Shmuel Bornsztain (sixth Sochatchover rebbe)

Shmuel Bornsztain (born 1961), also spelled Borenstein or Bernstein, is the sixth Rebbe of the Sochatchov Hasidic dynasty. He acceded to the position of Rebbe following the sudden death of his father, Rabbi Menachem Shlomo Bornsztain, the fifth Rebbe of Sochatchov, in a traffic accident in Jerusalem. He was only eight years old at the time of the accident.[1]

Shmuel Bornsztain
The Sochatchover Rebbe lighting Hanukkah candles
TitleSixth Sochatchover Rebbe
Personal
Born
Shmuel Bornsztain (Bernstein)

1961
Jerusalem
ReligionJudaism
Parents
  • Menachem Shlomo Bornsztain (father)
Jewish leader
PredecessorMenachem Shlomo Bornsztain
DynastySochatchov

The Rebbe leads the Sochatchover dynasty from the Bayit VeGan neighborhood of Jerusalem, where the Sochatchov yeshiva, Yeshivat Avnei Nezer, is located.[1]

Rebbes of Sochatchov

  1. Avrohom Bornsztain, the Avnei Nezer (1838–1910)
  2. Shmuel Bornsztain, the Shem Mishmuel (1856–1926)
  3. Dovid Bornsztain (1876–1942)
  4. Chanoch Henoch Bornsztain (d. 1965)
  5. Menachem Shlomo Bornsztain (1934–1969)
  6. Shmuel Bornsztain (b. 1961)
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References

  1. Rossoff, Dovid (1998). Where Heaven Touches Earth. Guardian Press. p. 471. ISBN 0-87306-879-3.


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