Simcha Bunim Alter (Hebrew: שמחה בונים אלתר; April 6, 1898 – July 8, 1992), also known as the Lev Simcha (לב שמחה), after the works he authored, was the sixth Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1977 until his death.[1]

Simcha Bunim Alter
TitleGerrer Rebbe
Personal life
Born
Simcha Bunim Alter

(1898-04-06)April 6, 1898
DiedJuly 8, 1992(1992-07-08) (aged 94)
SpouseYuta Hena Alter
ChildrenChaya Ruda Yehudis Alter
Rivka Feyga Alter
Yaakov Aryeh Alter
Parents
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorYisrael Alter
SuccessorPinchas Menachem Alter

In 1980, he instituted Yerushalmi Yomi, the daily learning of a page of the Jerusalem Talmud, similar to the renowned Daf Yomi for the Babylonian Talmud.[2]

He died on July 7, 1992 (7th of Tammuz 5752), and was interred in the cave of the Gerrer Rebbes in the Mount of Olives cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Obituary: Rabbi Simha Bunem Alter, The Independent, (July 11, 1992).
  2. ^ Holder, Meir (1986). History of the Jewish People: From Yavneh to Pumbedisa. Mesorah Publications Ltd. p. 315. ISBN 9780899064994.