Photo credit: Lubavitch Archives/Chabad.org

The fifth of Tammuz is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov’s, a very special chosid and shliach from the past generation. Rabbi Shemtov is seen here Davening Beavodah in 770 in the late 5720s during the month of Tishrei. Rabbi Shemtov passed away in 5735 in a fatal car accident in Israel.

Do you remember Rabbi Shemtov? Share your memories and anecdotes.

5th of Tammuz – Yahrtzeit of R. Bentzion Shemtov

Photo credit: Lubavitch Archives/Chabad.org

The fifth of Tammuz is the Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov’s, a very special chosid and shliach from the past generation. Rabbi Shemtov is seen here Davening Beavodah in 770 in the late 5720s during the month of Tishrei. Rabbi Shemtov passed away in 5735 in a fatal car accident in Israel.

Do you remember Rabbi Shemtov? Share your memories and anecdotes.

14 Comments

  • bahchur from o. t. 73--------75

    THERE was once ah farbrengen in my fathers home in Detroit , over a answear
    which my father obm.recived from the Rebba Nosey Dorainu “theshuas chaine -azker al`hatizion ” and Reb Bentzion said its worth to live 70-80 years to bring the Rebba one time a naches ruach.
    lets hope we can all do the same .
    “ kear ah velt hyient ” moshiac now !!

  • annoynmous.

    he is a very great chossid, who lived through russia and siberia, and was one of the 10 chassidim of the frierdeke rebbe who did anything for yiddishkeit. after leaving russia he was on of the first shluchim of the frierdeke rebbe. he lived in england. his sons are mendel ah, yisroel, avremel and two daughters. he passed away in isreal in a car accident.

  • sholom

    to sz: fifth of tamuz not fifth yortzeit

    to annoynmous: he has a son berel as well

  • cher

    If I’m not mistaken Reb BenZion Turk was the first person to be named ater him.

  • Couldn-t hold myself in

    Do you mention every “Big Chosid”’s Yohrtzeit?
    One of two options: Either your related or you were paid!
    I don’t mean to be harsh you know, but there were greater Chassidim then him that have lived even in the past 100 years, so why does one get special mention over the others, i don’t mind it, but at least pu the other Yohrtzeits’ also?
    So i know already what the responses will be:
    “Where’s your ahavas yisroel”, “why do you have to negative”, “is this all you have to say for a jew who did …..?”, or “whats the problem, are you jealous?” . Yes, we all are hard at taking criticism, but Halevay, in this community we would be as hard for us to give criticism as it is to accept, as i am demonstrating right this moment.
    G-d bless democracy, G-d bless CH.info!
    Thank you!

  • anonymous

    to cher: if you know any benzions in lubavitch are named after him, either cuz his relative or cuz he was close to there family. like many benzions.

  • corrections to most comments

    he has four sons and two daughts.
    the oder by age is: mendel a”h, berel, fradel sudak, avremel, isroel, and bassi azimov.

    are you sure it was bentzion turk, i heard it was bentzion pape his first namesake.

    webby, thats an original picture which i loved, put more if you have!

  • stories

    anybody knows were i can find stories of him?

    the ones i know allready are really geshmak..

  • dovid

    when my father got engaged, he said to him “isz tzi a yishier”, is my mother a jewish lady!
    welcome to the old chasidischer twist!
    a gutten shabbos
    dovid

  • mendyw

    this man gave birth to men who have destroyed the rebbe’s vision of moshiach

  • Issac

    R’ Bentzion Shemtov was the father of Yisroel Shemtov of Crown Heights