Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshtiner Rebbe

Burshtin is a Hasidic dynasty lead by Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshteiner Rebbe. The main Burshteiner synagogue is presently located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, NY. The sect originated in Burshtyn, presently located in the Ukraine, but once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Grand Rebbe is a scion of many great rabbinical dynasties, including Zidichov and Stretin. He has authored several books of Hassidic tales, and is known as a skilled orator. He is a disciple of Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar. Image File history File links Burshtinerrebbe. ... Borough Park (sometimes rendered as Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Burshtyn (English: amber) is a city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Western Ukraine, with a population of 14,700 as of January 2004. ... Official languages Latin, German, Hungarian Established church Roman Catholic Capital & Largest City Vienna pop. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Grand Rabbi Joel (Yoel) Teitelbaum, (1887-1979), known variously as Reb Yoelish and the Satmar Rav (or Rebbe) (יואל טייטלבוים), was a prominent Hungarian Hasidic rebbe and Talmudic scholar. ... Satmar is the largest Hasidic group in existence today. ...

His brother is the Galanter Rebbe of Williamsburg.

Recent activities

Several years ago a few of the most devoted followers of the Rebbe got together and decided it was time to expand. The new headquarters of Burshtin is now in its final stages of completion and is located at 12th Ave and 56th Street in Brooklyn, New York.

The Rebbe in his Sabbath finery

The Rebbe with his followers