It’s official. Last Wednesday at exactly 7:34 pm, the staff at Tzivos Hashem headquarters noticed a little red blip on their screen. It’s indication? The first chayol in Chayolei Tzivos Hashem, Menachem Mendel Shemtov of Riverdale, NY, had reached the “cloud-touching” rank of a Major!
Asked for a statement on the milestone, Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson, director of Tzivos Hashem, commented “Going this high in rank means that he must’ve put his heart and two souls into it. It means the soldier made a commitment, and followed through!”
And he’s just the first! Tzivos Hashem headquarters reported that the world can expect many others to attain similar heights and higher as base commanders around the world are constantly fine-tuning the soldiers of the Rebbe’s army.
In light of the above, you come to realize that the spotlight right now is not just shining on Major Shemtov, alone, rather on all the individuals who made his climb a possibility. His base commander, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson of Tzivos Hashem, Rabbi Shaya Smetana of anash.com, and the truly devoted staff at Myshliach.
“This is everyone’s moment,” Said Rabbi Mendy Shanowitz of Myshliach. “We’re all so proud of Menachem Mendel for being the pioneer he is.” And Rabbi Shanowitz pointed out something that most people would overlook upon hearing such news. “This climb was and continues to be all his. He did it in his own time and at home, and that’s really what Myshliach is all about.
Perhaps the ones swelling with the most pride are Major Shemtov’s parents. His father had this to say about his son’s truly monumental achievement. “I feel like any proud parent whose son or daughter serves in the army. But the pride does not just belong to us. No doubt, The Commander In Chief has tremendous nachas from Menachem Mendel becoming the first Major in Chayolei Tzivos Hashem. May the Rebbe always have nachas from All the Chayolim in Tzivos Hashem!”
And what did Major Shemtov have to say about his newly earned status or about his intense commitment to being a soldier in Chayolei Tzivos Hashem, for that matter? Well, not a whole lot. The Major is somewhat soft-spoken, but he did pass a message on to his fellow comrades across the world. “Chayolim everywhere should follow my lead so we can all make the Rebbe proud!”
3 more medals to go
Chayolei Tzivos Hashem is in most if not all Lubavitch skools
i dont understand why all the rallys hav 2 b online???????? what about those who r care ful not to have computers?
Menachem mendle we are so proud
Your crown st. Cousins
May you continue to give the Rebbe much nachas!
Morah Leah
Great program! Keep up the good work!
hi sara and levi mazal tov for your son’s achievement and accomplishment
may you have lots of chassidishe nachas from him and everyone
special wishes to you sara from a teacher who shares with you from down under in australia your great joy and nachas
devorah .
thinking about you very often devorah
Dear sara
We wish you to continue having chasideshe nachas from mendel and your other children. We are all so proud of you!!!!
Your Bais Rivka Classmates
I am only a second liutenant
Dear Sara and Levi,
I received the wonderful newsabout your son Menachem Mendel and I was leaving to Toronto that day.
May he grow up to be a true chayal and may you andLevi have much nachas from him and your other children. We are all so proud of him.
Auntie Rivkah and Uncle Sholom Laib
With all the Lubavitch schools involved its nice that a Myshliach Child is the first!
Keep in up
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Much Nachas, from all your beautiful children KA”H.
Your Litchfield fans!
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Where can we buy a tzivos Hashem shirt like the one in the picture? I have long been looking to purchase shirts for our kids.
How do I find out my daughters rank?
Is the program for the summer as well? Can our camp join?
We have friends in Toronto that told us about the program, and how it’s doing wonders to the kids in ther school, if tzivos Hashem is around the corner from oho lei Torah why are we not benefitting from it in our school? What can we do to get it in OT?
I met some shluchim that are raving about the program, their kids look forward each day, we need the program for our kids to, when will it be available to everyone?
Is their any way for our children to do this program directly with tzivos Hashem?
Our kids go crazy for the program, thanks to all that are involved
What motivates these kids?? prizes?
Mazal Tov Mendel! We are so proud of you!
Your cousins from Toronto
mazal tov mendel! we are so proud of you. may you continue to be a true source of yiddishe chassidishe nachas to your parents, to the Rebbe and to klal yisroel:)