Yissachar Dov Rokeach (fifth Belzer rebbe)

Yissachar Dov Rokeach
Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach of Belz
TitleFifth Belzer Rebbe
Personal
Born
Yissachar Dov Rokeach

(1948-01-18) January 18, 1948 (age 76)
ReligionJudaism
SpouseSarah Hager
ChildrenAharon Mordechai Rokeach
Parents
Jewish leader
PredecessorAharon Rokeach
Began1966
Endedpresent

Yissachar Dov Rokeach (born 19 January 1948)[1] is the fifth, and present, Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Belz. He is the son of Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray (1902 – 1949), the grandson of the third Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, and the nephew of the fourth Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, who raised him. He has led Belz since 1966.

  1. ^ Landesman, Yerucham. "Born to Lead: How did the Belzer Rebbe breathe new life into a shattered Chassidus?" Mishpacha, 10 October 2011, pp. 30–51.