1887 CE–1979 CE · Hasidic · Brooklyn (NY)
Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum (1887–1979) was born in Sighetu Marmaţiei, Hungary, and became the founding rebbe of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty, one of the largest and most influential Haredi communities of the modern era. Orphaned young, he studied under prominent rebbes including his grandfather Rabbi Shlomo Teitelbaum. After World War II, during which he miraculously survived deportation to Auschwitz, he emigrated to the United States and established the Satmar court in Brooklyn. Known for his uncompromising opposition to Zionism and the State of Israel on theological grounds, his fierce commitment to strict Torah observance, and his prolific rabbinic writings collected in the Divrei Yoel, Rebbe Yoel shaped Haredi ideology and practice for generations. He was venerated by his followers for his piety, learning, and perceived saintliness.
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Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum was born on January 13, 1887, the youngest child and second son of Grand Rabbi Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum and his second wife, Chana Ashkenazi.
New York · 1980
Collected discourses and responsa of the Satmar Rebbe, published posthumously in multiple volumes; comprises his Torah interpretations, legal rulings, and Hasidic teachings.
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New York · 1967
Compilation of the Satmar Rebbe's writings on the redemption, the State of Israel, and Jewish theology; his most systematic ideological work.
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