הרב יהושע בן רבי ישראל יצחק הלוי זאמבראסקי זצ״ל Rabbi Yehoshua Halevi Zambrowsky (1874–1939) was the rav of Anshe Lubavitz at 113 Pratt Street and one of the foremost Orthodox rabbinic leaders in Buffalo during the 1930s. During the same period that he led Buffalo’s historic Lubavitch congregation, he served as Chief Rabbi of theContinue Reading
הרב אברהם מאיר ב״ר זאב וואלף פרנקלין זצ״ל — אב״ד באפלו Rabbi Avraham Meir Franklin (1862/63–1932) was one of the leading Orthodox rabbis of Buffalo during the early twentieth century. Born in Novy Dvor, in the Vilna Governorate, and educated in the Lithuanian Torah world, he was appointed a rabbi in BuffaloContinue Reading
הגאון הרב דוב בעריש בן רבי אהרן צוקרמן זצ״ל Rabbi Dov Ber (Berish) Zuckerman (1901–1973) was one of the leading Torah scholars and halachic authorities to serve the Jewish community of Buffalo, New York. In 1942, he became rav of the historic Anshe Lubavitz congregation at 113 Pratt Street, beginning an importantContinue Reading
Chabad History in Buffalo spans over 130 years, beginning with Anshe Lubavitz – The Lubavitz Synagogue in the 1880s. Today, multiple Chabad institutions serve the Buffalo Jewish community, including Chabad Center For Jewish Life of Buffalo, also known as Chabad Downtown Buffalo, under Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Mushka Labkowski. Throughout its history,Continue Reading
