Yahrtzeit Archives

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‘You Can Cut Off My Head, but Not My Beard’

25 Years: 29 Cheshvan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Meir Avtzon, a chossid who displayed extraordinary mesiras nefesh in Soviet Russia and continued his devoted service to Yiddishkeit in the United States.

The Tomchei Tmimim Mashpia Who Gave Everything for His Bochurim

28 Cheshvan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Michoel Beliner of Nevel, known as Reb Michoel der Alter. A devoted mashpia in Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch, he was renowned for his Torah and avodah, as well as his extraordinary care for bochurim and his tireless efforts to help Yidden in need.

60 Years of Building Lubavitch in Montreal

27 Cheshvan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Leibel Kramer, who helped establish Lubavitch’s educational institutions in Montreal, serving for nearly six decades as director of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim and building a lasting connection with generations of students and their families.

The Chossid Who Brought Chassidus to the Public

20 Years: 23 Cheshvan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Tzvi Hirsh Gansbourg, a devoted chossid who worked closely with the Rebbe on publishing Chassidic teachings, led niggunim at the Rebbe's farbrengens, and dedicated his life to spreading Yiddishkeit and helping fellow Yidden.

The Hungarian Journalist with a Unique Shlichus from the Rebbe

23 Cheshvan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Chaim Yehuda Paldi, who passed away in 5743 (1982). A former Pressburger Yeshiva talmid, he dedicated his writing abilities to fighting the Mihu Yehudi decree and disputing the claim that the founding of the State of Israel marked the beginning of the Geulah.

The Rebbe Maharash’s Eldest Son Who Burned His Writings

Today, 11 Cheshvan, marks the yahrtzeit of the RaZA, Reb Schneur Zalman Aron Schneersohn, eldest son of the Rebbe Maharash. He was a great talmid chochom who wrote many chiddushei Torah, though he burned his writings and asked that the ashes be buried alongside him.

The Chossid Who Helped Build 770 and Chabad in America

7 Cheshvan marks the yahrzeit of Harav Shlomo Aron Kazarnovsky, a prominent Chabad rov and chossid of three Rabbeim, who played a central role in establishing and expanding Chabad in America, from securing a home for the Frierdiker Rebbe to expanding 770 and helping establish institutions of Torah and chinuch.

The Chossid Who Crowned the Frierdiker Rebbe

6 Cheshvan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Mendel Kaplan, a devoted chossid of the Rebbe Rashab, who spent his days davening, learning and teaching Torah to local balebatim in Bobruisk.

The Pioneering Shliach Who Built Yiddishkeit in Australia and Beyond

29 Tishrei is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Schneur Chaim Hacohen Gutnick, a pioneering rov and dedicated shliach who played a central role in strengthening Yiddishkeit in Australia and beyond.

The Romanian Rebbe Who Was Reb Mendel’s Dear Friend

The Ribnitzer Rebbe, Harav Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, was one of the great mesirus nefesh figures of Soviet Jewry. A renowned tzaddik and baal mofes, he shared a deep connection with the Rebbe, and a close friendship with Reb Mendel Futerfas.

250 Years Later, Remembering the Alter Rebbe’s Chavrusa

Yud Beis Tishrei marks the 250th yahrtzeit of Reb Avraham HaMalach, the son of the Maggid of Mezritch and the chavrusa of the Alter Rebbe. Known simply as “the Malach,” he was renowned in his own lifetime for a level of holiness that seemed to defy the limits of the physical world.

‘My Close Friend’: Remembering Reb Berel Chaskind

26 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Berel Chaskind, a devoted Chossid and yerei Shomayim who embodied what Tomchei Tmimim accomplished. From Soviet Russia to Eretz Yisroel and America, he remained a living link to old Lubavitch, and was instrumental in beginning the Rebbe’s review of the hanachos of the farbrengens.

Yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s Grandfather, Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky

This Shabbos commemorates the 93rd yahrtzeit of the Rebbe's maternal grandfather, Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, who passed away on 23 Elul 5693. A distinguished and learned Rav in Nikolayev, he also merited to be a “yoshev” by the Rebbe Maharash.

From Rav Baruch Ber in Kamenitz to the Frierdiker Rebbe

20 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Chaim Sapochkinski, who as a young boy met Rav Baruch Ber Leibovitch, Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzenski, and Rav Shimon Shkop, before joining the Lubavitcher yeshiva in Vilna and becoming a devoted Chabad Chossid.

The Story Reb Itche Never Told the Frierdiker Rebbe

13 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Yakov Yisroel Twersky of Cherkas, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe and a descendant of Reb Nochum Chernobler. A remarkable story told by Reb Itche Der Masmid reveals the shidduch that connected the Chernobler and Lubavitcher dynasties, and its connection to Moshiach.

There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’

11 Elul is the yahrzeit of Harav Shmuel Halevi Levitin, a devoted chossid, rov, and mashpia who served as the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe’s shliach. He oversaw Tomchei Tmimim across Russia until his arrest and exile to Siberia. The Rebbe showed him great kiruvim and dedicated a sicha to him after his passing.

The Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe Who Lived Near 770

11 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Chaim Yehoshua Schneersohn-Twerski, the Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe, who lived just steps from 770. A great-grandson of the Mitteler Rebbe, he maintained a close connection with the Rebbeim and devoted his life to Taharas HaMishpacha and strengthening Yiddishkeit in America.

Two Mesiras Nefesh Yidden Who Grew Into Great Chassidim

8 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Katznellenbogen and Reb Yosef Volovik, two generations of mesiras nefesh Yidden who became remarkable talmidei chachomim and Chassidim, keeping Torah and Yiddishkeit alive through decades of Soviet persecution and hardship.