“The relationship between the Rebbe and Rabbi Hollander blossomed in future years, with Rabbi Hollander later teaming up with Chabad representatives to better their Brooklyn community. In the 1980s, the Bronx Jewish community began to dwindle and give way to changing demographics. Rabbi Hollander, then 70, mentioned the idea of retirement to the Lubavitcher Rebbe. […]
We are excited to invite you to a “Weekend to Remember” which we are organizing in conjunction with other Chabad organizations on February 12-14, 2010 at the luxurious Hilton Hotel in Stamford, CT (1 hour drive from NY).
The program will include inspiring lectures and stimulating discussions by special guests – renowned speakers from Jerusalem, Moscow […]
Dear Community Member,
We would like to invite you to participate at the first yartziet of our dear Rabbi, Rabbi David B. Hollander O.B.M. Join us as we remember a giant in the Jewish world. It will take place on Sunday January 3rd at 6:00 pm, at the Hebrew Alliance – F.R.E.E. Shul, 2915 Brighton 6th […]
“Today, the 4th of Cheshvan marks the 30th Yartzeir of Rabbi Dovid Okunov HY”D. Exerpt from the Rabbi Dovid Okunov Memorial Site - It was 30 years ago this week that Rabbi Dovid Okunov, a bold Russian activist for Judaism who risked death defying communist authorities by teaching Jewish children Torah, was gunned down on a Brooklyn street […]
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“The Language of Lubavitch”
“A few months ago CrownHeights.info published a video of Rabbi Hollander passing before the Rebbe for Sunday dollars in Elul 1991 after the Crown Heights riots where he asked the Rebbe if he should write articles urging Jews to come visit the neighborhood, and the Rebbe responded that he should make sure it would be […]
Photo: “Rabbi Shmuel Butman, Rabbi David Hollander (OBM), Rabbi Hershel Okonov”
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our dear Rabbi, teacher and mentor, Rabbi David Hollander OBM, who was our longtime Rabbi and spiritual leader at the Hebrew Alliance F.R.E.E. Shul. (This is your apportunity to pay respect to […]
“Book In Russian Explains Mikvah Use”
Jewish community officials in the United States and the former Soviet Union hailed the publication of a book about mikvah use written entirely in Russian. Entitled Mayim Chayim, or “Living Waters,” and written by Rabbi Michael and Sima Koritz, the book presents the laws of family purity in an easy […]
Chabad.org by Joshua Runyan .
With this week’s release of a collection of talks delivered by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, Russian-speaking audiences can now lay claim to teachings of the Rebbe dealing with each of the Torah’s 54 sections. Published jointly by New York’s F.R.E.E. Publishing House and the Jerusaelm-based SHAMIR, […]
article in Jewish Press. Korah 5768
Lubavitch.com “A torrent of rain sent the thousands attending Staten Island fest for Russian speakers scurrying for cover, but not Chabad rabbinical student Aharon Teleshevsky and Mark Tokar, 16.Teleshevsky had helped Tokar wrap tefillin just moments before, a first for Tokar since his bar mitzvah. “I don’t do prayers, normally,” he said.” ” Only 13% […]
