By COLlive reporter
Rabbi Elimelech Zweibel OBM was one of Chabad’s most influential thinkers. For the past thirty-five years, Rabbi Zweibel has been a Mashpia – teacher and spiritual mentor of a generation of Chabad Rabbis at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch – Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ.
In earlier years, Rabbi Zweibel was a member of a group who initially looked over the discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe before they went for official editing to the Rebbe himself. He was one of the major contributors to this generation’s leading works on Chassidic philosophy. Rabbi Elimelech Zweibel was also a member of the Vaad Rabbonim Lubavitch, as well as part of the editorial board for the production of the Chassidus Mevueres (Chassidus Explained) series.
In honor of his yartzeit on 19 Cheshvan, COLlive.com presents a video of memories from his former student, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, a Chabad historian, an ethnographer of Chassidism and Director of the Jewish Enrichment Press publishing group.
His most recent book is Torah Vodaas & Lubavitch, about the connection between Lubavitch and illustrious Yeshiva in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn that has raised generations of Torah observant Jews for close to 100 years. (Buy it here)
Rabbi Dalfin is a featured speaker in many Chabad centers and Jewish communities about Chassidic teachings and life. He is also the recording artist of Chasidic Nigunim: Learn, Understand and Sing.
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Reb Meilech was a unique man. I got to know him and became very close with him. Learned with him Tanya in in his office – in English – he had me over at his house one on one at times. A wonderful mashpia. Sorely missed
Thank you for this wonderful tribute!
Some forty years ago, as a newcomer to Chabad, and to Morristown yeshiva, privileged to learn chasidus under R’ Meilech who made an incredible impact on me. His chesed was truly incredible — for one summer. he agreed to teach chasidus to me privately …
was it reb shmuel or the rashag?
Beautiful!
small correction He was a Tzanzer Chassid, not a Bobever Chassid
He conciderd him self Bobov . As bobev is grandchild of R chim sanzer. He would davan in bobov and conciderd him self a bobiv chosid.
(A garandchild who use to davan with him in bobov once in a while)
I discussed this another older family member and you are incorrect.
Great stuff
My Zaidy’s Neshama should Have an Aliya
AMEN