Mordechai Dovid Unger

Mordechai Dovid Unger (Hebrew: הרב מרדכי דוד אונגער) is the first Rebbe of Bobov-45.

Mordechai Dovid Unger
TitleRebbe of Bobov-45
Personal
Born
Mordechai Dovid Unger

1954
New York
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRivka Halberstam
ChildrenYosef, Shulim, Chaim Benzion, Yechezkel, Moshe Yehoshea
Parents
  • Yaakov Yitzchok Unger (father)
Jewish leader
PredecessorNaftali Halberstam
BeganMarch 23, 2005
Endedpresent
Main workChuchmas Shlomo
DynastyBobov-45

Biography

Unger was born in 1954 to Yaakov Yitzchok Unger of Dombrov.[1] He is the younger son-in-law of the Naftali Zvi Halberstam, the fourth Bobover Rebbe, and the second oldest grandson of Shlomo Halberstam, the third Bobover Rebbe.

Following the death of his father-in-law in 2005, a dispute arose as to who would be named Grand Rebbe of Bovov. Some began to follow Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, while others followed Unger. In the end, a beth din (religious court) decided to split the two congregations, with Halberstam being declared Rebbe of Bobov (אדמו"ר מבאבוב) and Unger assuming control of the newly created Bobov-45 (אדמו"ר מבאבוב-45).[2]

Children
  • Yosef, Ruv of Beth Midrash Apirion Shel Shlome, rosh yeshiva ketana Bobov-45
  • Shulim
  • Chaim Benzion
  • Yechezkel
  • Moshe Yehoshea

Rebbes of Bobov

Bobov
  1. Shlomo Halberstam (1847–1905) grandson of the Sanzer Rebbe, Chaim Halberstam
  2. Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941)
  3. Shlomo Halberstam (1907–2000)
  4. Naftali Halberstam (1931–2005)
  5. Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (b. 1955)

Bobov-45
  1. Mordechai Dovid Unger (b. 1954)

Politics

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams visited Bobov–45 as part of his 2017 re-election campaign.[3]

See also

References
  1. Rebbes of Bobov: Ben Zion Halberstam, Mordechai Dovid Unger, Naftali Halberstam, Shlomo Halberstam. General Books. 2010. ISBN 9781157267386.
  2. (October 26, 2017) "Watch: Bobov-45 Rebbe Dances at Wedding", Arutz 7. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. "Brooklyn Boro President Eric Adams Visits Bobov-45 Rebbe in Preparation to his Upcoming Re-election". September 28, 2017.
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