Zalman Teitelbaum

Who is Zalman Teitelbaum?

Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum is one of two Grand Rebbes of Satmar, and the third son of Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the late Rebbe of the Satmar Hasidim. He is the son-in-law of the previous Bistritzer Rebbe of Brooklyn. He is a rabbi in one of the Satmar congregations in Williamsburg and the Dean of a Satmar Yeshiva in Queens.

Prior to taking up his position in Williamsburg, Rabbi Teitelbaum was the rabbi of the Satmar Hasidim in Jerusalem. Before that, he was the rabbi of the Sighet Synagogue in Boro Park, which had once been his father's synagogue. Presently, both of those synagogues are led by sons of Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum. He is currently in control of the central Satmar synagogue in Williamsburg at 152 Rodney Street. Additionally, he controls approximately ten smaller synagogues, as well as a boys' school and girls' schools that teach over 8,400 children plus a high school of about 750 students, the charitable funds and several large organizations.

In 2007, Newsweek named him the 15th most prominent rabbi.