Yaakov Aryeh Alter

Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter
Alter as Sandek at a bris milah
Title	Gerrer Rebbe, March 1996 to the present
Personal life
Born	Yaakov Aryeh Alter (1939-05-18) 18 May 1939 (age 85) Łódź, Poland
Parents	Simcha Bunim Alter (father) Yuta Hena Alter (mother)
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.