Reb Shlomo Halberstam zy"a, the first Bobover Rebbe

Reb Shlomo of Bobov zy"a

רבי שלמה פון באבוב זי״ע

Years 1847–1905 Yahrzeit 1 Tammuz
4 July 1905 · usually in June or July Kever / tziyun The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Bobov (Bobowa), Poland

Upcoming yahrzeit: 6 July 2027 (5787)

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Biography

Reb Shlomo Halberstam zy"a was the first Rebbe of Bobov. He was a son of Reb Meir Noson Halberstam zy"a, and a grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a. He was born in 5607 (1847). After his years of growth in the Sanzer mesorah, he settled in Bobov (Bobowa) and founded a Chasidic court there, which became Bobov.

He was niftar on 1 Tammuz 5665 (4 July 1905) and rests in the ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Bobov. His matzeivah stands in that ohel, a tall stone with gold lettering. Your kvittel will be placed on his kever in Bobov.

He should not be confused with his namesake and descendant, Reb Shlomo Halberstam zy"a, the third Bobover Rebbe, who rebuilt Bobov in America and rests with his son Reb Naftula in the Bobov ohel in New Jersey. That later ohel has its own page: the Ohel of the Bobover Rebbeim.

Historical background

At the end of the nineteenth century, new Chasidic courts grew out of Sanz. Bobov, founded by this grandson of the Divrei Chaim zy"a in the town of Bobowa, became one of the well-known ones in Galicia, and later a major court in America.

Before & after

Who came before

The Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a — His zeide. Reb Shlomo's father, Reb Meir Noson zy"a, was a son of the Divrei Chaim and was niftar in his father's lifetime.
The Shineve Rav zy"a — His uncle, a son of the Divrei Chaim zy"a.

Who came after

In his dor

Sources

The facts on this page come from the earlier site and from the sources listed here. Where the sources are not one shittah, it is written in the text.

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