TWO of the world’s most prominent Lubavitch rabbis visited Melbourne this week to share in the wedding celebrations of Chana Gutnick and Ari Herzog.
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky and Rabbi Binyomin Klein, two of the three secretaries of Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, were invited by Gutnick’s father, Rabbi Joseph Gutnick. The visiting rabbis praised the warmth and growth of the local community.
Rabbi Krinsky, whose youngest son married Rabbi Gutnick’s eldest daughter in 1994, has visited Australia on various occasions for family reasons.
“I find the Jewish community of Melbourne extraordinary. There is this feeling of camaraderie, of warmth, helping one another whenever necessary, whatever the time. There is a sense of togetherness and inclusivity [that] I find really remarkable.”
Rabbi Klein, who lived in Australia for two years in the early 1960s, has personally seen the community grow and change over four decades of visits.
“I saw it in the beginning and I see it here now and it is very different. It is growing, and growing and growing,” Rabbi Klein said. “Once in Balaclava Road [in Melbourne] there was one kosher store, now there is a whole street. Everything everywhere has grown and it’s very nice.”
Together with Rabbi Leibel Groner – brother of Melbourne’s Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, who passed away last year – Rabbi Krinsky and Rabbi Klein still hold the position of secretariat of Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights, New York, even though the Lubavitcher Rebbe passed away in 1994.
As well as being the late Lubavitcher Rebbe’s assistant, Rabbi Krinsky was also his chief spokesperson, and he is currently the chairman of the educational and social services arms of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
hey Mr #9 why only #7 should take a deep breath? dont you think #2 (who started all this hatred )should be the one taking a deep breath?
where exactly are you coming from are you #2’s shadow???
Everyone knows Chanina Sperlin was also a secretary! Why is he being excluded? Vaad hakohol and Rabbonishe politics don’t change history!
My goodness!
#7, take a deep breath!
You sound like a bunch of kids!
Don’t you people have jobs?
To Number 2 – why dont you identify yourself, you continue using this “stupid” comment of yours – you have a certain hate towards rabbi Simpson – is it beacuase you cant take the fact that the Rebbe choose Rabbi SImpson to run Merkos in the Zavah that is being still hidden by certain individuals?
You said “for those who remember” apparently you don’t . Rabbi Simpson did ALL his work quietly with many people not even knowing that he is the Rebbes secretary – Get your facts straight first then talk. The Rebbe himself signed Rabbi Simpson’s name (only) on his letters as his secretary – “Beshaim” Rabbi Simpson’s name was left out of the article beaucause of PURE HATE which apparenalt you have as well And BTW – EVEN IF Rabbi Simpson (whose BTW the ONLY non-political secretary) was part time is he therefore not the Rebbes’s Secretary?? you glump!!!! With all sad… Read more »
Rabbis Krinsky and Klien for the Gutnik-Herzog wedding and Reb Chanina for the Slavin -Yurkowitz wedding.
Did nyone realise that Chanina is at the omud and Krinsky in the corner. Wow. They both had to go to a far country to meet, that soooo cool.
two of three secrataries? who gave them their info?
For those who remembder: Rabbi Simpson was NEVER a full time secretary. The other secretaries (including Rabbis Chodokov and Mindel) were FULL time. That is the diffrence.
the last time i checked, there are FOUR secretaries, including Rabbi Sholom Mendel Simpson… wait a second, i think your right, there are 3 secretaries, and one personal secretary… one who keeps things still personal… (vda”l)