the time of Melech HaMoshiach, may The emcee quoted the ’s maamer that a Chassid can achieve a he come speedily in our days, amen.” explanation that the essence of state of unlimited mesirus nefesh HUGE GIMMEL TAMMUZ Bukiet noted that the Rebbe Gimmel Tammuz is the Chag HaGeula through his hiskashrus to the Rebbe. asked what place a prayer has in a of the Rebbe Rayatz, who was This is the avoda required of us now.” halachic work, answering that the released from prison that day. The rav of Kfar , R’ IN Rambam teaches us that our yearning Rabbi Menachem Mendel Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi said, BY SHNEUR ZALMAN BERGER for Moshiach should be so great that Gurewitz explained the last maamer “Seven years of famine have passed even when mentioning Moshiach in a the Rebbe edited, and related that since Gimmel Tammuz 5754, and halacha, one ought to pray for his Reb Mendel Futerfas (whose yahrtzeit now we want to see the beginning of coming. is 4 Tammuz) enabled Chassidim to the years of plenty. By years of plenty Rabbi Bukiet also related that leave Russia by obtaining passports we mean it as the Midrash says: during the Shiva for Rebbetzin Chaya for them and arranging their trips by “B motzoei sheviis ben Dovid ba.” Mushka, ah, a delegation of train. It was 10:15 p.m. in Eretz Yisroel, representatives from the Tzanzer One day Reb Mendel met R’ Yona but 3:15 p.m. in New York, time for Rebbe came to be menachem avel. The Cohen, who was also involved in Mincha in 770. Through the web site Rebbe MH”M asked whether their smuggling Chassidim out of Russia, 770Live.org, the participants viewed rebbe, who was sick at that time, and told him that he planned to leave the davening live. learned publicly, to which they as well. R’ Yona looked at him and R’ Betzalel Kupchik, shliach in replied no. The Rebbe MH”M said, said, “You mean that mesirus nefesh Poona, India and staff member of “They should ask their Rebbe to say has limits?” Hearing this, R’ Mendel Matteh Moshiach, was the next Chassidus, and then he would remained in Russia, was incarcerated speaker. R’ Kupchik said, “They certainly do so.” So too, we must not long afterwards and was exiled asked me to talk about the world Rabbi Mordechai Ashkenazi Rabbi Yigal Pizam Rabbi Avrohom Shmuel Bukiet Rabbi Y.Y. Wilschansky demand to see our king, and the for years. being ready for Moshiach. Today it’s Rebbe will certainly answer our “The Rebbe MH”M explains in the common knowledge that every Over one thousand request. people participated in the Gimmel Tammuz farbrengen held in Kfar Chabad’s Beis Menachem Shul. Tmimim and ziknei ha Chassidim, the “man on the street” alongside mashpiim and rabbanim, all came together in order to receive the tremendous hashpaos accessible on this day. It was in this spirit that the emcee, Rarbbi Y.Y. Rabbi Velvel Kesselman Rabbi Itche Gansburg Rabbi Betzalel Kupchik Wilschansky, rosh Chabad in Tzfas said, “We can!” – was shown, which was soul request and invite the Rebbe have gathered here in unity to followed by a clip of the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach to this express the great cry that emanates shouting Ker a velt haint!” Next, clips farbrengen. We accept upon ourselves from the depths of our hearts: We of the Rebbe encouraging the singing the yoke of his kingdom with want to see our king! Let us unite in of “Yechi ” were shown. renewed chayus and proclaim ‘Yechi proclaiming Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu The crowd stood up as rosh Adoneinu Moreinu V Rabeinu Melech V Rabeinu Melech Ha Moshiach LOlam Ha Moshiach LOlam Va ed!’” Va ed! The crowd joined him in the yeshivas Chabad and rav of Kiryot, joyous singing of “Yechi” and dancing Rabbi Yigal Pizem cried out, “In the Rabbi Avrohom Shmuel Bukiet throughout the shul. name of those participating in this reviewed a sicha about the laws of the national farbrengen to greet red heifer. Rabbi Bukiet referred to A video of the famous Chaf-Ches Moshiach, and in the name of all the the halachic work of the Rambam, Nissan call to arms – “Do all that you Jewish people, we turn to you with a who writes, “The tenth cow will be in

44 i BEIS MOSHIACH 22 Tammuz 5761 Issue Number 330 BEIS MOSHIACH i 45 Only after they crossed the sea does it break out of its shell, and he terrible situation in Eretz Yisroel and say ‘And they believed in Hashem encouraged the bachur to do the said the Rebbe told us to protest and Moshe His servant.’ same. giving away land. Nevertheless, shortly thereafter the “That’s the situtation we are in The kinus incorporated three Jews complained.” now. The Rebbe prepared everything hours of divrei emuna, chizuk, and R’ Gansburg spoke heatedly about for us and all we need to do is break hisorerus to greet Moshiach. The the obligation to work on inyanei the final kelipa and get out of Galus. participants felt a renewed sense of Moshiach, relating how the mashpia, The Rebbe wants us to be persistent faith in the imminent hisgalus of the R’ Avrohom Drizin, told an older and do more and more to accomplish Rebbe MH”M. Recognition went to single tamim at a farbrengen that a the final hisgalus.” those who organized the farbrengen, chicken sits on an egg for 21 days, The emcee spoke about the particularly Rabbi Shmuel Hendel. following which the chick has to IMPRESSIVE SEMINAR IN BEIS MIDRASH L’NASHIM 770

There was a special program for The highlight of the bas mitzva girls took on many good resolutions about a hundred bas mitzva girls from program was a festive banquet with in the pidyonei nefesh they wrote. Eretz Yisroel and the United States rabbanim, mashpiim, and shluchim. who came to 770 in order to celebrate Before their departure from 770, the their special day with the Rebbe Simultaneously, in 770 there was MH”M. a series of special lectures for Chabad Chassid believes that the him to give him the opportunity to quote. When I presented it to him, he English-speaking women. On Rebbe is Moshiach and is chai support the work of Chabad in understood and accepted it. He also The girls lodged near 770 for ten Shabbos afternoon, Rabbi Yosef v kayam. Disagreements are only Poona. On one of these visits he said, gave me a check for double the usual days and participated in programs Hecht of Eilat spoke about women’s about publicizing this to the outside. ‘I heard that in Chabad there’s a amount. and classes in preparation for their mission in this world. “When the Those who oppose publicity have two group that says the Rebbe is bas mitzva. This year there was a Rebbe became the seventh leader of “From this incident we see that group of about 20 girls presently reasons: they say it harms hafatza and Moshiach. I can understand that, but when we say the truth, it’s accepted; Chabad, he established N’shei that it hurts them financially. I heard that some say the Rebbe is attending Chabad schools in America Chabad, thus founding the and not only that – the donations are who speak fluent Hebrew because “A Jewish woman about fifty years alive. Whoever says that is crazy.’ actually bigger!” ‘enforcement arm’ to bring the Geula, their families are Israelis. through the women.” of age came to our in “I told him I’m one of those crazy R’ Itche Gansburg spoke next. “I Poona and told us she had been in people. For a moment he was “At first we weren’t sure whether Rabbi Menachem Mendel don’t know why we are happy,” he we should accept girls from homes contact with one of the Chabad stunned. I explained that years back, began in his characteristic style. Gluckowsky of Rechovot spoke about Houses in Florida, where she lived. A when people spoke about the Rebbe that don’t observe Shabbos yet,” said the “Bayis HaYehudi” in three separate “When I arrived here recently from Ariella Benayoun, program organizer. conversation ensued among the being Moshiach the idea sounded the United States and saw an old sign talks. Hundreds of women packed guests at our Chabad House about crazy, but today that’s accepted. I told “Of course we asked the Rebbe the ezras nashim to hear him speak, from Nissan that read, ‘Ten years through the Igros Kodesh, and the the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach. him I’m sure that in another little since that sicha’ [referring to the sicha demonstrating the importance of a When I said that the Rebbe is while everybody will see that the answer was a letter to a principal in seminar like this. One of the women of Chaf-Ches Nissan], I asked which the Rebbe asks why they are Moshiach, the woman’s ears perked Rebbe is alive and this won’t seem whether anything had happened said, “It was moving to see three up. She said, ‘Say that again so I’ll crazy either. limiting the number of students they generations – grandmothers, since then. In another ten years, chas are accepting.” know I heard you correctly.’ When I “Then I asked him, ‘If I originally v chalila, will they write, ‘Twenty mothers, and daughters – sitting did, she looked puzzled and heard this idea [that the Rebbe is years since that sicha?’ Does it really The message was clear – and the together and learning about the wondered, ‘Why didn’t the Chabad alive] from the Rebbe, am I allowed bother us? girls came to Crown Heights. It was foundation of Ahm Yisroel: the Jewish House I’m connected with tell me moving to see these girls successfully home. to believe it?’ He answered, ‘Of “Belief in Moshiach is not a simple this?’ course.’ I told him the Rebbe did join the others strengthening their Lectures for women take place in matter. When the Jews left Egypt, emuna and kabbalas ol mitzvos and “There’s a Litvishe Jew who lives actually speak about eternal life with only one fifth left as a result of their 770 all year long and can be heard daily in Manhattan and learned in a no interruption, and I have to believe their emuna and hiskashrus to the Nasi on the Internet at www.770live.org. faith. Then when they got to Yam Suf, HaDor. in Eretz Yisroel. Every so often I visit the Rebbe. He asked to see the actual the people’s faith in Moshe wavered. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gluckowsky Tapes are also available.

46 i BEIS MOSHIACH 22 Tammuz 5761 Issue Number 330 BEIS MOSHIACH i 47 SMICHA PROGRAM – A HUGE SUCCESS “DEM REBBEN’S KINDER” In honor of Chaf-Ches Sivan, commemorating sixty years since the bachurim to shiurim in nigleh and Rebbe’s arrival in the United States, a unique book entitled Dem Rebben s Chassidus. Shiurim in halacha are Kinder was published for the tmimim. This book includes directives from the given by Rabbi and his Rebbe MH”M on all topics pertinent to a tamim: , t filla, hafatzas son, Efraim Hillel. Rabbi Yochonon ha maayanos, as well as inyanei Moshiach and hiskashrus. There’s a large Morosov, shliach in the Bronx, and market for this book, a collection of hundreds of excerpts from sichos, Rabbi Yekusiel Lippa Feldman, letters, answers, and yechidiyos, some of them printed for the first time, mashpia in , give which has been a hot sales item among tmimim and Anash. shiurim in Chassidus. The book is a compilation of the first hundred issues of Dem Rebben s In addition to the great success Kinder, originally published weekly between 5756 and 5758. Those in the level of learning and material installments were eagerly read each week by tmimim and Anash who wanted covered, the administrators of the to strengthen their connection to the Rebbe and read excerpts on subjects of yeshiva schedule the bachurim s non- interest to them. learning time for hafatzas besuras Ben-Tzion Pape and Sholom Heidingsfeld edited the book, and Iggud ha Geula in the Queens area. HaTmimim of Oholei Torah arranged for its publication. Rabbi Niasoff, Rabbi Groner (speaking), Rabbi Schonfeld, and Rabbi Heller On Yud-Tes Kislev and other notable Chassidishe days, the yeshiva brings local rabbanim and bnei Torah to . Before Gimmel Tammuz, about 300 hundred guests attended a farbrengen and heard Rabbi Leibel Groner relate miracle A LTER S. FOGEL, ESQ. stories he personally witnessed. Despite the fact that the yeshiva Attorney & Counselor At Law has been in existence for a relatively 32 Court Street, Suite 602 short period of time, it has definitely impacted on the , New York 11201 community. Dozens of people in (718) 953-6480 Some of the participants in the pre-Gimmel Tammuz farbrengen Queens are becoming mekushar to the Rebbe MH”M and have Machon Semicha is a new yeshiva directorship of Rabbi Yosef Avrohom increased their awareness of the Personal Injury (Car Accidents, Slips and Falls & Medical Malpractice) established in Queens at the Heller of Crown Heights. The imminent Redemption. beginning of this year under the yeshiva attracts non-Chabad Real Estate (Closing & Foreclosing) Immigration (Green Cards & Citizenship) Bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11, & 13) nhr rgsi thsha rgsi nhr Corporations (Business & Religious) Increase in Acts of SEEKING BABY SITTER gcrh, nscrho tbjbu for a 7 month old baby, beginning this Social Security (Disability Related Benefits) Goodness & coming school year. Criminal Law (Driving Infractions) Hours: 8am to 1:30 pm Mon - Kindness Westchester Office: Call For an Thu. Fri until 12:00 Free 50 Main Street, Suite 1000 White Plains, New York 10606 Appointment to Bring Moshiach Now! Consultation Good pay. Call 718-771-1121 or 917-541- (914) 682-2018 7374

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To mark sixty years since the related some personal miracle stories Rebbe MH”M came to the United with the Rebbe. States – “the lower hemisphere” – and “The Rebbe prophesied the fall of celebrating the hundredth year since Communism years before it the Rebbe’s birth, special farbrengens happened. When I told this to were held on Tuesday, Chaf-Ches Mikhail Gorbachev, the man who Sivan, in the magnificent auditoriums actually ended Communism, he was of the Jewish Federation, United silent for a few moments. Then he Jewish Appeal and Bonds. said that when he rose to power he President of Bonds - R’ Y.Y. Paltiel Tamim Mendel Popack Professor Branover R’ Y.Y. Butman, R’ Y. Paltiel, Gideon Pat on the job The farbrengen s theme was “The hadn’t dreamed about the end of Prof. Branover, R’ S. Butman, R’ P. Goldman, R’ S. Shapiro World is Batel B shishim” (nullified in Communism. In fact, he had wanted sixty) years since the Rebbe began to strengthen it. The Rebbe knew hafatzas ha Torah and preparing the everything that would happen in world for Geula. It was organized by advance.” the Lubavitch Youth Organization The professor concluded, “Since together with Iggud Talmidei the Rebbe prophesied about world HaYeshivos of 770. events, including the fall of Rabbi Shmuel Butman, director of Communism and the situation in Lubavitch Youth Organization, Eretz Yisroel, since the Rebbe tells us opened the farbrengen by wishing the that we are the final generation of participants a gut yom tov, explaining Galus and the first generation of (Right to left) with R’ Labkowski that on this day exactly sixty years Geula, and indicates that Geula is and R’ Yitzchok Gurewitz ago the Rebbe and Rebbetzin came to nigh, there’s no question that this, the U.S. too, will happen.” Rabbi Butman explained the Professor Branover spoke at a halachic concept of batel b shishim, similar get-together for Hebrew Irwin Hochberg, former Rabbi Shmuel Butman - Raffi Rothstein - right hand and stated that “now the world is speakers at the International Center chairman of the board of the director Lubavitch Youth man to Mr. Pat Jewish Federation Organization batel in the shishim years of for Israel Bonds on Wednesday, the worldwide effort of preparing the 29th of Sivan. world for Moshiach.” Gideon Pat spoke enthusiastically Raffi Rothstein, Gideon Pat’s the Iggud Talmidei HaYeshivos for The audience listened to a about the privilege he had in being in right-hand man, spoke about Rabbi their help. He especially thanked his Irwin Hochberg, chairman of the fascinating talk about the revelations board of the Federation, greeted the the Rebbe’s presence, and about the Butman, and about Rabbi Dovid son, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Butman, of soul powers, given by Rabbi Yossi Rebbe’s work around the world. Labkowski’s ongoing work with for organizing the farbrengen, and President of Bonds - Gideon Pat, Prof. guests on behalf of the Federation. Paltiel. Rabbi Paltiel expounded on Branover, R’ , R’ S. Butman, “There’s nothing like the Rebbe’s Bonds. “We are pleased, and hope Tmimim Michoel Rosenblum, Yisroel He revealed that he had the how “the neshama, Toras ha Chassidus M. Rosenblum work anywhere in the world. that our relationship will continue in Cohen, Dov Ber Hendel, and Yosef wonderful privilege of receiving the teaches us, is the main thing for a blessing of the Rebbe in person, and Wherever I travel, whether an even stronger way in the future.” Wilschansky for their dedication. Jew, and everything else is secondary throughout the Unites States or other “These are the soldiers who will bring added that he was pleased to have the to the neshama.” Rabbi Yekusiel Feldman, mashpia honor of hosting this evening in the countries of the world, I always find in , spoke about the the Geula.” Rebbe’s honor. Rabbi Butman introduced his the Rebbe’s activities going on, and I significance of the day, and the Special mention was made of the friend, Mr. Gideon Pat, international am proud that we have a connection special merit in connecting to the weekly LChaim publication, with its Professor Branover was the guest president of the Israeli Bonds, a to him and his work.” The president speaker. He spoke about his special Rebbe and his work. featured “Thought from the Rebbe,” member of four administrations, and of Bonds warmly thanked his friend, “Slice of Life,” story, and other relationship with the Rebbe. “I had thanked him for working together in Rabbi Butman, “who doesn’t forget us Rabbi Butman thanked all the the rare privilege of spending over young Tmimim, the lamplighters who apropos articles. One businessman partnership with the weekly and all year,” and expressed his hope that related that he had found it difficult thirty hours in private audience with holiday mivtzaim. the connection continue and ignite the Jewish spark within each Tamim Y.Y. Evers in the past to approach people at his the Rebbe,” he said. Prof. Branover strengthen. Jew, for their work and devotion, and

50 i BEIS MOSHIACH 22 Tammuz 5761 Issue Number 330 BEIS MOSHIACH i 51 workplace with ideas about grandfather! Of course, this incident Rabbi Pesach Goldman, board Yiddishkeit, but since the beginning of has deepened the feeling of goodwill member of Lubavitch Youth, who the publication of LChaim, he was between businessman and co-worker. joined the celebration at the R’ YEHOSHUA PINSON, A’H slowly able to make inroads. He Rabbi Dovid Raskin, chairman of Federation, said, “When we began related an interesting story that working, none of us dreamed what Lubavitch Youth, who attended the R’ Yehoshua was born in 5672 (1912) in Stardov. fund to help those in need, which helped many families. occurred to one of his co-workers. farbrengen at Israel Bonds, said, we would attain. It was the Rebbe One of the LChaim s that he who envisioned everything when he His father was R’ Nachum Yitzchok Pinson, of the When in 5740 the Rebbe said Kollelei Tiferes “Years ago, who dreamed about the talmidei ha tmimim, whose home was a place for distributed to his co-workers revolution the Rebbe brought about, began the spiritual revolution sixty Zikeinim should be founded, R’ Yehosha immediately included a story in which the Rebbe years ago to prepare the world for Chassidim to farbreng. It was in this Chassidic established one in 770, which he ran all these years. in which the Rebbe literally changed atmosphere that R’ Yehoshua was raised. Rashab had given someone a bracha. the map? The Rebbe allowed us to Moshiach by reaching every single In more recent years with the growing number of When the co-worker read the story, take part in his work, so we must Jew. Tonight we see the fruits of the In 5691, the family moved to Charkov, where R’ mispalelim and the expansion of the shul, there was a he was astounded – the man the dedicate ourselves to his activities.” Rebbe’s desire.” Yehoshua learned for a period of time in a branch of certain degree of lack of order in the many minyanim. R’ Rebbe Rashab blessed was his own Tomchei Tmimim. Due to the persecution of the Yehoshua worked on having special mechitzos put up, Yevsektzia, R’ Yehoshua and his thus establishing areas for the classmates wandered from place various minyanim. He also to place, so he also learned in obtained the money to finance Kremenchug, Ramen, and other this project. RodeoRodeo DriveDrive JewelryJewelry locations. R’ Yehoshua will be Fine 14k-18k Jewelry & diamonds R’ Yehoshua was considered remembered as the person who one of the outstanding students. wide selection of designer Jewelry wedding band & engagement ring reestablished the custom of One report that the yeshiva saying the after 1464 Rockaway Parkway (corner Flatland Ave.) Brooklyn, NY 11236 wrote about him while he was davening, which inspired all in Ramen described him as TEL: (718) 240-9200 CEL: (718) 809-5915 shuls and schools around the gifted. R’ Yehuda Eber, ah, world to do the same. sgu okugk jhanv lkn ubhcru ubrun ubbust hjh wanted to have him in his class. In recent months, R’ R’ Yehoshua learned in Yehoshua took part in the huge yeshiva until 5693, after which project of the International he had to provide for his Chabad Center to Greet livelihood. He married his wife, Moshiach to construct a Liba, ah,in 5697, the daughter building for guests. In his role of R’ Avrohom Eliyahu Plotkin. as gabbai, he received hundred He was drafted during the war dollar bills from the Rebbe for but miraculously received an the benefit of the shul. R’ exemption. He, along with Yehoshua gave the directors of thousands of others, traveled to Eshel-Hachnosas Orchim some Samarkand, and when We are pleased to announce the grand opening of our of these bills so that they, in Chassidim left in 1947, he was turn, could give them to those one of those who left. He lived who donate large amounts for High School division in Paris where he was principal the Hachnasas Orchim building. of Beis Rivka for a number of starting with grade 9 and 10 years. Recently R’ Yehoshua became ill. The day he passed away, he lay in bed watching a video of the Rebbe *All subjects will be taught *Intensive learning of Inyoney Geula R’ Yehoshua arrived in New York for Shavuos 1953 davening Shacharis from the amud. When the Rebbe said Umoshiach in the Rebbe MH"M’s Sichos and Maamorim. and celebrated Yom Tov with the Rebbe. He lived in Shma, R’ Yehoshua said Shma along with him. When the *Farbrengens, Mivtzoim, & special activities. Philadelphia for two years, then moved to Crown Rebbe was about to say Shmoneh Esrei, R’ Yehoshua said Heights where the Rebbe involved him in askanus. First *Preparing our daughters to live in the generation of Moshiach. he wanted to go to the Rebbe to daven with the Rebbe. he was appointed gabbai for Chabad. He was also He began getting up from bed with his family’s help, but *High standards of Tznius and Chasidishkeit. one of the founders of Lishkas Ezras Achim, which sent had a heart attack and passed away. packages to Russian Jews. In 5730 he was chosen to be one of the gabbaim of 770. R’ Yehoshua is survived by his wife Leah, sons, R’ For more information please call: (718) 756 - 0770 Nachum, R’ Yaakov, and R’ Avrohom Eliyahu, and sons- R’ Yehoshua was completely devoted to his many in-law, R’ Boruch Boaz Yurkewitz, rav in Lud, and R’ hjh tsubbu nurbu urchbu nkl vnahj kguko ugs! kguko vnahj nkl urchbu nurbu tsubbu hjh jobs despite his age. In his role as gabbai, he set up a Shmuel Light of Crown Heights.

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One of the outstanding Chassidic figures in the Chabad Chassid of the Tzemach Tzedek, the Rebbe Maharash, and community in Brunoy, France, R’ Shneur Zalman Kuratin the Rebbe Rashab.) ah, passed away on 10 Tammuz. His funeral was attended R’ Zalman (who was five and a half years old when his by a large crowd of Anash, led by R’ Hillel Pevsner, rav of father died) and his eight-year-old brother, Avrohom the Chabad community in Paris and cousin of the deceased. Yehoshua, were raised in the ways of Torah and Chassidus. Reb Zalman was 87 years old and scion of an illustrious The Soviets discovered that the rav of Zembin refused to family, descendant of famous Chassidim of the first send his grandsons to the government school, and they generation of Chabad Chassidus. He was born in punished him by confiscating his house and other Lubavitch on 12 Kislev 5674 (1913). His father was possessions. Meshulam Yedidya-Gottlieb Kuratin, ah, the mashgiach of When the boys grew older they were sent to Chassidus in Tomchei Tmimim, who was known as R’ underground Tomchei Tmimim yeshivos. R’ Zalman Shilem, famous as an oveid, chozer, and mashpia. learned in branches of the yeshiva in Nevel, Polotzk, At his bris on Yud-Tes Kislev, since the Rebbe Rashab Charkov, Yekaterinaslav and Rostov. He studied in Rostov was not in Lubavitch at the time, the in 5690 (1930), from there traveling to Rebbe Rashab’s son, later known as the Snovask to stay with his grandfather, R’ Rebbe Rayatz, was the sandek. Since it Hilowitz, who had been exiled there by was Yud-Tes Kislev, they decided to call the government. the baby Shneur Zalman, after the baal During the war, R’ Zalman was ha Geula, but R’ Shilem was hesitant – drafted into the Russian army. He was he was afraid to name his son after the injured severely and lost a leg. His Alter Rebbe. Since they had already older brother was also drafted, and his made the decision, he decided the whereabouts have remained unknown name wouldn’t be after the Alter since 1945. Rebbe, but for the talmid of the Alter In 1966 his mother left the Soviet Rebbe, R’ Zalman Kurenitzer, who was Union for Kfar Chabad. Besides the the baby’s grandfather’s grandfather. sifrei Chassidus she acquired (she was But R’ Shilem didn’t realize that R’ known as an intellectual), she also Zalman Kurenitzer’s name was actually bought a large Shas. When she was Meshulam Zalman. When he found asked whether she studied that too, she out, since his own name was said, “The Shas is for my son, R’ Meshulam, he agreed to name the child Zalman, so that when he leaves Russia Shneur Zalman, after the Alter Rebbe. he’ll finally have his own Shas.” R’ Shilem’s wife, Gutta Baila, ah, related this story in R’ Zalman, along with his wife Chana and their two yechidus in 5727. She had given the Rebbe a Pa N for her daughters, left Russia ten years later in 5736. He settled in son, Schneur Zalman, who was still behind the Iron Curtain Brunoy, where he joined the Tmimim and was known for at the time. The note only had his second name, Zalman. his personal daily shiurim in nigleh and Chassidus. He was After she told the Rebbe the story about her son’s name, he known for his sharp mind and for his sharp wit. He loved said, “Well, in that case, his name is also Shneur, and he truth and did chesed with all. added that name to the Pa N.” R’ Zalman related, “A few years after I left Russia, I went In the summer of 5678 (1918), the family left Lubavitch to the United States for Shavuos. One of my father’s with the talmidim of the yeshiva and moved to Kremenchug, talmidim, R’ Avrohom Maiyor, ah, hosted me in his home where a new branch of the yeshiva opened. A year later in and arranged a place for me next to him at the farbrengen. Elul 5679, R’ Shilem passed away when he was only 35 “At the end of the farbrengen, when the Rebbe had years old. His wife, with their two sons and one daughter, already left the beis midrash, I told R’ Avrohom how amazed moved to Zembin to live in the home of her father, Rabbi I was by the size of the crowd of Chassidim. R’ Avrohom Menachem Mendel Hilowitz, ah, who served as rav of the replied: “Believe me, in all this great crowd, no one here has city. (He was the son-in-law of the previous rav, Rabbi attained the level of your father!” Avrohom Landau, known as R’ Avrohomke Zembiner, a

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