Yahrtzeit Archives

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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.

The Unassuming Giant: Reb Avrum Hersh Cohen

24 Av is the yahrzeit of the gaon and chassid Reb Avrum Hersh Cohen, who was known for his dedication to the study of Torah and his hiskashrus to the Rebbe.

A Life of Mindboggling Torah and Avodah: ‘Sholom Chonye’s’

30 Sivan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Sholom Marozov, a chossid who, despite his life of hardship, his greatness in Torah and avodah is mind boggling, and would have undoubtedly be glorified in other frum circles.

The Man Who Never Took the Easy Way Out

25 Sivan marks the yartzeit of Rabbi Eliezer Zirkind. Mrs. Tzippy Clapman remembers him for his unblemished avodas Hashem between man and Hashem and between man and man.

When the Rebbe Wants, Nothing Is Impossible

24 Sivan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Dovid Bravman, known for his deep hiskashrus to the Rebbe. Reb Dovid played a central role in improving conditions in Kfar Chabad, especially for the many new immigrant families who arrived there during the village's early years.

The Rosh Yeshiva Who Built Generations of Leaders

Reb Yosef Goldberg, whose yahrtzeit is on 22 Sivan, dedicated his life to Tomchei Tmimim. Many of the recent roshei yeshiva in Lubavitch were his talmidim.

Remembering the Rebbe’s General: Reb Binyamin Klein

18 Sivan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Klein AH, the devoted and confidential secretary of the Rebbe, who the Rebbe called “Mein Genneral,” a title reflecting his complete loyalty, discretion, and lifelong avodah serving the Rebbe.

Our Man in America: Reb Yisroel Jacbson

17 Sivan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Yisroel Jacobson, one of the most influential Chabad chassidim in America. He was responsible for strengthening Yiddishkeit, helping rescue chassidim from Europe and Russia, establishing mosdos, and inspiring generations of bochurim through his warmth, sincerity, and hiskashrus to the Rebbe.

The Lion from Tzfas

Today, 16 Iyar, marks the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Arye Leib Kaplan, the “Lion of Tzfas,” a devoted shliach of the Rebbe who revitalized Yiddishkeit in the city. With mesirus nefesh, he built mosdos, led the community, and inspired thousands through his leadership, scholarship, and unwavering dedication to his shlichus.

The Man Who Wouldn’t Abandon the Kosel

Today is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yitzchok Avigdor Orenstein, a Lubavitch activist in the Old City of Yerushalayim, when his home was struck by a Jordanian bomb in 5708/1948.