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Rabbi '''Menachem Mendel Schneerson''' (6 Adar 5627/1867 – 23 Tishrei 5702/1941) was the son of the [[The Rebbe Maharash|Rebbe Maharash]]. He lived in [[Russia]] and [[France]]. He passed away and was buried on the island of Corsica, his body was later brought to [[Eretz Yisroel]] and buried in the ancient cemetery in the city of [[Safed|Tzfat]]. | |||
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Rabbi '''Menachem Mendel Schneerson''' (6 Adar 5627/1867 – 23 Tishrei 5702/1941) was the son of the Rebbe Maharash. He lived in Russia and France. He passed away and was buried on the island of Corsica, his body was later brought to Eretz Yisroel and buried in the ancient cemetery in the city of Tzfat. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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In 5662/1902, he was already living in Vitebsk and was in partnership with his brother-in-law R' Moshe Aryeh Leib Ginzburg in business. After the Frierdiker Rebbe was arrested that year, RaMaM helped secure his release. | In 5662/1902, he was already living in Vitebsk and was in partnership with his brother-in-law R' Moshe Aryeh Leib Ginzburg in business. After the Frierdiker Rebbe was arrested that year, RaMaM helped secure his release. | ||
[[File:מצבה בן המהרש.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:מצבה בן המהרש.jpg|thumb|His Renovated Tombstone in Tzfat (Iyar 5771/May 2011)]] | ||
The Rebbe related in one of his talks:<blockquote>"My father-in-law, the Rebbe, told that his uncle (the younger brother of the Rebbe Rashab) once translated a concept from Chassidus into Russian, in order to influence one of the dignitaries and influential figures in Russian society at that time. But this was a one-time event, and it was not known or publicized (nor was it known what kind of effect it had), and not in an organized manner, obviously." — Sicha of Parshas Vayeshev, 5748/1988</blockquote>Due to his economic situation, he was forced to leave Russia, and in 5664/1904 moved to live in Paris, France, leaving his family in Lubavitch. | The Rebbe related in one of his talks:<blockquote>"My father-in-law, the Rebbe, told that his uncle (the younger brother of the Rebbe Rashab) once translated a concept from Chassidus into Russian, in order to influence one of the dignitaries and influential figures in Russian society at that time. But this was a one-time event, and it was not known or publicized (nor was it known what kind of effect it had), and not in an organized manner, obviously." — Sicha of Parshas Vayeshev, 5748/1988</blockquote>Due to his economic situation, he was forced to leave Russia, and in 5664/1904 moved to live in Paris, France, leaving his family in Lubavitch. | ||
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He passed away on 23 Tishrei 5702/1941 in the city of Bastia, and was buried there. | He passed away on 23 Tishrei 5702/1941 in the city of Bastia, and was buried there. | ||
[[File:תעודת פטירה של מנחם מענדל שניאורסון (בן אדמו"ר המהר"ש).jpg|thumb]] | [[File:תעודת פטירה של מנחם מענדל שניאורסון (בן אדמו"ר המהר"ש).jpg|thumb|Death Certificate of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.]] | ||
== Transfer of His Grave to the Land of Israel == | == Transfer of His Grave to the Land of Israel == | ||
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In Corsica, there is a law that every grave is destined to be plowed twenty years after its establishment. This was expected to happen with the grave of Rabbi Mendel. In 5715 (1955), the Rebbe instructed Rabbi Binyamin Eliyahu Gorodetsky to transfer Rabbi Mendel's body from the island of Corsica in France to the Holy Land, Rabbi Gorodetsky fulfilled the instruction and sent the coffin on a ship that made its way to Haifa. At the same time, Rabbi Efraim Wolf received instructions to photograph the body before it was lowered for burial and to send the photograph to the Rebbe. The ship arrived at the port of Haifa on a cold and rainy winter night of 5716 (1956), and the burial was conducted at a late hour at the ancient cemetery in Tzfat. Under the prevailing conditions, Rabbi Wolf could not find a photographer who would be willing to come in the middle of the night and take the requested photograph. However, Rabbi Efraim himself examined the condition of the body and noticed that the body remained intact despite the fact that about fifteen years had passed since Rabbi Mendel's passing! Shortly afterwards, Rabbi Wolf traveled to | In Corsica, there is a law that every grave is destined to be plowed twenty years after its establishment. This was expected to happen with the grave of Rabbi Mendel. In 5715 (1955), the Rebbe instructed Rabbi Binyamin Eliyahu Gorodetsky to transfer Rabbi Mendel's body from the island of Corsica in France to the Holy Land, Rabbi Gorodetsky fulfilled the instruction and sent the coffin on a ship that made its way to Haifa. At the same time, Rabbi Efraim Wolf received instructions to photograph the body before it was lowered for burial and to send the photograph to the Rebbe. The ship arrived at the port of Haifa on a cold and rainy winter night of 5716 (1956), and the burial was conducted at a late hour at the ancient cemetery in Tzfat. Under the prevailing conditions, Rabbi Wolf could not find a photographer who would be willing to come in the middle of the night and take the requested photograph. However, Rabbi Efraim himself examined the condition of the body and noticed that the body remained intact despite the fact that about fifteen years had passed since Rabbi Mendel's passing! Shortly afterwards, Rabbi Wolf traveled to 770, and upon entering 'yechidus' (private audience), the Rebbe asked to hear the details about the burial and the condition of Rabbi Menachem Mendel's body. | ||
The continuation of the story is in 5739 (1979). Shortly after Rabbi Levi Bistritzky was appointed as the Rabbi of Kfar Chabad in the holy city of Tzfat, two elders of Chabad chassidim in the Holy Land asked to speak with him about a most confidential matter. When they met, they told him that now that a Chabad rabbi had been appointed in the city, they could reveal a secret they had kept for many years; Rabbi Mendel Schneersohn, the brother of the Rebbe Rashab, was buried in the old cemetery in Tzfat, and they warned him that according to the Rebbe's instructions, this matter must be kept confidential. After they went down to the cemetery and pointed out the location, they told him the sequence of events: about his passing in 5702 (1942) in France, about the law of plowing graves, and about the transfer of the body in 5716 (1956) to the holy city of Tzfat. However, since Rabbi Menachem Mendel's daughter was living in France and did not lead a religious lifestyle, and it was known that she would oppose his transfer to the Holy Land, the transfer was carried out with absolute secrecy and confidentiality. In order to prevent any suspicion that the daughter might sense something, the tombstone was returned to its previous place, and instructions were also given that in Tzfat he should be buried without a tombstone so that no one would realize at all that he was buried there. At the place of burial near the ground, there was concrete, and whoever came to the place would find what appeared to be a sidewalk in the middle of the cemetery. | The continuation of the story is in 5739 (1979). Shortly after Rabbi Levi Bistritzky was appointed as the Rabbi of Kfar Chabad in the holy city of Tzfat, two elders of Chabad chassidim in the Holy Land asked to speak with him about a most confidential matter. When they met, they told him that now that a Chabad rabbi had been appointed in the city, they could reveal a secret they had kept for many years; Rabbi Mendel Schneersohn, the brother of the Rebbe Rashab, was buried in the old cemetery in Tzfat, and they warned him that according to the Rebbe's instructions, this matter must be kept confidential. After they went down to the cemetery and pointed out the location, they told him the sequence of events: about his passing in 5702 (1942) in France, about the law of plowing graves, and about the transfer of the body in 5716 (1956) to the holy city of Tzfat. However, since Rabbi Menachem Mendel's daughter was living in France and did not lead a religious lifestyle, and it was known that she would oppose his transfer to the Holy Land, the transfer was carried out with absolute secrecy and confidentiality. In order to prevent any suspicion that the daughter might sense something, the tombstone was returned to its previous place, and instructions were also given that in Tzfat he should be buried without a tombstone so that no one would realize at all that he was buried there. At the place of burial near the ground, there was concrete, and whoever came to the place would find what appeared to be a sidewalk in the middle of the cemetery. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [https://old2.ih.chabad.info/images/notimage/61557_he_1.pdf Meir Shlomo Lubetzki and Shmuel Lubetzki, '''Collection of Chronicles of R' Menachem Mendel, son of the holy honor of our master and teacher the Maharash and brother of the holy honor of our master and teacher the Rashab, may his soul rest in Eden''', a memento from the wedding of Shneur Zalman and Sarah Lubetzki, 5768 (2008).] | |||
* [https://www.teshura.com/teshurapdf/%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA%20%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%9E'%D7%9E-Melul%20-%20BM%20iyar%2018%2C%205779%20.pdf Yosef Yitzchak Malul, '''Chronicles of Rabbi Menachem Mendel, the youngest son of the holy honor of our master and teacher the Maharash''', a memento from the upshernish (first haircut ceremony) of Menachem Mendel Malul, Brooklyn 5779 (2019).] | |||
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