Editing Satmar (section)

=== Schism ===
Following Moshe Teitelbaum's death in 2006, both groups of followers announced that their candidate was named successor in his will, and they were both declared Rebbes. Zalman and Aaron engaged in prolonged judicial disputes as to who should control the Congregation's assets in Brooklyn. The sect has effectively split into two independent ones.

At the time of Moshe Teitelbaum's death, sources within the sect estimated it had 119,000 members worldwide, making it the world's largest Hasidic group.<ref name="A">Michael Powell. ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/25/AR2006042502027.html Succession Unclear After Grand Rebbe's Death]''. [[Washington Post]], 26 April 2006.</ref> A similar figure of 120,000 was cited by sociologist [[Samuel Heilman]].<ref name=latimes/> However, anthropologist Jacques Gutwirth estimated in 2004 that Satmar numbered about 50,000.<ref name=gutwirth/> As of 2006, the dynasty controlled assets worth $1 billion in the United States.<ref name="A"/>

The two largest Satmar communities are in Williamsburg and Kiryas Joel. There are also significant Satmar communities in [[Borough Park, Brooklyn]], and in [[Monsey, New York|Monsey]] and [[Bloomingburg, New York]]. Smaller concentrations can be found elsewhere. In North America, there are institutions in Los Angeles; [[Lakewood, New Jersey]]; and Montreal. Elsewhere, cities such as [[Antwerp]], London, and [[Manchester]]; and in Argentina and Australia have Satmar groups, and there are many spread throughout Israel. Aaron Teitelbaum has stated that he wants to establish a community in Romania too.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salutsighet.ro/video/?print=print|title=Sighet – Marele rabin Aron Teitelbaum a venit special din Brooklyn, pentru a pune bazele unei băi rituale &#91;VIDEO&#93; - Salut Sighet}}</ref> There is a small community of Satmar ''[[Gerim (Jewish religious category)|gerim]]'' (converts) living in [[Guatemala]], having rejected the [[Lev Tahor]] cult which initially converted the group before being expelled from the country. The community of about 40 families has the full backing of the Satmar community in Williamsburg.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ackerman |first=Eliyahu |date=October 5, 2021 |title=Gut Shabbos, Guatemala |url=https://mishpacha.com/gut-shabbos-guatemala/ |magazine=[[Mishpacha]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

In addition to the Grand Rabbis' two main congregations, [[Chaim Yehoshua Halberstam]], chief rabbi of the Satmar community in Monsey, became its local leader. Unlike the two brothers, Halberstam does not lay claim to the entire sect, though he conducts himself in the manner of a Hasidic Rebbe, accepting ''[[kvitel]]'' and holding ''[[Tish (Hasidic celebration)|tish]]''. Another son, Lipa Teitelbaum, established his own congregation and calls himself Zenter Rav, in homage to the town of [[Senta|Senta, Serbia]], where his father served as rabbi before World War II.