Thursday 20 Menachem Av 5781 On this day

Today is the yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s father, the holy sage and Kabbalist Harav Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn. He passed away in 5704 (1944) in Almaty (Alma Ata), Kazakhstan, where he was exiled for his efforts to strengthen Yiddishkeit in Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk and throughout Russia and the Ukraine.

Things to do

• For more on Reb Levi Yitzchak, visit www.chabad.org/2283906.
• The Rebbe would farbreng every year in connection with this day. When held during the week, the farbrengen would include a Siyum with a hadran (expounding on the tractate(s) completed).
• The Rebbe requested that during the farbrengens in honor of Chof Av, the participants should study Reb Levi Yitzchak’s torah teachings and pledge money to tzedakah in his merit.

Sources: 'אוצר מנהגי חב"ד', אלול-תשרי, עמ' יב-יג. וראה 'בית חיינו' גיליון 14 עמ' 99. לקו"ש חל"ט ע' 231.