Watch: R’ Mendel Futerfas Honored in Eretz Yisrael With Mass ‘Yechi Adoneinu’ Recitation
Video shows R’ Mendel Futerfas reciting “Yechi Adoneinu…” and the whole crowd repeating after him, at a Chassidishe gathering in Eretz Yisrael, on the 28th of Nisan 5753. Today (4th of Tamuz), is his Yortzeit • Read More, Watch
As a young man, R. Mendel Futerfas (1906–1995) studied in the underground network of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Soviet Russia. He subsequently was given the task of obtaining the funds necessary to maintain the network of hidden classes, a mission fraught with danger of tremendous proportions. He later risked his life once again to oversee the clandestine escape of hundreds of Lubavitcher Chassidim from the U.S.S.R. via Lemberg in 1946.
As a result of these latter efforts, R. Mendel was caught and sent to work in the Siberian gulags for eight years. After finishing his sentence, he was denied exit from Russia for an additional eight years, until his request was finally granted in 1963. He lived in London and then in Kfar Chabad, Israel, until his passing.
R. Mendel was a legend in his time. His dedication to the Rebbes was unsurpassed, as were the lengths he was ready to go to assist a fellow Jew. He was known for his sharp wit and humor, and his well-attended Farbrengens were interspersed with life-lessons creatively deduced from his experiences in Siberia.
Video shows R’ Mendel reciting “Yechi Adoneinu…” and the whole crowd repeating after him, at a Chassidishe gathering in Eretz Yisrael, on the 28th of Nisan 5753.
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