Yaakov Aryeh Alter
Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter יעקב אריה אלתר | |
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Alter as Sandek at a bris milah | |
| Title | Gerrer Rebbe, March 1996 to the present |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Yaakov Aryeh Alter 18 May 1939 Łódź, Poland |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Pinchas Menachem Alter |
| Dynasty | Ger |
Yaakov Aryeh Alter (Polish: Jakub Arie Alter, Hebrew: יעקב אריה אלתר, born 18 May 1939) is the eighth, and current, Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he has held since 1996. He lives in Israel, and has followers there and in the United States, Europe, and Canada. He is a member of the Presidium of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel.