Moshe Feller: Difference between revisions
Created page with "Born in Minnesota, USA on the first day of Passover 1937 to his father Rabbi Yosef Aryeh Feller. In his youth, he attended Camp Gan Israel in the New York mountains, where he befriended Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky who brought him closer to Chabad Chassidus. He later studied at the Central Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva at 770, and after marrying his wife Mrs. Mindy (née Lew, sister of shliach Rabbi Shmuel Lew from London), lived in Crown Heights for several years. During those years,..." |
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Before the Feller couple departed on their shlichus, they had a private audience in the Rebbe's room where they received detailed instructions regarding their role. During this meeting, the Rebbe instructed his wife, who specialized in mathematics, to enroll in the local university as a platform for outreach to academics and the upper echelon of the state. | Before the Feller couple departed on their shlichus, they had a private audience in the Rebbe's room where they received detailed instructions regarding their role. During this meeting, the Rebbe instructed his wife, who specialized in mathematics, to enroll in the local university as a platform for outreach to academics and the upper echelon of the state. | ||
= Public Activity = | == Public Activity == | ||
Within a short time after their arrival, the Jewish revival they managed to create was felt and dozens of people began connecting to Torah observance through their activities, including famous personalities and leading professors such as Professor Rosenblum and Professor Velvel Green. | Within a short time after their arrival, the Jewish revival they managed to create was felt and dozens of people began connecting to Torah observance through their activities, including famous personalities and leading professors such as Professor Rosenblum and Professor Velvel Green. | ||
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In total, more than seven Chabad Houses operating throughout the state currently work under Rabbi Feller, along with Jewish educational institutions for all age groups. | In total, more than seven Chabad Houses operating throughout the state currently work under Rabbi Feller, along with Jewish educational institutions for all age groups. | ||
= Family = | == Family == | ||
* His son, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Feller - one of the Rebbe's emissaries in Minnesota. | * His son, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Feller - one of the Rebbe's emissaries in Minnesota. | ||
* His son, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Feller. | * His son, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Feller. | ||