Yaakov Aryeh Alter

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