By COLlive reporter
The sound and vigor of learning has returned to the Lubavitch Yeshiva of Detroit at the Zekelman Campus in Oak Park as the new school year opened this week with a new addition and a restructuring of the faculty.
“The new zman began with a chayus and a seder,” reported the directors Rabbi Mendel Shemtov and Rabbi Benzion Stein in a letter to parents describing the excitement with which bochurim began learning.
In addition to Rabbi Shemtov serving as interim principal of Shiur Aleph and Beis, Rabbi Menachem Shusterman is the Menahel of Shiur Gimmel and Daled in a recent restructuring that combined the Mesivta and Zal under one administration.
The senior staff are Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Gershon Steinmetz and Head Mashpia Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Gourarie. Staff include Rabbi Levi Gordon, Rabbi Mendel Scharf and Rabbi Yisroel Slavaticki.
The newest addition to the faculty is Rabbi Shmaya Shmotkin, the respected Shliach who served as Rabbi of The Shul in Bayside, Wisconsin and Director of the Friendship Circle of Milwaukee.
“We are anticipating a great contribution by his involvement with the talmidim,” Rabbis Shemtov and Stein wrote. “His qualities and capabilities are outstanding in many areas pertaining to chinuch of talmidim.”
Parents have received the news with enthusiasm. “I know Reb Shmaya to be a dedicated chossid that has always shown his commitment to the Rebbe, his teachings and instructions, out of both love and fear,” commented Paris Shliach Rabbi Levi Azimov.
“Especially in current times when the younger generation seeks the truthful path and clear approach shown by the Rebbe, Reb Shmaya and the hanhala will be dedicated with heart and soul to the talmidim, materially and spiritually, helping them grow to be chassidim and tmimim.”
Every one that ever visited Milwaukee or worked in camp knows that no one is Like them . The most nice, Chasidishe people on this universe. Milwaukee will miss you !
After working alongside Rabbi Shmaya and Rebitzin Devorah Leah ,for ten incredible years….
I trully hope that the Detroit community knows just how lucky they are!!
The entire shmotkin family from Rabbi Shmaya and Rebbetzin Devorah Leah to little adorable Shaina is one of a kind!!
In middos and chasishkiet !
Each and everyone of them are outstanding individual’s so Ibergigebin and loyal they are true examples!!!
We miss them all!!!
Wishing them much Hatzlacha for the coming year and forward!!
After working alongside Rabbi Shmaya and Rebitzin Devorah Leah ,for ten incredible years….
I trully hope that the Detroit community knows just how lucky they are!!
The entire schmutken family from Rabbi Shmaya and Rebbetzin Devorah Leah to little adorable Shaina is one of a kind!!
In middos and chasishkiet !
Each and everyone of them are outstanding individual’s so Ibergigebin and loyal they are true examples!!!
We miss them all!!!
Wishing them much Hatzlacha for the coming year and forward!!
a truly chassidishe mechanech!
you have all our prayers and best wishes.
I remember Rabbi Shmotkin from my time in Milwaukee. He is a great asset.
A Chossid durchgenumen with the Rebbe’s inyonim. A Shliach mosur v’nosun to the Rebbe’s Shlichus for close to 20 years who was mekarev thousands of yidden l’avihem shebashamayim and derech hachsiddus in a most special way. What a valuable addition to the world of Chinuch! Wishing you and family all the brochos and koichos in your new Shlichus and may you be zoche to be able to be choder a ruach of Chassidus, a geshmak in learning and hiskashrus to the Rebbe nesi doreinu in the talmidim and mushpaim. Just as his family created a beis Chabad l’mofes and an… Read more »