Rabbi Moshe Halberstam (; April 1, 1932 – April 26, 2006) was the son of Grand Rabbi Yaakov Halberstam of Tschakava, a scion of the

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dynasty, and of the daughter of Rabbi Sholom Moskowitz of Shotz of

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. He was the

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h of the Tschakava Yeshivah in Jerusalem and one of the most prominent members of the Edah Charedis Rabbinical court of

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. He was known as a well-versed

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scholar and a decisor of

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law. He wrote approbations to many works of

literature. Rabbi Halberstam served at the President of

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Israel. He was also the Rabbi of the Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem. He was known for his tolerance towards other streams of thought in Orthodox Judaism. Despite his own Chareidi anti-Zionist background, he also maintained contacts with Modern Orthodox, Religious Zionist leaders. He was buried in the

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cemetery in Jerusalem.

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