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Rabb'''i Yaakov Yehuda Hecht''', (known as "J.J."), (24th of Cheshvan 5684 - 15th of Menachem Av 5750) was the emcee of children's rallies in the Rebbe's presence, and an active communal askan who was a member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad International, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, director of Released Time, and dean of Yeshivas Hadar HaTorah.
Rabb'''i Yaakov Yehuda Hecht''', (known as "J.J."), (24th of Cheshvan 5684 - 15th of Menachem Av 5750) was the emcee of children's rallies in the [[The Rebbe|Rebbe]]'s presence, and an active communal askan who was a member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad International, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, director of [[Released Time]], and dean of Yeshivas Hadar HaTorah.


== Life History ==
== Life History ==
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Once the Rebbe remarked about him: that he has a [[chassid]] who does what the Rebbe wants.
Once the Rebbe remarked about him: that he has a [[chassid]] who does what the Rebbe wants.


He would translate the Rebbe's sichos from Yiddish to English during farbrengens, in addition to translating the sichos that were said to children.
He would translate the Rebbe's sichos from [[Yiddish]] to English during farbrengens, in addition to translating the sichos that were said to children.


Rabbi Hecht wrote two books titled "Brimstone and Fire" and "Essays on Judaism".
Rabbi Hecht wrote two books titled "Brimstone and Fire" and "Essays on Judaism".