Zalman Leib Teitelbaum

Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (III), known by the Yiddish colloquial name Zalman Leib (born 23 December 1951),[1] is one of the two Grand Rebbes of Satmar.

He oversees several charitable funds and large organizations, with the influential Yiddish newspaper Der Yid being published by his followers.

[citation needed] Prior to May 1999, it was generally assumed that Satmar would be led by Aaron after the death of their father, since he was the older brother.

[5] Subsequently, Aaron's followers established a parallel congregation in Williamsburg by erecting a dedicated synagogue on Hooper Street.

[7] In October 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a whistleblower reported to authorities that a wedding was planned to attract 10,000 worshippers at the Williamsburg synagogue,[8] in contravention of regulations regarding public gatherings.

[9] Governor Andrew Cuomo directed that the wedding of Teitelbaum's grandson could not proceed on the basis of a health order that read "...the owners or occupants of the venue to immediately cancel or postpone any event in excess of the 50 person gathering limit.

Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum (left) with his father Moshe Teitelbaum