Yahrtzeit Archives | Anash.org https://anash.org/category/yahrtzeit/ News, Views, Inspiration Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:29:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ‘You Can Cut Off My Head, but Not My Beard’ https://anash.org/20th-yahrtzeit-of-r-meir-avtzon/ https://anash.org/20th-yahrtzeit-of-r-meir-avtzon/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:29:04 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=312036 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.]]> https://anash.org/20th-yahrtzeit-of-r-meir-avtzon/feed/ 2 The Tomchei Tmimim Mashpia Who Gave Everything for His Bochurim https://anash.org/a-true-example-of-chassidishe-ahavas-yisroel/ https://anash.org/a-true-example-of-chassidishe-ahavas-yisroel/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:49:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=78276 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.]]> https://anash.org/a-true-example-of-chassidishe-ahavas-yisroel/feed/ 1 60 Years of Building Lubavitch in Montreal https://anash.org/60-years-of-building-lubavitch-in-montreal/ https://anash.org/60-years-of-building-lubavitch-in-montreal/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:09:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1124829 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.]]> https://anash.org/60-years-of-building-lubavitch-in-montreal/feed/ 1 The Chossid Who Brought Chassidus to the Public https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-brought-chassidus-to-the-public/ https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-brought-chassidus-to-the-public/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:56:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1123947 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.]]> https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-brought-chassidus-to-the-public/feed/ 0 The Hungarian Journalist with a Unique Shlichus from the Rebbe https://anash.org/the-hungarian-journalist-with-a-unique-shlichus-from-the-rebbe/ https://anash.org/the-hungarian-journalist-with-a-unique-shlichus-from-the-rebbe/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:31:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1124819 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.]]> https://anash.org/the-hungarian-journalist-with-a-unique-shlichus-from-the-rebbe/feed/ 0 The Rebbe Maharash’s Eldest Son Who Burned His Writings https://anash.org/the-rebbe-rashabs-brother-who-said-his-own-maamarim-2/ https://anash.org/the-rebbe-rashabs-brother-who-said-his-own-maamarim-2/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:43:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1124805

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.

]]> https://anash.org/the-rebbe-rashabs-brother-who-said-his-own-maamarim-2/feed/ 0 The Chossid Who Helped Build 770 and Chabad in America https://anash.org/7-cheshvan-yahrzeit-of-harav-shlomo-aron-kazarnovsky/ https://anash.org/7-cheshvan-yahrzeit-of-harav-shlomo-aron-kazarnovsky/#respond Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:37:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1123942 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.]]> https://anash.org/7-cheshvan-yahrzeit-of-harav-shlomo-aron-kazarnovsky/feed/ 0 The Chossid Who Crowned the Frierdiker Rebbe https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-crowned-the-frierdiker-rebbe/ https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-crowned-the-frierdiker-rebbe/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:50:04 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1124076 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.]]> https://anash.org/the-chossid-who-crowned-the-frierdiker-rebbe/feed/ 2 The Pioneering Shliach Who Built Yiddishkeit in Australia and Beyond https://anash.org/the-pioneering-shliach-who-built-yiddishkeit-in-australia-and-beyond/ https://anash.org/the-pioneering-shliach-who-built-yiddishkeit-in-australia-and-beyond/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:52:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1117864

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.

]]> https://anash.org/the-pioneering-shliach-who-built-yiddishkeit-in-australia-and-beyond/feed/ 0 The Romanian Rebbe Who Was Reb Mendel’s Dear Friend https://anash.org/the-romanian-rebbe-who-was-reb-mendels-dear-friend/ https://anash.org/the-romanian-rebbe-who-was-reb-mendels-dear-friend/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:24:49 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1121094 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.]]> https://anash.org/the-romanian-rebbe-who-was-reb-mendels-dear-friend/feed/ 1 250 Years Later, Remembering the Alter Rebbe’s Chavrusa https://anash.org/250-years-later-remembering-the-alter-rebbes-chavrusa/ https://anash.org/250-years-later-remembering-the-alter-rebbes-chavrusa/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:05:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1117908 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.]]> https://anash.org/250-years-later-remembering-the-alter-rebbes-chavrusa/feed/ 1 ‘My Close Friend’: Remembering Reb Berel Chaskind https://anash.org/my-close-friend-remembering-reb-berel-chaskind/ https://anash.org/my-close-friend-remembering-reb-berel-chaskind/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:44:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109755

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.

]]> https://anash.org/my-close-friend-remembering-reb-berel-chaskind/feed/ 0 Yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s Grandfather, Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky https://anash.org/yahrzeit-of-the-rebbes-grandfather-harav-meir-shlomo-yanovsky/ https://anash.org/yahrzeit-of-the-rebbes-grandfather-harav-meir-shlomo-yanovsky/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109745

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.

]]> https://anash.org/yahrzeit-of-the-rebbes-grandfather-harav-meir-shlomo-yanovsky/feed/ 0 From Rav Baruch Ber in Kamenitz to the Frierdiker Rebbe https://anash.org/from-rav-baruch-bers-kamenitz-yeshiva-to-the-frierdiker-rebbe/ https://anash.org/from-rav-baruch-bers-kamenitz-yeshiva-to-the-frierdiker-rebbe/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:44:18 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109739

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.

]]> https://anash.org/from-rav-baruch-bers-kamenitz-yeshiva-to-the-frierdiker-rebbe/feed/ 3 The Story Reb Itche Never Told the Frierdiker Rebbe https://anash.org/the-story-reb-itche-never-told-the-frierdiker-rebbe/ https://anash.org/the-story-reb-itche-never-told-the-frierdiker-rebbe/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:58:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109735

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.

]]> https://anash.org/the-story-reb-itche-never-told-the-frierdiker-rebbe/feed/ 3 There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’ https://anash.org/there-was-only-one-reb-shmuel/ https://anash.org/there-was-only-one-reb-shmuel/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:31:44 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109705 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.]]> https://anash.org/there-was-only-one-reb-shmuel/feed/ 1 The Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe Who Lived Near 770 https://anash.org/the-tomashpil-koidenover-rebbe-who-lived-near-770/ https://anash.org/the-tomashpil-koidenover-rebbe-who-lived-near-770/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:48:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109721

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.

]]> https://anash.org/the-tomashpil-koidenover-rebbe-who-lived-near-770/feed/ 1 Two Mesiras Nefesh Yidden Who Grew Into Great Chassidim https://anash.org/remembering-two-mesiras-nefesh-yidden-who-grew-into-great-chassidim/ https://anash.org/remembering-two-mesiras-nefesh-yidden-who-grew-into-great-chassidim/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:39:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1109717

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.

]]> https://anash.org/remembering-two-mesiras-nefesh-yidden-who-grew-into-great-chassidim/feed/ 0 The Unassuming Giant: Reb Avrum Hersh Cohen https://anash.org/the-unassuming-giant-reb-avrum-hersh-cohen/ https://anash.org/the-unassuming-giant-reb-avrum-hersh-cohen/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:44:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1103083

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.

]]> https://anash.org/the-unassuming-giant-reb-avrum-hersh-cohen/feed/ 2 A Life of Mindboggling Torah and Avodah: ‘Sholom Chonye’s’ https://anash.org/a-life-of-mindboggling-torah-and-avodah-sholom-chonyes/ https://anash.org/a-life-of-mindboggling-torah-and-avodah-sholom-chonyes/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:39:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=32324

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.

]]> https://anash.org/a-life-of-mindboggling-torah-and-avodah-sholom-chonyes/feed/ 2 The Man Who Never Took the Easy Way Out https://anash.org/the-man-who-never-took-the-easy-way-out/ https://anash.org/the-man-who-never-took-the-easy-way-out/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=138758

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. 

]]> https://anash.org/the-man-who-never-took-the-easy-way-out/feed/ 6 When the Rebbe Wants, Nothing Is Impossible https://anash.org/when-the-rebbe-wants-nothing-is-impossible/ https://anash.org/when-the-rebbe-wants-nothing-is-impossible/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=30383

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.

]]> https://anash.org/when-the-rebbe-wants-nothing-is-impossible/feed/ 0 The Rosh Yeshiva Who Built Generations of Leaders https://anash.org/the-rosh-yeshiva-who-built-generations-of-leaders/ https://anash.org/the-rosh-yeshiva-who-built-generations-of-leaders/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:36:55 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1063824

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.

]]> https://anash.org/the-rosh-yeshiva-who-built-generations-of-leaders/feed/ 3 Remembering the Rebbe’s General: Reb Binyamin Klein https://anash.org/remembering-the-rebbes-general-2/ https://anash.org/remembering-the-rebbes-general-2/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=812613 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.]]> https://anash.org/remembering-the-rebbes-general-2/feed/ 0 Our Man in America: Reb Yisroel Jacbson https://anash.org/reb-yisroel-jacobson-our-man-in-america/ https://anash.org/reb-yisroel-jacobson-our-man-in-america/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:42:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1063821

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.

]]> https://anash.org/reb-yisroel-jacobson-our-man-in-america/feed/ 2 The Lion from Tzfas https://anash.org/yahrtzeit-the-lion-from-tzfas/ Sun, 03 May 2026 15:41:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=17979

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 https://anash.org/yahrtzeit-he-who-wouldnt-abandon-the-kosel/ Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=17579

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.

]]> The First Lubavitcher Rov in America https://anash.org/the-first-lubavitcher-rov-in-america/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:01:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=233395

Today, 12 Iyar, marks the yahrtzeit of Harav Chaim Yaakov Vidrevitz, a chossid of the Tzemach Tzedek and Rebbe Maharash, who served as rov of Moscow and later in New York, where he strengthened Yiddishkeit, especially kashrus and mikvaos, and was known for his genious and influence.

]]> A Master of All Trades Who Shaped Generations of Bochurim https://anash.org/a-master-of-all-trades-who-shaped-generations-of-bochurim/ https://anash.org/a-master-of-all-trades-who-shaped-generations-of-bochurim/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:16:00 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=1124812

Today, 19 Cheshvan, marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Meilech Zweibel, a renowned mashpia whose mastery of Nigleh and Chassidus, personal avodah, and dedication to guiding bochurim left a lasting impression on generations of students.

]]> https://anash.org/a-master-of-all-trades-who-shaped-generations-of-bochurim/feed/ 0 ‘Shemmy’: Zalman Jaffe Fondly Recalls Reb Bentche Shemtov https://anash.org/shemmy-zalman-jaffe-fondly-recalls-reb-bentche-shemtov/ https://anash.org/shemmy-zalman-jaffe-fondly-recalls-reb-bentche-shemtov/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:34:31 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=34779 50 years: After the passing of Reb Bentzion Shemtov, on 5 Tammuz 5735, R' Zalman Jaffe wrote, in his classic style, the following obituary, describing Reb Bentche's chassidishe personality and Lubavitch activism in London.]]> https://anash.org/shemmy-zalman-jaffe-fondly-recalls-reb-bentche-shemtov/feed/ 1