Bobov (Hasidic dynasty)

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Bobov, or Bobover Hasidism (Hebrew: חסידות באבוב; Yiddish: בּאָבּאָװ), is a Hasidic quietist community within Haredi Judaism that originated in Bobowa, Galicia, in southern Poland, and is now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park, in Brooklyn, New York. Bobov developed into a leading Hasidic dynasty through the leadership of Shlomo Halberstam, a Holocaust survivor. After the death of his son Naftali, a succession crisis ensued, leading to the ascension of Naftali's half-brother, Benzion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam as Grand Rebbe, and his son-in-law, Mordechai Dovid Unger, as leader of Bobov-45, a breakaway faction. Bobov communities are found in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn; in Monsey, New York; Los Angeles; Lakewood, New Jersey; Linden, New Jersey; Montreal; Toronto; Antwerp; and London. In Israel, Bobov has large branches in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Ashdod, Elad, Beitar Illit, and an enclave, "Kiryas Bobov", in Bat Yam.

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