Rabbi Moshe Chaim Sapochkinski, rov and shochet in Montreal for over 60 years, passed away on this day – 20 Elul – in 5774/2014.
18 Elul: Events in the Jewish and Chabad Calendar
The following is a list of events that took place on this auspicious day, the eighteenth of Elul.
Moshiach’s Ancestor
Today, 13 Elul, is the yahrtzeit of Rav Yakov Yisroel of Cherkas, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe and the Frierdiker Rebbe’s elter-zeide.
11 Elul: There Was Only One “Reb Shmuel”
Reb Shmuel Levitin, a rov, mashpia and dedicated chossid of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe, passed away on 11 Elul 5734/1974.
Reb Moshe’le Schneersohn: 60 Years Since his Passing
Reb Moshe’le Schneersohn, who lived in Crown Heights and kept in close contact with the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe, passed away on 11 Elul 5719.
Remembering Two Mesiras Nefesh Yidden
L-R: Reb Moshe Katznellenbogen and Reb Yosef Volovik, a"h
L-R: Reb Moshe Katznellenbogen and Reb Yosef Volovik, a"h
Although a generation apart, Reb Moshe Katznellenbogen and Reb Yosef Tzvi Volovik both showed Jews in the free world that even in Soviet Russia a yid can grow to be a talmid chochom and chossid.
Reb Shilem Kuratin: 100 Years
Some of the Tmimim in Lubavitch who studied with Reb Shilem or were under his tutelage.
Some of the Tmimim in Lubavitch who studied with Reb Shilem or were under his tutelage.
Reb Meshulam Yedidya Gottlieb “Shilem” Kuratin lived for only 34 years, but in that short time, he taught so many Temimim how far one can reach with willpower.
Pride of the American Tmimim
Rav Meir Greenberg, lamdan, shliach, rov and chossid, passed away on 3 Elul, 5768/2008.
The Rebbe’s Kohen and Sofer
Reb Shaya Hakohen Matlin, the Rebbe’s sofer, passed away on this day in 5756/1996.
With Heart and Soul
Today, Chof-Tes Menachem Av, marks the 50th yahrtzeit of the devoted chossid Reb Yochanan Gordon of Dokshitz.
When the Rebbe Was Menachem Avel the Satmar Rov
When the Rebbe went to be menachem avel the Satmar Rov, whose yahrtzeit is today, 26 Menachem Av.
Brooklyn to Chicago: A Continuous Journey of Shlichus
A warm Melava Malka was organized in honor of Rav Shlomo Zalman Hecht, a”h, on his 40th Yahrtzeit.
A Giant in Torah and Hiskashrus
Reb Avrum Hersh Cohen passed away on this day in 5755/1995.
Chicago Inspired by New London Shliach
Rabbi Avrohom Sternberg, shliach in New London, Connecticut, was the featured guest Tuesday evening at the Chicago farbrengen in honor of Chof Av.
KGB Apologized for Persecuting the Rebbe’s Father
In the final days of the Soviet Union, the regime acknowledged that it imprisoned the Rebbe’s father on false charges.
90 Years Since Chevron Massacre
Shabbos, 18 Menachem Av, 5689/1929. Arabs in Chevron began a widespread massacre, killing 67 Yidden and maiming many more.
The Telling Picture
The story of the two extant photographs we have of the Rebbe’s father, Rav Levi Yitzchok.
Half Chossid and Half Rebbe
Today, 11 Menachem Av, is the yahrtzeit of the great chossid Reb Hillel Paritcher, N”E.
How to Make Chassidus Real
A recently uncovered collection of letters by Reb Moshe Gourarie and his son Reb Nosson sheds insight on how these chassidim of old sought to make Chassidus practical.
The Effort to Save the Bobover Rebbe, HYD
The Frierdiker Rebbe worked tirelessly to save the Bobover Rebbe during WWII.