
Obituary: Rochel Kaplan, 69, Beloved Co-Founder of Chabad in Maryland
For more than 50 years, Rochel Kaplan and husband, Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, led the Chabad Center and Lubavitch of Maryland where they have inspired, educated and elevated thousands of Jewish men and women. Rochel Kaplan passed away Monday, 19 Shevat (Jan. 29). She was 69 years old.