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Ben Zion Halberstam (The Second)

Grand Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam

כ"ק אדמו"ר מבאבוב, שליט"א

(b. 1955) is the son of Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam (1907-2000) of Bobov.

At the funeral of his father, the late Grand Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam; after his older brother Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam (1930-2005) was declared Grand Rabbi, it was also announced that he is the Rav Hatzair (Junior Rabbi).

Upon the death of his half-brother, Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam, Bobov split in two. Many chose to follow Rabbi Ben Zion, while many chose to follow Rabbi Mordecai David Unger the son-in-law of Grand Rabbi Naftali Halberstam.

See also

• Hasidic Judaism
• Sanz (Hasidic dynasty)
• Bobov (Hasidic dynasty)

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