כ״ד אייר ה׳תשפ״ו | May 11, 2026
Cincinnati Yeshiva Marks 50th Anniversary with Original Talmid
On 23 Iyar 5736 (1976), the Rebbe sent a group of 11 Shluchim and Hanhalla to open a branch on Tomchei Temimim in Cincinnati. 50 years later, one of those shluchim, Rabbi Mendel Duchman of Los Angeles, returned to celebrate the occasion.
On Sunday, 23 Iyar 5736 (1976), the Rebbe sent a group of 11 Shluchim and Hanhalla to open a branch on Tomchei Temimim in Cincinnati, Ohio, under the leadership of Rabbi Sholom B. Kalmanson. One of those shluchim was Rabbi Mendel Duchman of Los Angeles.
At the encouragement of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, Rabbi Duchman returned to Cincinnati to mark the 50th anniversary of this special date.
Rabbi Duchman visited the building that housed the original Yeshiva and had special Farbrengens with the Yeshiva Gedolah for bochurim and local anash, and at the Mesivta. He shared memories, pictures, and life lessons learned.
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