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Created page with "thumb Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Raichik (13 Tevet 5713 - 20 Kislev 5782) was the rabbi of the Chabad community in Los Angeles, California. == Life History == Born on 13 Tevet 5713 (December 30, 1952) together with his twin brother Yosef Yitzchak, to his father, the Shadar (emissary of the Rebbe) and member of the Central Committee for Educational Affairs, Rabbi Menachem Shmuel David Raichik, and to his mother, Mrs. Leah, in California. H..." |
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Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Raichik (13 Tevet 5713 - 20 Kislev 5782) was the rabbi of the Chabad community in Los Angeles, California. | Rabbi Shimon HaLevi Raichik (13 Tevet 5713 - 20 Kislev 5782) was the rabbi of the Chabad community in [[Los Angeles]], California. | ||
== Life History == | == Life History == | ||
Born on 13 Tevet 5713 (December 30, 1952) together with his twin brother Yosef Yitzchak, to his father, the Shadar (emissary of the Rebbe) and member of the Central Committee for Educational Affairs, Rabbi Menachem Shmuel David Raichik, and to his mother, Mrs. Leah, in California. He was named after his paternal grandfather. | Born on 13 Tevet 5713 (December 30, 1952) together with his twin brother Yosef Yitzchak, to his father, the Shadar (emissary of the Rebbe) and member of the Central Committee for Educational Affairs, [[Menachem Shmuel Dovid Raichik|Rabbi Menachem Shmuel David Raichik]], and to his mother, Mrs. Leah, in California. He was named after his paternal grandfather. | ||
In 5731 (1971), he studied at the Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva in Montreal, and while still a young man, he was among the members of the third group of student shluchim (emissaries) to the Chabad Yeshiva in Melbourne, Australia, where he studied between the years 5731-5733 (1971-1973). | In 5731 (1971), he studied at the [[Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Montreal|Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva in Montreal]], and while still a young man, he was among the members of the third group of student shluchim (emissaries) to the Chabad Yeshiva in Melbourne, Australia, where he studied between the years 5731-5733 (1971-1973). | ||
After his wedding to his wife, Mrs. Chana Liba, daughter of the Chassid R' Yaakov Ginzburg in 5739 (1979), he settled in Crown Heights and studied for two years in the Kollel Avrechim under the Rebbe's secretariat. In 5741 (1981), he joined the staff of Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Elchanan in Los Angeles and served as a mashpia (spiritual mentor). | After his wedding to his wife, Mrs. Chana Liba, daughter of the Chassid R' Yaakov Ginzburg in 5739 (1979), he settled in Crown Heights and studied for two years in the Kollel Avrechim under the Rebbe's secretariat. In 5741 (1981), he joined the staff of Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Elchanan in Los Angeles and served as a mashpia (spiritual mentor). | ||
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* Gimmel Tammuz 5775 Farbrengen, on the 'Heichal Menachem' Monsey website | * Gimmel Tammuz 5775 Farbrengen, on the 'Heichal Menachem' Monsey website | ||
* When Anash Filled 770 with Learning During Chol HaMoed (English) | * When Anash Filled 770 with Learning During Chol HaMoed (English) | ||
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