Rabbi Yoel Kahan A"H - Part II

00:01 The in continuation to the earlier installment regarding an overview of the life of Rabbi Yechiel Kahn will now continue with installment number two, where we will discuss the invaluable, priceless contributions that Rabbi Kahn shared with Chabad Hasidim and with Jews around the world. First, to clarify some minor details which we included in the first installment. It was mentioned that Rabbi Yechiel and his father met the previous Rebbe in Poland, in Warsaw. To clarify it, it was actually in Für-- Furkasdorf, Austria, on the way to . A second detail, Rabbi Yechiel, as a young , also received from the famous Rabbi Zalman Meir HaYitzchaki, who during the 1930s and '40s lived in Tel Aviv. In addition to reviewing the Rebbe's talks after every Shabbos farbrengen, Rabbi Yechiel also took upon himself to prepare them for publishing. As a who would review the farbrengens, Rabbi Yechiel would prepare the sichas that they should be edited by the Rebbe. Some of the sichas were later included in the first four volumes of Likutei Sichos, from Alef through Dalet. After it became obvious that the Rebbe consented to edit the sichas, to review them in order they should be published, but since they needed another general preparation before it was sent into the Rebbe, Rabbi Yechiel committed himself to again review the sichas, prepare them for the Rebbe to review them. A few volumes of sichas were primarily the Rebbe's explanations on Pirush Rashi, which the Rebbe began speaking, elaborating on the Rashi of the Parshah in the year

02:54 , which was the year of the passing, passing of the Rebbe's mother, the Rebbe's Hannah. And these sichas were included in Likutei Sichos volumes five to nine. Maamarim. Likewise, Rabbi Yechiel wrote many maamarim of the Rebbe, and beginning from 1986, Rabbi Yechiel, on a steady basis, began preparing the maamarim for the Rebbe's hagah, for the Rebbe's review, in order that it should be edited by the Rebbe and then published. And from to , which is from 1986 to 1992, the many maamarim that were edited by the Rebbe are included in the six-volume set of maamarim referred to as Sefer HaMaamarim Meluket. Meluket means compiled together from amongst other maamarim. Over the years, Rabbi Yechiel became a magid shiur in Chassidus, a teacher in Chassidus, beginning in the Yeshiva, the Babitz Yeshiva, which was then located on Bedford and Dean. And after that, Rabbi Yechiel was a mashpia in 770 for the older bachurim. Rabbi Yechiel would give over shiurim upstairs in shul in the previous years. He also served as a mashpia rosh, the chief mashpia in the Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Hamerkazis in 770. He would participate in some of the meetings of the faculty and would also voice his opinion from time to time how to manage the yeshiva. In many farbrengens with bachurim and Hasidim, Anash, he would stress primarily the need to be mekusher to the Rebbe, to be connected to the Rebbe. Over many years, Rabbi Yechiel gave shiurim in Monsey, in Lakewood, and within that framework, thousands of people

05:35 were nesharav closer to Chassidus Chabad. In this same framework, Rabbi Yechiel would give a weekly shiur in the shul Beis Menachem on 16th Avenue in Borough Park, and that's where Rabbi Yechiel come in touch with Hasidim and also the Yeshivas Sha'eilim. Occasionally, Rab Yael would travel to spread Chassidus various areas in the United States and in Europe and in Eretz Yisrael. And during these visits, he would also give over many Shiurim Chassidus for communities of Peleh Chassidim. Amongst his closest and ardent Talmidim are from the elite Mashpiyim and Rabbonim in Chabad. Rab Yael got married in 1954, Elul time, to his wife, who was the daughter of Rab Shneer Zalman Butman. The Rebbe was Mesadei Kedushin. And Rab Yael and his wife conducted a house of Achnas Orchim. Bochadim Orchim would come for Shabbos Sudas, Yom Tov Sudas, and Rab Yael would speak for them. They would ask questions. There were also amongst the guests some that didn't really have any connection yet with Chabad or not too much background in knowledge of Yiddishkeit. And Rab Yael would speak with them on their language and made a very deep impression. In a nutshell, Rab Yael has reviewed every Fabregen of the Rebbe which brought about the publishing of that Fabregen, so that our generation was able to have the Rebbe's Teyre of 42 years. Should awaken and rejoice those that are resting in the dust, and he amongst them very soon. Im Yirtza Hashem, in the next installment, we will continue with quotes or short

08:44 stories that were shared by Rab Yael.