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			R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].
	[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]		[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]
	~~R' Mordechai Dov Altein was~~

	~~==Biography==~~
	born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].

	In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.		In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [https://www.teshura.com/teshurapdf/Altein-Duchman%20Adar%2015th%205767.pdf Letters received from our Rebbeim between 5697-5721 (1937-1961) - Teshura from his grandson's wedding, Teves 5767 (2007)]		* [https://www.teshura.com/teshurapdf/Altein-Duchman%20Adar%2015th%205767.pdf Letters received from our Rebbeim between 5697-5721 (1937-1961) - Teshura from his grandson's wedding, Teves 5767 (2007)]
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	He passed away on Sunday, 3 Kislev 5780, at the age of 100 — the elder of Chabad chassidim.		He passed away on Sunday, 3 Kislev 5780, at the age of 100 — the elder of Chabad chassidim.

	~~'''~~Family~~'''~~		==Family==

	* His brother, R' Yisrael Meir Altein — among the shluchim of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe; mashpia of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh and the local Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim.		* His brother, R' Yisrael Meir Altein — among the shluchim of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe; mashpia of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh and the local Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim.
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	* His son-in-law, R' Yosef Yitzchak Zalmanoff — Tzfat.		* His son-in-law, R' Yosef Yitzchak Zalmanoff — Tzfat.

	~~'''~~Further Reading~~'''~~		==Further Reading==

	R' Avraham Reinitz, "Zechus Rishonim," Beis Moshiach, Issue 1191, p. 21 (5780).		R' Avraham Reinitz, "Zechus Rishonim," Beis Moshiach, Issue 1191, p. 21 (5780).

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	R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].
	[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]		[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]
			R' Mordechai Dov Altein was

			==Biography==
			born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].

	In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.		In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.

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	R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].		R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].
	[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]
	In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.		In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.

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	~~[[קובץ:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]~~
	R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].		R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].
			[[File:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb]]
	In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.		In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.

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	~~Born~~ on 5 Tammuz 5679 ~~(1919)~~ in [[the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, ~~who were from~~ a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas ~~Yeshiva~~ and ~~became~~ close to Chabad ~~chassidus~~ at Achei ~~Tmimim Yeshiva~~ through ~~Rabbi Israel~~ Jacobson (who later became his father-in-law). He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States ~~under~~ the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].		[[קובץ:מרדכי דובער אלטיין.jpg\|thumb\|R' Altein]]
			R' Mordechai Dov Altein was born on 5 Tammuz 5679 in [[United States\|the United States]] to R' Tzvi Hirsh and Chana Altein, a Galician chassidic family. He studied at Torah Vodaas and drew close to Chabad Chassidus at Achei Temimim through R' Yisrael Jacobson, who later became his father-in-law. He subsequently traveled with a group of bochurim to the yeshiva in Otwock. When the war broke out, the bochurim returned to the United States at the instruction of [[The Rebbe Rayatz\|the Frierdiker Rebbe]].

	In 5703 ~~(1943)~~, he entered into shidduchim~~, and at~~ the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, the Rebbe took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.		In 5703, he entered into shidduchim. At the tenaim celebration held on Motzei Shabbos, 18 Elul, in the shul in East New York, the Rebbe and Rebbetzin participated. During the celebration, [[the Rebbe]] took a taxi home to bring the nusach of tenaim that the Tzemach Tzedek had written in his own handwriting.

	In 5704 ~~(1944)~~, he married his wife Rachel Dvasha, daughter of ~~Rabbi Israel~~ Jacobson.		In 5704, he married his wife Rachel Dvasha, daughter of R' Yisrael Jacobson.

	After his wedding, he ~~managed yeshivas~~ in New Haven and Pittsburgh as a shliach of the Frierdiker Rebbe. ~~Later, he~~ was sent ~~by the Frierdiker Rebbe~~ to the Bronx, where he ~~managed~~ a yeshiva and school and served as a community rav for many years.		After his wedding, he directed yeshivos in New Haven and Pittsburgh as a shliach of the Frierdiker Rebbe. He was subsequently sent to the Bronx, where he directed a yeshiva and school and served as community rav for many years, bringing many Yidden closer through his work at the Chabad House there.

	He ~~merited~~ to ~~bring many Yidden closer through his activities as director of the Chabad House in the Bronx~~.		The Frierdiker Rebbe wrote of him in a letter: A precious, inward, and naturally serious spirit, with abundant blessing. He is among my chosen beloved ones, whom I love with a special love — one portion above others of his age — for their dedication to their assigned work with true mesiras nefesh.

	~~The Frierdiker Rebbe writes about him~~ in ~~a letter: "A precious, internal~~, and ~~naturally serious spirit, with abundant blessing. He is among my chosen beloved ones whom I love with special love~~, one ~~portion above others~~ of ~~his age, for their dedication to their assigned work with true mesirus nefesh~~."		After his father-in-law R' Jacobson's passing in 5735, he merited to bring the Rebbe an esrog from Calabria each year for the distribution of daled minim — and in most years, one of these esrogim was the one used by the Rebbe.

	After ~~his father-in-law Rabbi Jacobson's passing in 5735 (1975),~~ he ~~merited~~ to ~~bring~~ the ~~Rebbe an esrog from Calabria each year for the distribution of Daled Minim,~~ and in ~~most years~~, ~~one of these esrogim was the one used by the Rebbe~~.		In 5756, he moved to Eretz Yisrael and lived in Beitar Illit and Kfar Chabad. After several years he returned to the United States and settled in Crown Heights, where he lived until his passing.

	~~In 5756 (1996)~~, ~~he moved to [[Eretz Yisroel]] and lived in Beitar Illit and Kfar Chabad. After several years~~, ~~he returned to~~ the ~~United States and settled in Crown Heights, where he lived until his passing~~.		He passed away on Sunday, 3 Kislev 5780, at the age of 100 — the elder of Chabad chassidim.

	~~He passed away at age 100 on Sunday, 3 Kislev 5780 (2019) as the elder of Chabad chassidim.~~		'''Family'''

	~~== Family ==~~		* His brother, R' Yisrael Meir Altein — among the shluchim of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe; mashpia of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh and the local Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim.
			* His son-in-law, R' Yitzchak Meir Gurary — mashpia at Tomchei Temimim Montreal.
			* His son, R' Avraham Altein — the Rebbe's shliach in Winnipeg and head shliach to Manitoba, Canada; member of the Chassidus Mevueres on Tanya editorial board.
			* His son, R' Yaakov Yehuda Leib Altein — author of the Chassidus Mevueres series and member of Vaad L'Hafatzas Sichos.
			* His son-in-law, R' Yosef Yitzchak Pinson — the Rebbe's shliach in Nice, France.
			* His son-in-law, R' Yosef Akiva Cohen — Rosh Yeshiva of Lubavitch Manchester.
			* His son, Hatomim Yosef Yitzchak Altein — who suffered from muscular dystrophy from childhood and loved learning Torah; he passed away on 23 Nissan 5760.
			* His son-in-law, R' Yosef Yitzchak Zalmanoff — Tzfat.

	* His brother, Rabbi Israel Meir Altein - Among the shluchim of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe, mashpia of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh and the local Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva		'''Further Reading'''
	* His son-in-law, [[Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Gurary]] - Mashpia at Tomchei Tmimim Montreal
	* His son, Rabbi Avraham Altein - The Rebbe'~~s shliach in Winnipeg and head shliach to Manitoba, Canada, and member of the Chassidus Mevueres on Tanya editorial board~~
	* His son, Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda Leib Altein - Author of the Chassidus Mevueres series and member of Vaad L'~~Hafatzas Sichos~~
	* His son-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Pinson - The Rebbe'~~s shliach in Nice, France~~
	* His son-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Akiva Cohen - Rosh Yeshiva of Lubavitch Manchester
	* His son, Hatomim Yosef Yitzchak Altein - Suffered from muscular dystrophy in his childhood, loved learning Torah - passed away 23 Nissan 5760 (2000)
	* His son-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Zalmanoff - Tzfat

	~~== Further Reading ==~~		R' Avraham Reinitz, "Zechus Rishonim," Beis Moshiach, Issue 1191, p. 21 (5780).
	* Avraham Reinitz, "~~Zchus~~ Rishonim", Beis Moshiach ~~weekly~~, Issue 1191 ~~page~~ 21 ~~onwards~~ (5780~~/2019~~)		*

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* Letters received from our Rebbeim between 5697-5721 (1937-1961) - Teshura from his grandson's wedding, Teves 5767 (2007)		* [https://www.teshura.com/teshurapdf/Altein-Duchman%20Adar%2015th%205767.pdf Letters received from our Rebbeim between 5697-5721 (1937-1961) - Teshura from his grandson's wedding, Teves 5767 (2007)]
	* Avraham Reinitz, "Zchus Rishonim" Beis Moshiach Issue 1191 p. 20 onwards
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	* Avraham Reinitz, "Zchus Rishonim" Beis Moshiach Issue 1191 p. 20 onwards		* Avraham Reinitz, "Zchus Rishonim" Beis Moshiach Issue 1191 p. 20 onwards
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