Montreal - Revision history

M.robin at 20:01, 23 August 2025

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	'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.		'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.

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	== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==		== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==
	At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Reb Yosef Rodal, [[~~Reb~~ Aryeh Leib Kramer]], Reb Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, Reb [[Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Reb Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Reb Yitzchok Hendel, Reb Yosef Weinberg, Reb Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Reb Shmuel Stein.		At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Reb Yosef Rodal, Reb [[Aryeh Leib Kramer]], Reb Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, Reb [[Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Reb Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Reb Yitzchok Hendel, Reb Yosef Weinberg, Reb Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Reb Shmuel Stein.

	They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.		They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.

	The day after their arrival, the yeshiva opened, headed by [[~~Rabbi~~ Yitzchak HaKohen Hendel\|Rabbi Yitzchok HaCohen Hendel]]. The students temporarily stayed in the Chabad Nusach Ha'Ari synagogue. As the yeshiva expanded, a larger, more organized space was needed. At that time, those responsible for the yeshiva began planning to purchase a large, magnificent building to accommodate all students comfortably. Until this plan was implemented, the yeshiva was housed in a local orphanage, where they received several rooms to run the yeshiva.		The day after their arrival, the yeshiva opened, headed by [[Yitzchak HaKohen Hendel\|Rabbi Yitzchok HaCohen Hendel]]. The students temporarily stayed in the Chabad Nusach Ha'Ari synagogue. As the yeshiva expanded, a larger, more organized space was needed. At that time, those responsible for the yeshiva began planning to purchase a large, magnificent building to accommodate all students comfortably. Until this plan was implemented, the yeshiva was housed in a local orphanage, where they received several rooms to run the yeshiva.

	== Historical Development ==		== Historical Development ==

Leibel Kramer: Links and names

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Links and names

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	== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==		== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==
	At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Yosef Rodal, Aryeh Leib Kramer, Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, Reb [[Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Yitzchok Hendel, Yosef Weinberg, Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Shmuel Stein.		At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Reb Yosef Rodal, [[Reb Aryeh Leib Kramer]], Reb Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, Reb [[Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Reb Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Reb Yitzchok Hendel, Reb Yosef Weinberg, Reb Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Reb Shmuel Stein.

	They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.		They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.

M.robin at 18:52, 13 April 2025

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	== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==		== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==
	At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Yosef Rodal, Aryeh Leib Kramer, Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, [[~~Reb~~ Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Yitzchok Hendel, Yosef Weinberg, Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Shmuel Stein.		At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Yosef Rodal, Aryeh Leib Kramer, Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, Reb [[Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Yitzchok Hendel, Yosef Weinberg, Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Shmuel Stein.

	They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.		They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.
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	== Current Institutions ==		== Current Institutions ==

	# Russian Speakers' Chabad Center, named after donor R' David and Ida Schottenstein, led by Rabbi Israel Sirota		# Russian Speakers' Chabad Center, named after donor R' David and Ida Schottenstein, led by Rabbi Israel Sirota
	# Hebrew Speakers' Chabad House and Semicha Institute, directed by Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen and his nephew Rabbi Moshe Scharf		# Hebrew Speakers' Chabad House and Semicha Institute, directed by Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen and his nephew Rabbi Moshe Scharf
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

	* http://www.cgimontreal.com/		* http://www.cgimontreal.com/
	* http://www.chabadcsl.com/		* http://www.chabadcsl.com/
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	* https://chabad.info/news/1095936/		* https://chabad.info/news/1095936/

	[[Category:~~Geography~~]]		[[Category:Canada]]
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External Links

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	* https://77012.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_86.html		* https://77012.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_86.html
	* https://chabad.info/news/1095936/		* https://chabad.info/news/1095936/

			[[Category:Geography]]

Raphaelwilmowsky at 00:02, 11 February 2025

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	Today, the community numbers hundreds of families and dozens of institutions. The community is served by:		Today, the community numbers hundreds of families and dozens of institutions. The community is served by:

	* Mashpia Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Gurarya		* Mashpia [[Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Gurary\|Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Gurarya]]
	* Chairman of Chabad Youth Organization of Canada, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Muchkin		* Chairman of Chabad Youth Organization of Canada, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Muchkin
	* Rabbi Yoel Zusha Zilberstein, the Rebbe's emissary		* [[Rabbi Yoel Zusha Zilberstein]], the Rebbe's emissary
	* Rabbi David HaCohen Cohen and Rabbi Eliyahu Cohen (of blessed memory), mashpi'im for the French-speaking community		* Rabbi David HaCohen Cohen and Rabbi Eliyahu Cohen (of blessed memory), mashpi'im for the French-speaking community
	* Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen, mashpia for the Hebrew-speaking community		* Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen, mashpia for the Hebrew-speaking community

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	== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==		== The Surviving Students Arrive in Montreal ==
	At the community's request, the Previous Rebbe decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Yosef Rodal, Aryeh Leib Kramer, Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, Menachem Zev Greenglass, Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Yitzchok Hendel, Yosef Weinberg, Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Shmuel Stein.		At the community's request, [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Previous Rebbe]] decided to approach the Canadian government to grant visas to the Tomchei Tmimim students in Shanghai. The Canadian government agreed, and out of eighty visas distributed to all yeshiva students in Shanghai at the time, the yeshiva received nine visas. On the 2nd of Cheshvan 1941, nine students who received visas were sent: Yosef Rodal, Aryeh Leib Kramer, Yosef Menachem Mendel Tennenbaum, [[Reb Menachem Zev Greenglass\|Menachem Zev Greenglass]], Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, Yitzchok Hendel, Yosef Weinberg, Yosef Tzvi Kotlarsky, and Shmuel Stein.

	They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.		They traveled by ship from Shanghai to San Francisco, California, and from there by bus to Montreal.

	The day after their arrival, the yeshiva opened, headed by Rabbi Yitzchok HaCohen Hendel. The students temporarily stayed in the Chabad Nusach Ha'Ari synagogue. As the yeshiva expanded, a larger, more organized space was needed. At that time, those responsible for the yeshiva began planning to purchase a large, magnificent building to accommodate all students comfortably. Until this plan was implemented, the yeshiva was housed in a local orphanage, where they received several rooms to run the yeshiva.		The day after their arrival, the yeshiva opened, headed by [[Rabbi Yitzchak HaKohen Hendel\|Rabbi Yitzchok HaCohen Hendel]]. The students temporarily stayed in the Chabad Nusach Ha'Ari synagogue. As the yeshiva expanded, a larger, more organized space was needed. At that time, those responsible for the yeshiva began planning to purchase a large, magnificent building to accommodate all students comfortably. Until this plan was implemented, the yeshiva was housed in a local orphanage, where they received several rooms to run the yeshiva.

	== Historical Development ==		== Historical Development ==

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	Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid.		Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid.

	The Jewish communities include a large Moroccan (French-speaking) community, the Tash Hasidic community led by Rabbi Meshulam Feish Lowy with hundreds of his followers in Kiryas Tash (near Montreal), hundreds of Belz, Vizhnitz, Satmar, and Skver Hasidim in Outremont, the Lithuanian community in De Vimy, and the Sephardic community in Côte St. Luc.		The Jewish communities include a large Moroccan (French-speaking) community, the Tash Hasidic community led by Rabbi Meshulam Feish Lowy with hundreds of his followers in Kiryas Tash (near Montreal), hundreds of Belz, Vizhnitz, [[Satmar Chassidus\|Satmar]], and Skver Hasidim in Outremont, the Lithuanian community in De Vimy, and the Sephardic community in Côte St. Luc.

	A large Chabad community operates in the city, which developed rapidly since the arrival of Tomchei Tmimim students from Otwock via Shanghai in 1941. Today, most of the Chabad community resides in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood.		A large Chabad community operates in the city, which developed rapidly since the arrival of Tomchei Tmimim students from Otwock via Shanghai in 1941. Today, most of the Chabad community resides in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood.

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	[[File:Montreal770.jpg\|thumb\|The Shluchim]]		[[File:Montreal770.jpg\|thumb\|The Shluchim\|272x272px]]
	'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.		'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.

	The city has a large Chabad community of approximately 700 Anash families, emissaries, synagogues, educational institutions, and Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim.		The city has a large Chabad community of approximately 700 Anash families, emissaries, synagogues, educational institutions, and Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim.
	~~File:Montreal770.jpg\|thumb\|The Shluchim of Montreal~~
	== The Jewish Community ==		== The Jewish Community ==
	Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid.		Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid.

Raphaelwilmowsky at 17:12, 30 January 2025

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	[[]]		[[File:Montreal770.jpg\|thumb\|The Shluchim]]
	'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.		'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.

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			[[]]
	'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.		'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers.

	The city has a large Chabad community of approximately 700 Anash families, emissaries, synagogues, educational institutions, and Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim.		The city has a large Chabad community of approximately 700 Anash families, emissaries, synagogues, educational institutions, and Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim.
			File:Montreal770.jpg\|thumb\|The Shluchim of Montreal
	== The Jewish Community ==		== The Jewish Community ==
	Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid.		Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid.