Shu"t Divrei Yoel
Satu Mare (Satmar) · 1980
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Yoel Teitelbaum
Yoel Teitelbaum
Also known as The Satmar Rebbe
1887 CE–1979 CE · Hasidic · Sighet
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 Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (the 'Yetev Lev'). After World War II — during which he was rescued from Hungary in 1944 via the Kastner train and brought to safety in Switzerland — 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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Born in Sighet in 1887 as the second son. His father, Chananyah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, held the title of Grand Rabbi; his mother was Chana Ashkenazi.
About Sighet
Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), a town in the Maramureș region of northern Romania (historically Hungary), was the seat of the Sighet chasidic dynasty of the Teitelbaum family. Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (the Yetev Lev) became its rabbi in 1858; the dynasty's later scion Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum went on to found the Satmar community.
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Works(4)
VaYoel Moshe
Brooklyn (NY) · 1961
Al HaGeulah VeAl HaTemurahעל הגאולה ואל התמורה
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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Divrei Yoelדברי יואל
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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