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==== Establishment of the Settlement ====

The area of the town of Shchedrin was purchased by the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek in 5599 (1839) from Prince Shchedrinov, and was named after him.

The area of the town of Shchedrin was purchased by the Rebbe [[The Tzemach Tzedek|Tzemach Tzedek]] in 5599 (1839) from Prince Shchedrinov, and was named after him.

After purchasing the land, the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek encouraged his chassidim to move to live in the Jewish settlement, providing financial support to families, giving them tools to help them work the agricultural fields of the settlement, and established a special committee to manage the affairs of the residents. In 5602 (1842), Jewish settlement actually began there.

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Most of the town's land did not remain under the ownership of the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek, but was transferred to the names of the town's residents without payment. Through the Tzemach Tzedek's efforts, the residents received additional government benefits, which included a long-term loan that they repaid by paying percentage of the crops they grew.

The Tzemach Tzedek sold the forested area of the settlement to one of the wealthy chassidim from the town of Bobruisk, and the money he received from the sale was sent to establish Kollel Chabad.

The Tzemach Tzedek sold the forested area of the settlement to one of the wealthy chassidim from the town of Bobruisk, and the money he received from the sale was sent to establish [[Colel Chabad|Kollel Chabad]].

== Community Life in the Town ==

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In the early years of the settlement, the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek would visit the place annually to farbreng and encourage the chassidim who moved to live in the settlement, but in later years this practice ceased, and instead one of his sons would come to inquire about the welfare of the residents and take interest in their spiritual and material condition.

The town was located near the city of Paritch, where the mashpia Reb Hillel of Paritch lived, who would come to visit the town's residents from time to time and inspire them in their avodas Hashem.

The town was located near the city of Paritch, where the mashpia Reb [[Hillel|Hillel of Paritch]] lived, who would come to visit the town's residents from time to time and inspire them in their avodas Hashem.

Before Sukkos, the town's residents would provide lulavim and hadassim for all Lubavitcher chassidim in Belarus, and even for our Rebbeim themselves.

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After the passing of the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek in 5626 (1866), most of the town's residents became connected to the Rebbe Maharash, despite the town's proximity to Bobruisk, the residence of Rebbe Shmarya Noach Schneersohn.

In 5669 (1909), a group of robbers and murderers attacked one of the town's houses and killed seven of its residents. The frightened townspeople sent a delegation to the Rebbe Rashab and asked him to strengthen the spirit of the residents by establishing a branch of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim.

In 5669 (1909), a group of robbers and murderers attacked one of the town's houses and killed seven of its residents. The frightened townspeople sent a delegation to the Rebbe Rashab and asked him to strengthen the spirit of the residents by establishing a branch of [[Tomchei Tmimim Shchedrin|Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim]].

Their proposal was accepted, and at the beginning of 5670 (1910), the first group of students from Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch (from the group that studied in Babinovitch) moved there.

With the establishment of the yeshiva, well-known chassidic figures such as the mashpia Rabbi Shaul Dov Zislin and Rabbi Alter ~~Shimchovitz~~ settled in the place, which breathed new life into the community.

With the establishment of the yeshiva, well-known chassidic figures such as the mashpia Rabbi Shaul Dov Zislin and Rabbi [[Alter Simchovitch|Alter Simchovitz]] settled in the place, which breathed new life into the community.

The spiritual and material condition of the town's Jews was so good that there were those who referred to the town as "the Land of Israel of Russia," and natives of the town testified that when people said that the state of Judaism in Russia was dire and Jews were persecuted - they could not understand what troubles they were talking about.

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* First Rabbi - '''Rabbi Yehuda Leib Estrin''', served until his passing in 5672 (1912).

* Second Rabbi - '''Rafael Cohen''', served between the years 5672-5682 (1912-1922).

* Third Rabbi - '''Rabbi Yerachmiel Benyaminson''', served between the years 5682-5685 (1922-1925).

* Third Rabbi - '''[[Rabbi Yerachmiel Benyaminson]]''', served between the years 5682-5685 (1922-1925).

* Fourth Rabbi - '''Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Krasik''', served between the years 5685-5692 (1925-1932).

* Fifth Rabbi - '''Rabbi Menachem (Nache) Krasik''', served between the years 5692-5696 (1932-1936).

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==== Natives of the Town ====

* Rabbi Yaakov Zechariah of Skalik, one of the first Temimim from Lubavitch and a man of mesiras nefesh, was killed al kiddush Hashem.

* Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Zuber, of the Anash rabbis who served as a shliach of the Rebbe Rayatz in the cities of Georgia, in Stockholm, and in Boston.

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== Further Reading ==

* '''~~Admor~~ the Tzemach Tzedek and the Haskalah Movement''', page 4 and onwards.

* '''the Tzemach Tzedek and the Haskalah Movement''', page 4 and onwards.

* Rabbi Avraham Chanoch Glitzenstein, Sefer HaToldot Part 6, '''The Foundation of the Town of Shchedrin'''.

* Yehuda Slutsky, '''Bobruisk - Memorial Book for the Community of Bobruisk and its Daughters''', pages 804-828. Tel Aviv, 5727 (1967).

* Shneur Berger, series of articles in Beit Moshiach magazine in the month of Adar Rishon 5774: '''Chapter 1 - The First Chabad Village''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 2 - Chassidic Figures''' • '''Chapter 3 - The Yeshiva that Emanated its Glory (page 48)''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 4 - The End of the Chabad Colony'''. (link not active, 9 Adar 5784)

* Shneur Berger, series of articles in [[Beis moshiach (magazine)|Beit Moshiach]] magazine in the month of Adar Rishon 5774: '''Chapter 1 - The First Chabad Village''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 2 - Chassidic Figures''' • '''Chapter 3 - The Yeshiva that Emanated its Glory (page 48)''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 4 - The End of the Chabad Colony'''. (link not active, 9 Adar 5784)

* Shneur Zalman Berger, '''What does the Mitteler Rebbe have to do with Agricultural Settlements?''', Beit Moshiach weekly, Issue 1191 page 34 and onwards (5780)

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 ==== Establishment of the Settlement ====
-The area of the town of Shchedrin was purchased by the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek in 5599 (1839) from Prince Shchedrinov, and was named after him.
+The area of the town of Shchedrin was purchased by the Rebbe [[The Tzemach Tzedek|Tzemach Tzedek]] in 5599 (1839) from Prince Shchedrinov, and was named after him.
 After purchasing the land, the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek encouraged his chassidim to move to live in the Jewish settlement, providing financial support to families, giving them tools to help them work the agricultural fields of the settlement, and established a special committee to manage the affairs of the residents. In 5602 (1842), Jewish settlement actually began there.
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 Most of the town's land did not remain under the ownership of the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek, but was transferred to the names of the town's residents without payment. Through the Tzemach Tzedek's efforts, the residents received additional government benefits, which included a long-term loan that they repaid by paying percentage of the crops they grew.
-The Tzemach Tzedek sold the forested area of the settlement to one of the wealthy chassidim from the town of Bobruisk, and the money he received from the sale was sent to establish Kollel Chabad.
+The Tzemach Tzedek sold the forested area of the settlement to one of the wealthy chassidim from the town of Bobruisk, and the money he received from the sale was sent to establish [[Colel Chabad|Kollel Chabad]].
 == Community Life in the Town ==
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 In the early years of the settlement, the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek would visit the place annually to farbreng and encourage the chassidim who moved to live in the settlement, but in later years this practice ceased, and instead one of his sons would come to inquire about the welfare of the residents and take interest in their spiritual and material condition.
-The town was located near the city of Paritch, where the mashpia Reb Hillel of Paritch lived, who would come to visit the town's residents from time to time and inspire them in their avodas Hashem.
+The town was located near the city of Paritch, where the mashpia Reb [[Hillel|Hillel of Paritch]] lived, who would come to visit the town's residents from time to time and inspire them in their avodas Hashem.
 Before Sukkos, the town's residents would provide lulavim and hadassim for all Lubavitcher chassidim in Belarus, and even for our Rebbeim themselves.
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 After the passing of the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek in 5626 (1866), most of the town's residents became connected to the Rebbe Maharash, despite the town's proximity to Bobruisk, the residence of Rebbe Shmarya Noach Schneersohn.
-In 5669 (1909), a group of robbers and murderers attacked one of the town's houses and killed seven of its residents. The frightened townspeople sent a delegation to the Rebbe Rashab and asked him to strengthen the spirit of the residents by establishing a branch of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim.
+In 5669 (1909), a group of robbers and murderers attacked one of the town's houses and killed seven of its residents. The frightened townspeople sent a delegation to the Rebbe Rashab and asked him to strengthen the spirit of the residents by establishing a branch of [[Tomchei Tmimim Shchedrin|Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim]].
 Their proposal was accepted, and at the beginning of 5670 (1910), the first group of students from Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch (from the group that studied in Babinovitch) moved there.
-With the establishment of the yeshiva, well-known chassidic figures such as the mashpia Rabbi Shaul Dov Zislin and Rabbi Alter Shimchovitz settled in the place, which breathed new life into the community.
+With the establishment of the yeshiva, well-known chassidic figures such as the mashpia Rabbi Shaul Dov Zislin and Rabbi [[Alter Simchovitch|Alter Simchovitz]] settled in the place, which breathed new life into the community.
 The spiritual and material condition of the town's Jews was so good that there were those who referred to the town as "the Land of Israel of Russia," and natives of the town testified that when people said that the state of Judaism in Russia was dire and Jews were persecuted - they could not understand what troubles they were talking about.
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 * First Rabbi - '''Rabbi Yehuda Leib Estrin''', served until his passing in 5672 (1912).
 * Second Rabbi - '''Rafael Cohen''', served between the years 5672-5682 (1912-1922).
-* Third Rabbi - '''Rabbi Yerachmiel Benyaminson''', served between the years 5682-5685 (1922-1925).
+* Third Rabbi - '''[[Rabbi Yerachmiel Benyaminson]]''', served between the years 5682-5685 (1922-1925).
 * Fourth Rabbi - '''Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Krasik''', served between the years 5685-5692 (1925-1932).
 * Fifth Rabbi - '''Rabbi Menachem (Nache) Krasik''', served between the years 5692-5696 (1932-1936).
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 ==== Natives of the Town ====
 * Rabbi Yaakov Zechariah of Skalik, one of the first Temimim from Lubavitch and a man of mesiras nefesh, was killed al kiddush Hashem.
 * Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Zuber, of the Anash rabbis who served as a shliach of the Rebbe Rayatz in the cities of Georgia, in Stockholm, and in Boston.
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 == Further Reading ==
-* '''Admor the Tzemach Tzedek and the Haskalah Movement''', page 4 and onwards.
+* '''the Tzemach Tzedek and the Haskalah Movement''', page 4 and onwards.
 * Rabbi Avraham Chanoch Glitzenstein, Sefer HaToldot Part 6, '''The Foundation of the Town of Shchedrin'''.
 * Yehuda Slutsky, '''Bobruisk - Memorial Book for the Community of Bobruisk and its Daughters''', pages 804-828. Tel Aviv, 5727 (1967).
-* Shneur Berger, series of articles in Beit Moshiach magazine in the month of Adar Rishon 5774: '''Chapter 1 - The First Chabad Village''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 2 - Chassidic Figures''' • '''Chapter 3 - The Yeshiva that Emanated its Glory (page 48)''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 4 - The End of the Chabad Colony'''. (link not active, 9 Adar 5784)
+* Shneur Berger, series of articles in [[Beis moshiach (magazine)|Beit Moshiach]] magazine in the month of Adar Rishon 5774: '''Chapter 1 - The First Chabad Village''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 2 - Chassidic Figures''' • '''Chapter 3 - The Yeshiva that Emanated its Glory (page 48)''' • (link not active, 9 Adar 5784) '''Chapter 4 - The End of the Chabad Colony'''. (link not active, 9 Adar 5784)
 * Shneur Zalman Berger, '''What does the Mitteler Rebbe have to do with Agricultural Settlements?''', Beit Moshiach weekly, Issue 1191 page 34 and onwards (5780)
+[[Category:Belarus]]
+[[he:שצעדרין]]