26 Iyar is the yahrtzeit of Rav Aizik Schwei, the rosh yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim in Montreal.
He Merited to Have the Rebbe as Talmid
23 Iyar is the yahrtzeit of the chossid Reb Schneur Zalman Vilenkin, A”H, the Rebbe’s melamed in Yekatrinislav.
A Mashpia for Generations
The 19th of Iyar is the yahrtzeit of the mashpia Reb Shlomo Chaim Kesselman. He was born on 20 Elul 5654 and passed away on this day in 5731.
The Lion from Tzfas
The sudden tragic passing of Rabbi Leibel Kaplan, a”h, on the 16th of Iyar, 5758/1998, was a terrible, unexpected blow to adas hachassidim.
Shloshim to Remember Rabbi Binyomin Katz, a”h
As a young bochur, Rabbi Binyomin Katz was sent undercover by the Rebbe to the Soviet Union and was successful in enabling many families to emigrate.
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.
Stories of R. Yisroel Aryeh Leib, z”l
The house where R. Yisroel Aryeh Leib grew up.
The house where R. Yisroel Aryeh Leib grew up.
Tomorrow, Yud Gimmel Iyar, is the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s youngest brother Reb Yisroel Arye Leib.
Yahrtzeit: The First Lubavitcher Rov in America
Rav Chaim Yakov Vidrevitz chossid of the Tzemach Tzedek and Rebbe Maharash, came to the US in 5652/1892 and did much to improve yiddishkeit in America.