Hershel Rosenbluh

By Hershel Rosenbluh for Anash.org 24 Sivan marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Dovid Bravman, who served as head of the Kfar Chabad Council. 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 early years of the Kfar. In 5715 (1955), he was elected to lead the Kfar Chabad Council without even presenting his candidacy.

By Hershel Rosenbluh for Anash.org 22 Sivan marks the yahrtzeit of the gaon Reb Yosef Goldberg, known as “Yoske Tiraspoler,” who dedicated his life to Tomchei Tmimim, with close to four decades spent teaching and raising talmidim at the yeshiva in Brunoy. Many of the recent roshei yeshiva in Lubavitch were his talmidim, either in Samarkand or Brunoy. Reb Yoske was born in 5677 (1917) and raised in Russia during the tumultuous years following the Russian Revolution.

By Hershel Rosenbluh for Anash.org 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. Born in Zuravitz in 5656 (1895), Reb Yisroel Jacobson (born Paretzkin) was only ten years old when he arrived in Lubavitch.