Joel Teitelbaum

Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum , (d. 1979 ), known variously as Reb Yoelische and the Satmar Rav , was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic leader in Haredi Judaism .

Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum , ( ) (born 1887 - died August 19, 1979 ) known as Reb Yoelish or the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) , was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. He was probably the best known Haredi opponent of all forms of modern political Zionism . The Satmar Rav is noted as a founder [1] and, yes "prominent and controversial." [2] Other appreciative words include [3] inimitable . author of Divrei Yoel [4] and also of VaYoel Moshe [5] [6]

Joel Teitelbaum ( , Ashkenazi pronunciation : ; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty . A major figure in the postwar renaissance of Hasidism , he espoused a strictly conservative and isolationist line, rejecting modernity. Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism , which he decried as inherently heretical .

Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim Joel Teitelbaum ( , ; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty . A major figure in the post-war renaissance of Hasidism , he espoused a strictly conservative and isolationist line, rejecting modernity. Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism , which he decried as inherently heretical . His role as a Jewish community leader in Transylvania during the Holocaust remains controversial.

Grand Rebbe of Satmar Hasidim Joel Teitelbaum ( Yiddish : יואל טייטלבוים , romanized : Yoyl Teytlboym , IPA: [jɔɪl ˈtɛɪtl̩bɔɪm] ; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty . The Satmar Rebbe is also known as the Krula Rav. A major figure in the post-war renaissance of Hasidism , he espoused a strictly conservative and isolationist line, rejecting modernity. Teitelbaum was a fierce opponent of Zionism , which he decried as inherently heretical .