Bobover Rebbe - Rav Shlomo Halberstam

Rav Shlomo Halberstam (1907 - August 2, 2000), better known as the Bobover Rebbe, was the third Rebbe of Bobov Chasidus. After the war, virtually single-handedly, the Rebbe revived Bobover Chasidus, which was nearly completely wiped out during the Holocaust. At the time of his passing, Bobov was estimated to have 120,000 members - a remarkable tribute to the Rebbe's love and mesiras nefesh for each soul under his watchful eye.

The Rebbe was renowned for his acts of charity, his Talmudic learning, and his love of life - what he described as "the child in me." Well into his 80's he danced with the sacred scrolls during Simchas Torah. On Sukkos, he would exhort violinists to perform niggunim, melodies to "cleanse the soul," composed by his late father and the previous Bobover Rebbe, Rav Ben Zion Halberstam.