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[[File:חיה_מושקא.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson]] | [[File:חיה_מושקא.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson]] | ||
'''Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson''' ([[25 Adar]] [[5661]] – [[22 Shevat]] [[5748]]; March 15, 1901 – February 13, 1988) was the daughter of the [[Frierdiker Rebbe]] — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch — and the wife of [[The Rebbe]], Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. She stood at the center of Chabad's most turbulent and consequential decades, bearing witness to exile, rescue, and the building of one of the most far-reaching Jewish movements in history — always from a place of deep personal reticence, quiet wisdom, and extraordinary strength of character. | '''Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson''' ([[25 Adar]] [[5661]] – [[22 Shevat]] [[5748]]; March 15, 1901 – February 13, 1988) was the daughter of the [[Frierdiker Rebbe]] — Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch — and the wife of [[The Rebbe]], Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. She stood at the center of Chabad's most turbulent and consequential decades, bearing witness to exile, rescue, and the building of one of the most far-reaching Jewish movements in history — always from a place of deep personal reticence, quiet wisdom, and extraordinary strength of character. | ||
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=== Wedding === | === Wedding === | ||
On [[6 Kislev]] [[5689]] (November 9, 1928), the engagement of Chaya Mushka to [[The Rebbe]] was formalized in [[Riga]].<ref>The wedding had originally been planned to take place immediately after the family's departure from Russia, but was postponed in the hope that the groom's parents — Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson — who had not yet been able to leave Russia, might attend. When it became clear that their release was not imminent, the wedding proceeded without them.</ref> | On [[6 Kislev]] [[5689]] (November 9, 1928), the engagement of Chaya Mushka to [[The Rebbe]] was formalized in [[Riga]].<ref>The wedding had originally been planned to take place immediately after the family's departure from Russia, but was postponed in the hope that the groom's parents — Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson — who had not yet been able to leave Russia, might attend. When it became clear that their release was not imminent, the wedding proceeded without them.</ref> | ||
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== Legacy and memorials == | == Legacy and memorials == | ||
=== The | === The Chomesh Fund and birthday campaigns === | ||
On the very day of her passing, the Rebbe established in her memory the ''Keren Chamas'' — the Chamas Fund — dedicated to supporting women in the three mitzvos that are central to the Jewish home: the separation of challah dough, the lighting of Shabbos candles, and the laws of family purity. The fund operates under the directorship of Rabbi [[Yehuda Krinsky]] and continues to assist tens of thousands of women in educational and communal endeavors to this day. | On the very day of her passing, the Rebbe established in her memory the ''Keren Chamas'' — the Chamas Fund — dedicated to supporting women in the three mitzvos that are central to the Jewish home: the separation of challah dough, the lighting of Shabbos candles, and the laws of family purity. The fund operates under the directorship of Rabbi [[Yehuda Krinsky]] and continues to assist tens of thousands of women in educational and communal endeavors to this day. | ||
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== Ways and customs == | == Ways and customs == | ||
She was known to listen to Torah classes given by Rabbi [[Yoel Kahn]].<ref>As told by Rabbi Yoel Kahn's wife, Mrs. Leah Kahn — women's supplement to ''Kfar Chabad Weekly'', issue 2045.</ref> | She was known to listen to Torah classes given by Rabbi [[Yoel Kahan|Yoel Kahn]].<ref>As told by Rabbi Yoel Kahn's wife, Mrs. Leah Kahn — women's supplement to ''Kfar Chabad Weekly'', issue 2045.</ref> | ||
She took a deep and sustained interest in the well-being of young men and women who had come to Chabad from [[Satmar]] and other communities — concerning herself with their futures, their integration, and their marriage prospects.<ref>She spoke of this at length with Mrs. Leah Kahn, wife of Rabbi Yoel Kahn — women's supplement to ''Kfar Chabad Weekly'', issue 2045.</ref> | She took a deep and sustained interest in the well-being of young men and women who had come to Chabad from [[Satmar]] and other communities — concerning herself with their futures, their integration, and their marriage prospects.<ref>She spoke of this at length with Mrs. Leah Kahn, wife of Rabbi Yoel Kahn — women's supplement to ''Kfar Chabad Weekly'', issue 2045.</ref> | ||
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=== The meaning of her name === | === The meaning of her name === | ||
[[File:מצבת הרבנית.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The Rebbetzin's gravestone, bearing the date [[22 Shevat 5748]] (February 13, 1988)]] | [[File:מצבת הרבנית.jpg|left|thumb|150px|The Rebbetzin's gravestone, bearing the date [[22 Shevat 5748]] (February 13, 1988)]]'''Chaya''' — from the Hebrew root for life (''chayim''), life drawn from the ultimate Source of all vitality and channeled through the dimension of the soul, down to the physical body itself. The letter ''hei'', which closes the name, alludes to the five organs of speech and the ten divine utterances through which the world was created. | ||
'''Chaya''' — from the Hebrew root for life (''chayim''), life drawn from the ultimate Source of all vitality and channeled through the dimension of the soul, down to the physical body itself. The letter ''hei'', which closes the name, alludes to the five organs of speech and the ten divine utterances through which the world was created. | |||
'''Mushka''' — a name of non-Hebrew origin, evoking a type of precious fragrance. That the name comes from another language itself alludes to the most refined spiritual elevation; that it refers to fragrance points to the transcendent, enveloping dimension of the soul — its ''makif'', the light that surrounds from without rather than pervading from within — whose essence is likened to scent. | '''Mushka''' — a name of non-Hebrew origin, evoking a type of precious fragrance. That the name comes from another language itself alludes to the most refined spiritual elevation; that it refers to fragrance points to the transcendent, enveloping dimension of the soul — its ''makif'', the light that surrounds from without rather than pervading from within — whose essence is likened to scent. | ||
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== Institutions established in her memory == | == Institutions established in her memory == | ||
* [[Merkaz Chamas — Network of Kollelim]] — a network of fifty study centers for advanced Torah study throughout Israel | * [[Merkaz Chamas — Network of Kollelim|Merkaz Chomesh — Network of Kollelim]] — a network of fifty study centers for advanced Torah study throughout Israel | ||
* [[Beis Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights]] | * [[Beis Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights]] | ||
* [[Beis Chaya Mushka (Paris)]] — the largest Jewish girls' elementary school in Europe, enrolling approximately 2,500 students | * [[Beis Chaya Mushka (Paris)]] — the largest Jewish girls' elementary school in Europe, enrolling approximately 2,500 students | ||
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[[he:רבנית חיה מושקא שניאורסון]] | [[he:רבנית חיה מושקא שניאורסון]] | ||