑ "Jan 20, 2016 - The Bobov 45 Rebbe, Reb Mordche Duvid Unger Shlita, being Menachem Aveil the BMG Rish Yeshivah Harav Yerucham Olshin Shlita". TheLakewoodScoop.com. January 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Federal contract awards,..." "Contracting Profile: Yeshiva Ketana Of Bobov 45, Inc. Brooklyn NY".
- ↑ "Science Fair at the Bobov-45 Cheider". Hamodia.com. March 14, 2016.
- ↑ "BDE: Harav Mendel Gross, Menahel of Bobov-45 Mesivta". November 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Driving directions to Bobov-45 Bais Medrash, Brooklyn, United States".
- ↑ "Bobov 45 (BP) Day Camp Song '16 on Vimeo". June 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Today is the wedding of a granddaughter of The Bobov-45 Rebbe Shlita ..." "Bobov 45 Wedding – Furshpeil". BoroPark24. May 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Torah Vyirah Hall, Brooklyn, NY, 11219".
- ↑ "Brooklyn Boro President Eric Adams Visits Bobov-45 Rebbe in Preparation to his Upcoming Re-election". September 28, 2017.