Today, the 13th of Nissan, marks the first Yartzeit of Reb Mendel Shemtov. Reb Mendel’s personality and his message that came through in all his actions, words, and thoughts were dedicated to the Rebbe and his Shluchim. He was not an official Shliach although on many occasions he was given specific missions from the Rebbe. He was a businessman. However, his real business that continuously burned in his soul - was Shluchim, Shlichus and to bring Nachas Ruach to the Rebbe who he loved with every single fiber of his Neshama.
Today: First Yohrtziet of Reb Mendel Shemtov A”H
Today, the 13th of Nissan, marks the first Yartzeit of Reb Mendel Shemtov. Reb Mendel’s personality and his message that came through in all his actions, words, and thoughts were dedicated to the Rebbe and his Shluchim. He was not an official Shliach although on many occasions he was given specific missions from the Rebbe. He was a businessman. However, his real business that continuously burned in his soul – was Shluchim, Shlichus and to bring Nachas Ruach to the Rebbe who he loved with every single fiber of his Neshama.
On the top of Reb Mendel’s priority list was the education of the children of Shluchim. Together with the Shluchim Office, he helped to support small Chaderim, organized learning over the phone, curriculum for children being home-schooled and weekly Parsha newsletters.
Reb Mendel’s dedication to everything in his life is followed by his children who are involved in his endeavors. During this past year, the Shemtovs pledged one million dollars to dedicate the Chinuch Yaldei Hashluchim department of the Shluchim office to the memory of Reb Mendel.
Reb Mendel was a wonderful, warm, and giving person to whom hundreds of people – young and old – turned for advice and help. He inspired, empowered and materially enabled poor people to succeed in business. More importantly, he educated them to apply their business success to the needs of the greater community.
Gershon
Reb Mendel was a real Mentch and Chossid, someone that is truly missed by so many, individual and community alike.
the Lewises
Rabbi Shemtov A”H was a true Chassid in every sense of the word. He was also a true mentsch, and a tremendous Baal Tzedaka & Baal Chesed. Crown Heights is not the same. May he be a Meilitz Yasher for all of the Klal, and for all of us who were inspired just by knowing him.
tzemach
is there going to anything specific happening in honor of his yartzeit?
levi
a wonderful man.
what a loss, still cant get over it.
Yahrtzeit
There was a Melavah Malka for Reb Mendels Family….
msu
“hokitzu veranenu” bimheoro biyomeinu!
baila
Reb Mendel was one man who put his money where his mouth was. We don’t have to many others like that. Thank g-d his children follow in his philanthropic ways .
iosef
for some reason crown heights just feels different without him.
although he passed away a year ago, whenever i think of him i feel imperfect, somebody very important is missing in our comunity..
i ask of hashem that his children should continue following on theyre father’s footsteps like theyve done untill now, untill the coming of mashiach when well see mendel again.
mendel
what a shame.
in one year three of our finest left us, mendel shemtov, shimshon stock and gedalia schaffer.
we have to make a cheshbon nefesh and increase our ahavas israel.
these three baalei tzedaka wished for nothing more than ahavas israel in our community, its just right that each one of us make this cheshbon hanefesh.
mendel a h
he was a wonderful man, big baal tzedakka who never did things for himself. allways thinking about others.
hashem has repayed him by giving him a wonderfil family ka”h.
crown heights just doesnt feel the same without him.
mendel, bring mashiach this peach!
shliach in SA
i have no words to expess my gratitude to mendel a”h and the shemtov family.
i just had no clue five years ago how im going to give my kids chinuch, mendel took a vision and made it into a reality thus giving my kids an amazing chinuch.
i allways make it clear to my kids that theyre learning is leilui nishmas mendel and lezchus his family.
thank you very much mendel.
david weiss
he was a mentch and a big baal tzadakka, my family will forever be grateful to him for his kindness.
and example of a person who cared.
there arent to many like him, the best way to describe him is a person who really cared.
may his merit shield us.