Grand Rebbe Of Satmar Hospitalized Again

Brooklyn -- The aging spiritual leader for tens of thousands of Satmar Chasidim is back in the hospital, having suffered a minor stroke over the weekend.
Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum, the 91-year-old Satmar grand rebbe, was taken to the hospital this past weekend after feeling ill and having fever while at his Williamsburg home.
The grand rebbe's hospitalization comes in the midst of a power struggle between two of his sons and their rival congregations that could ultimately determine who succeeds him.
Just a week ago, the faction tied to Aron Teitelbaum, of Kiryas Yoel Monroe, went to court in Brooklyn to demand the appointment of guardians to allow his followers and his relatives greater access to the grand rebbe, who is under the watch of the opposing faction. The judge plans to rule on that request in November.