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grand with grand rabbi shmuel shmelke leifer of chust -lrb- usa rabbi -rrb- mordechai yissachar ber leifer -lrb- right -rrb- pittsburg avraham abba leifer avraham abba leifer rachel , daughter of rabbi isamar of nadvorna newark , new jersey third pittsburger rebbe 6 january 1990 & ndash ; present miriam liebes grand rebbes.jpg mordechai yissachar ber leifer

mordechai yissachar ber leifer

mordechai yissachar ber leifer is the third and current rebbe of the pittsburg hasidic dynasty .
since succeeding his father , grand rabbi avraham abba leifer , as rebbe in 1990 , he has expanded the hasidic presence in ashdod , israel with new schools and institutions , and increased the number of pittsburger families to 100 in ashdod .
he also shepherds pittsburg hasidim in jerusalem , bnei brak , beit hilkia , new york and california .
he and his rebbetzin , who speak english , hebrew and yiddish , have a personal relationship with each member of the hasidut .
