12–13 Tammuz

Chabad-Lubavitch holiday 12–13 Tammuz commemoration File:Frierdiger Rebbe.tif 175px Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn Chabad-Lubavich community Birthday and release day of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn from Soviet Prison 2 days Annual 12–13 Tammuz Same day each year according to the Jewish Calendar July 18–19 July 8–9 June 27–28 July 17–18 Night of 12 Tammuz Night of 13 Tammuz July 3, 1927 (12 Tammuz, 5687) thumb|306x306px|Inside of the Shpalernaya Prison, the prison Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson was held in 12–13 Tammuz or Yud beis v' yud gimel Tammuz (Hebrew: י"ב וי"ג תמוז he /jud bˈeɪz vi jud ˈɡɪmɛl ˈtɑ muːz/ The twelfth and thirteenth of Tammuz) is a holiday on the Chabad-Lubavitch calendar that commemorates the liberation of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, from Soviet imprisonment. The holiday also marks his birthday. It is one of the three holidays named "day of liberation" by Chabad-Lubavitch History Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson was arrested on June 15, 1927 (15 Sivan, 5687) in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) by the Soviet secret police also known as the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU). His arrest occurred during a period of increased repression against religious leaders and institutions, as the Soviet government sought to suppress religious practices and organizations.Polonsky Antony Jews in Poland and Russia: A Short History 2013 The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization 978-1906764395 274–307 en Chapter Eight Jews in Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union, 1921–1941Weinberg Robert January 2017 Demonizing Judaism in the Soviet Union during the 1920s https://www.jstor.org/stable/27652771 Slavic Review 67 1 120–153 10.2307/27652771 27652771 subscription The Rebbe was charged with conducting Counter-Revolutionary activities,Osipova, Хасиды: Спасая народ свой 2002 50 ru Chassidim: Saving His People2015-03-20 Hasidim Celebrate Anniversary of Liberation of Lubavitcher Rebbe https://www.jta.org/archive/hasidim-celebrate-anniversary-of-liberation-of-lubavitcher-rebbe 2024-11-03 Jewish Telegraphic Agency en-US which were seen as counter to the state's efforts to eliminate religion from public life2016-12-29 The fate of religious freedom in the former USSR, 25 years after its collapse https://www.deseret.com/2016/12/29/20603131/the-fate-of-religious-freedom-in-the-former-ussr-25-years-after-its-collapse/ 2024-10-30 Deseret News en1992-06-15 Internal Workings of the Soviet Union – Revelations from the Russian Archives Exhibitions – Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/archives/intn.html 2024-10-30 www.loc.gov and he was sentenced to death by Soviet authorities.Encyclopedia of Hasidism, entry: Schneersohn, Joseph Isaac. Naftali Lowenthal. Aronson, London, 1996. 1-56821-123-6Virtual Reality: 12 Tammuz https://www.meaningfullife.com/virtual-reality-12-tammuz/ Meaningful Life Center Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson was held in the Shpalernaya Prison ru Дом предварительного заключения (Санкт-Петербург) (now the Bolshoy Dom) in Leningrad.House of Preliminary Detention, prison http://www.encspb.ru/object/2855697288?lc=en live https://web.archive.org/web/20240303024557/http://www.encspb.ru/object/2855697288?lc=en March 3, 2024 November 14, 2024 Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia During his imprisonment, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson experienced severe conditions, including isolation and harsh interrogation.world Supporters of Jewish refugees all over the 2023-12-23 The Heroic Struggle https://www.friendsofrefugees.org/the-heroic-struggle/ 2024-10-30 Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe (F.R.E.E.) en-US His interrogators attempted to pressure him into confessing to various charges, but he maintained his composure and refused to cooperate.2015-06-25 Story: The Rebbe Rayatz and His Jewish Interrogators https://crownheights.info/something-jewish/489417/story-the-frierdiker-rebbe-and-his-jewish-interrogators/ 2024-10-31 CrownHeights.info en 2018-06-21 Frierdiker Rebbe's Interrogation https://collive.com/frierdiker-rebbes-interrogation/ 2024-10-31 COLlive en-US He endured significant physical hardship during this time, including deprivation of food and water, particularly during the first days of his captivity. 2016-07-18 Mystery of Rayatz's Prison Diary https://collive.com/mystery-of-rayatzs-prison-diary/ 2024-10-31 COLlive en-US Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson's situation garnered international attention, prompting various Jewish communities and leaders worldwide to intervene on his behalf.Margolin Dovid The Chassidic Member of Parliament Who Stood Up to the Soviets When the Sixth Rebbe was arrested, Latvian MP Mordechai Dubin took action https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5995678/jewish/The-Chassidic-Member-of-Parliament-Who-Stood-Up-to-the-Soviets.htm Chabad.orgHow Reb Mordechai Dubin Was Saved Through 'Ahavat Yisroel' https://melavamalkastories.com/2020/05/05/how-reb-mordechai-dubin-was-saved-through-ahavat-yisroel/ Melava Malka Stories Notably, Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine (now Israel), sent urgent telegrams to Soviet officials, urging them to reconsider the charges against him.Tudela Benjamin Of 2011-06-26 Harav Kook And the Lubavitcher Rebbe https://mostlykosher.blogspot.com/2011/06/harav-kook-and-lubavitcher-rebbe.html 2024-10-31 Mostly Kosher The involvement of influential individuals, such as Yekaterina Peshkova, President of the Political Red Cross of the Soviet Union, was pivotal in advocating for his release.When the World Helped the Rebbe https://www.ascentofsafed.com/Stories/Stories/5777/1021-40.html Ascent of Safed In the United States, Justice Louis Brandeis of the U.S. Supreme Court lobbied for Schneerson's release which led to US President Calvin Coolidge also making appeals to Soviet authorities,Green David B. June 13, 2015 This Day in Jewish History 1927: Russia Releases 'Counter-revolutionary' Lubavitcher Rebbe https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2015-07-13/ty-article/.premium/1927-russians-release-lubavitcher/0000017f-db0a-df0f-a17f-df4b91430000 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220817194330/https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2015-07-13/ty-article/.premium/1927-russians-release-lubavitcher/0000017f-db0a-df0f-a17f-df4b91430000 August 17, 2022 Haaretz adding diplomatic pressure to the international advocacy efforts, which ultimately contributed to the commutation of the Rabbi's sentence from a death sentence to exile.2016-07-15 Weekly Story: How Justice Brandeis Helped Save the Rebbe Rayatz https://crownheights.info/something-jewish/540939/weekly-story-how-justice-brandeis-saved-the-rebbe-rayatz/ 2024-10-31 CrownHeights.info enGoren Biranit 2012-10-12 How Chabad's Beloved Rebbe Was Saved https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/how-chabads-beloved-rebbe-was-saved-from-the-nazis-by-the-nazis/ 2024-10-31 Atlanta Jewish Times en-US On July 3, 1927 (3 Tammuz, 5687), Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson was exiled to Kostroma, a town in the Volga region of Russia. His exile was still under strict surveillance and control by the Soviet authorities. It was not until nine days later on July 12, 1927 (12 Tammuz 5687), that he was finally permitted to return to his home in Leningrad.Jun 28, 2023 The day that uplifted world Jewry – 12 th of Tammuz https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/373370 2024-10-31 Israel National NewsRabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, the 'Rebbe Rayatz' (1880–1950) A brief biography of the sixth Chabad Rebbe https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/425/jewish/The-Rebbe-Rayatz.htm Chabad.org 2015-06-29 How Rebbe's Arrest Was Reported https://collive.com/how-rebbes-arrest-was-reported/ 2024-10-31 COLlive en-US thumb|264x264px|The Frierdiker Rebbe arriving in the United States on May 4, 1930 On the following day on July 13, 1927 (13 Tammuz 5687), he was actually fully liberated and returned home to Leningrad and was greeted by thousands of followers. Later on in late 1928, after navigating the complexities of Soviet bureaucracy, Rabbi Schneerson managed to get permission to leave Russia with the help of international pressure.Rigg Bryan Mark Rescued from the Reich May 15, 2006 Yale University Press 978-0300115314 16–37 en The Lubavitchers and Their Rebbe He traveled to Riga, Latvia, where he stayed until 1929 before traveling to Mandatory Palestine.Ami Magazine. No. 245. p. 95. Later he would finally settle in the United States.The Historic Visit by the Sixth Rebbe of Chabad to St. Louis – The Royal Welcome of May 4–13, 1930 https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3715920/jewish/The-Historic-Visit-by-the-Sixth-Rebbe-of-Chabad-to-St-Louis.htm&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjB_8qHz5SLAxXHGEQIHfV6IGIQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw01NufDdHD3gWAuEc5Bc1zb 2025-01-27 www.chabad.org en Commemoration The commemoration of the 12th and 13th of Tammuz was celebrated and observed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch,Schneersohn Menachem Mendel Likkutei Sichos Kehot 1982 0-8266-5736-2 Brooklyn, New York 308–325 he Collected Talks who emphasized their importance in his teachings and leadership.July 2024 Farbrengen 12 Tammuz 5745 https://derher.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tammuz5774.pdf A Chassidisher Derher 21 20–24Schneerson Menachem Mendel Sichos in English: 5738. Volume 1. Vaad Lehafotzas Sichos (Sichos in English). 1978. http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/sichos-in-english/1/28.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045707/http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/sichos-in-english/1/28.htm April 29, 2014 sichosinenglish.org The Rebbe also would hold a magbis (fundraising campaign) on Yud Beis Tammuz for Reshet Oholei Yosef Yitzchok, the Chabad education network in Israel.Anash 2024-07-19 The Reshet’s Empire: Chabad's Ministry of Education https://anash.org/the-reshets-empire-chabads-ministry-of-education/ 2026-02-17 Anash.org en-US Communal gatherings known as Farbrengens are organized in Chabad centers, Yeshivas and Synagogues, where followers come together, where many hear speeches, sing niggunim (melodic tunes), and share inspiring stories about Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak's life and contributions. 2021-06-23 3 Shuls Unite for 12 Tammuz Farbrengen https://collive.com/3-shuls-unite-for-12-tammuz-farbrengen/ 2024-11-03 COLlive en-US2022-07-11 Live: Toronto Yeshiva 12 Tammuz Farbrengen https://anash.org/live-toronto-yeshiva-12-tammuz-farbrengen/ 2024-11-03 Anash.org en-US This day is one of the three holidays named by Chabad-Lubavitch as the "Festival of Liberation" (Hebrew: חג הגאולה he hag ha ge ula), The other two are the 10th of Kislev,The Chassidic Dimension – Festivals 1 https://www.sie.org/books/chassidic-dimension-festivals-1/30.htm#utm_source=domain&utm_medium=domain&utm_campaign=sichosinenglish.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110927122534/http://www.sichosinenglish.org/books/chassidic-dimension-festivals-1/30.htm September 27, 2011 Sichos In Englishחג הגאולה – י"ט בכסלו The Feast of Redemption – 19 Kislev https://arh-uk.com/%D7%97%D7%92-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%99%D7%98-%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%95/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20241126093446/https://arh-uk.com/%D7%97%D7%92-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%99%D7%98-%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%95/ November 26, 2024 2024-11-26 Kiryat Rabbeinu Hagadol Haditch (arh-uk.com) he-IL marking the release of Rabbi Dovber Schneuri, the second Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, from prison, and the 19th of Kislev,Josh 2022-05-25 The Revolution of Chassidut in Religious Zionism https://mizrachi.org/hamizrachi/the-revolution-of-chassidut-in-religious-zionism/ 2024-11-14 World Mizrachi en-US marking the release of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, from prison during the Russian Empire. Today the holiday is primarily celebrated by the Chabad-Lubavitch community. On these dates, it is customary in Chabad-Lubavitch to omit Tachanun, a penitential prayer recited on regular days.Schneersohn Menachem Mendel Hayom Yom Kehot 0-8266-0469-2 70 he, en Today is the dayWednesday, 13 Tammuz, 5785, July 9, 2025 https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?hdate=4/13&mode=j live https://archive.today/20241103043006/https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?hdate=4/13&mode=j November 3, 2024 Chabad.org External links The diary of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson's prison experience transeltated into English (A Prince in Prisonon 978-1-4658-9278-2, B002YQ2WMC) at Chabad.org, Sichos In English (SIE), Everand related films at Jewish Educational Media (JEM) The Shpalernaya Prison ru Дом предварительного заключения (Санкт-Петербург) at Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia (archived), Statehistory Media at livejournal (archived), youtube, citywalks References Category:Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidim Category:1927 in Judaism Category:Judaism in Russia Category:Chabad holidays