When both of his parents died of starvation, Russian authorities placed a young Zalman Kleinman in a state-run orphanage. It was a recurring dream that saved him and brought him back to Yiddishkeit. In honor of his yahrzeit on 18 Av.
Reb Leibel Kaplan: The Lion from Tzfas
Reb Leibel Kaplan, the Rebbe’s shliach to Tzfas, was a brilliant talmid chacham and an influential shliach throughout Eretz Yisroel. His sudden passing on the 16th of Iyar, 5758/1998, was a terrible blow to chassidim everywhere.
20th Yahrzeit of R’ Meir Avtzon
Today, Erev Rosh Chodesh Kislev, marks the 20th Yahrzeit of HaRav HaChossid Reb Meir Avtzon a”h. Read all about this special chossid of mesiras nefesh in Russia and the United States.
Reb Meilech: A Master of All Trades
19 Cheshvan marks the fifth yahrzeit of venerated mashpia Reb Meilech Zwiebel, of Tomchei Temimim in Morristown, a maskil, gaon, oived, and extraordinary teacher.
The Rebbe Rashab’s Brother Who Said His Own Ma’amarim
11 Cheshvan marks the yahrzeit of Reb Schneur Zalman Aron Schneersohn, known as the ‘Raza’, eldest son of the Rebbe Maharash. He wrote many chiddushei Torah but burned them all and asked that the ashes be buried alongside him.
7 Cheshvan: Yahrzeit of Harav Shlomo Aron Kazarnovsky
7 Cheshvan is the yahrzeit of Harav Shlomo Aron Kazarnovsky, who merited to be a chossid of 3 Rabbeim and one of the first Chabad Rabbonim in America. As a member of the board of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, he led the effort to find a suitable residence for the Frierdiker Rebbe in America.
There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’
11 Elul is the yahrzeit of Harav Shmuel Halevi Levitin, a rov, mashpia, shliach of the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe, and dedicated chossid of the Rebbe. The Rebbe showed him many kiruvim, and following his passing, dedicated a sicha to him.
What Reb Yeshaya Matlin Said After Checking the Rebbe’s Tefillin
2 Elul marks the yahrzeit Reb Yeshaya Hakohen Matlin, who merited to be the sofer who checked the Rebbe‘s tefillin and Moshiach’s Sefer Torah, as well as to be the Kohen to receive shaloch manos from the Rebbe. Read a collection of stories about his life and kiruvim from the Rebbe.
Eldest of the Shluchim
Today marks the 10th yahrtzeit of shliach Reb Zalman Kazen, who dedicated his life to fellow Yidden in Soviet Russia, Paris, and for 50 years in Cleveland, OH. He was 93 years old when he passed away in 5771/2011.
“Your Need is Greater Than Mine”
Reb Mottel Shusterman, the legendary baal korei and printer, was a sincere chossid who put his tenant’s need before his own. In connection with his yahrzeit on 22 Iyar.
The Lion from Tzfas
Reb Leibel Kaplan, the Rebbe’s shliach to Tzfas, was a brilliant talmid chacham and an influential shliach throughout Eretz Yisroel. His sudden passing on the 16th of Iyar, 5758/1998, was a terrible blow to chassidim everywhere.
The First Lubavitcher Rov in America
Harav Chaim Yakov Vidrevitz, chossid of the Tzemach Tzedek and Rebbe Maharash, arrived in the US in 5652/1892 and did much to improve Yiddishkeit in America. Marking his 110th yahrtzeit.
1 Iyar: Yahrzeit of Reb Mendel of Horodok
1 Iyar is the yahrzeit of Reb Mendel of Horodok/Vitebsk, a prime talmid of the Maggid of Mezritch, and to whom the Alter Rebbe traveled after the Maggid’s passing for almost five years.
18 Kislev: Yahrzeit of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Namesake
The 18th of Kislev is the yahrtzeit of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok of Avrutsch, son of the Tzemach Tzedek and father of the Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah.
My Memories of an Extraordinary Mashpia
In honor of the fourth yahrtzeit of Reb Meilech Zwiebel a”h, Rabbi Chaim Chazan shares his memories of a mashpia who was a genius in all areas of Torah and completely removed from worldly matters, yet had a keen understanding of each bochur’s challenges.
The Rebbe’s Brother Who Said Ma’amarim
11 Cheshvan marks the yahrzeit of Reb Schneur Zalman Aron Schneersohn, known as the ‘Raza’, eldest son of the Rebbe Maharash. He wrote many chiddushei Torah but burned them all and asked that the ashes be buried alongside him.
7 Cheshvan: Yahrzeit of Harav Shlomo Aron Kazarnovsky
7 Cheshvan is the yahrzeit of Harav Shlomo Aron Kazarnovsky, who merited to be a chossid of 3 Rabbeim and one of the first Chabad Rabbonim in America. As a member of the board of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, he led the effort to find a suitable residence for the Frierdiker Rebbe in America.
11 Elul: There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’
11 Elul is the yahrzeit of Harav Shmuel Halevi Levitin, a rov, mashpia, shliach of the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe, and dedicated chossid of the Rebbe.
4 Elul: A Life and Death of Kiddush Hashem
Daled Elul is the yahrzeit of the gaon and chossid Harav Mendel Chein, rov of Nyezhim and pride of Chassidiei Chabad. He was murdered on this day during a pogrom in 5679/1919.
3 Elul: Yahrzeit of Harav Meir Greenberg
Harav Meir Greenberg was one of the first American temimim, and was one of the six bochurim who traveled to the Frierdiker Rebbe in Otwock on the eve of the Nazi invasion. He later served as a Rosh Yeshiva, Rov, and Shliach.