Chaim Yehuda Krinsky (commonly called Yudel Krinsky) is a Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He served for forty years in various positions as an important assistant to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. He served as spokesman for Schneerson and the movement, and was the sole executor of Schneerson's will. Belarus, where Lubavitch originated Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) the seventh Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch. ... Hasidic Judaism (from the Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning piety, from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Rebbe which means master, teacher, or mentor is the pronunciation by Ahskenazic Jews of the Hebrew word רבי. Its transliteration should be Rebbi, but the i (eeh sound) is rarely stressed, rendering its pronounciation as the a in America, hence Rebbe. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Rabbi M.M. Schneerson For the third Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch dynasty see Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (with an h) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902 – June 12, 1994), referred to by his followers as The Rebbe, was a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi who was the seventh and last...

Krinsky grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was educated at the Boston Latin School. He arrived in New York City in 1946, and studied at the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva in Brooklyn, where he was ordained as a rabbi. He was called upon to join Schneerson's staff in 1957. Dorchester is the largest neighborhood within the City of Boston located within Suffolk County, Massachusetts. ... Motto Sumus Primi Founded April 23, 1635 Head Master Ms. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Tomchei Temimim is the central Yeshiva (Talmudical school) of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement. ... A map of New York City, highlighting Brooklyn. ... Semicha (סמיכה) (meaning leaning [of the hands]) is a Hebrew word referring to what may be roughly translated as the ordination (in Hebrew: semichut סמיכות) of a rabbi within Judaism. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1990 Schneerson restructured the primary Lubavitch organizations and Krinsky was given the position of second in command. Krinsky is a member of the twenty person board of the umbrella organization Agudas Chasidei Chabad, and a member of Chabad's six person Central Committee organization, which oversees the three central Lubavitch organizations: Agudas Chasidei Chabad is the umbrella organization for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. ...

1. Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch;
2. Machne Israel; and
3. Kehot Publication Society.

After Schneerson's death, Krinsky was made executor of the three central Lubavitch organizations. Though not directed to do so by the terms of the will, Krinsky made himself chairman of those organizations. The logo of Kehot Publication Society. ...

See also

• Hasidic Judaism
• Haredi Judaism
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• Tomchei Temimim
• Crown Heights