Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch, Montreal (yeshivah and its supporters)

ישיבת תומכי תמימים ליובאוויטש מאנטרעאל

Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch, Montreal

The Lubavitch yeshivah in Montreal, today the Rabbinical College of Canada, was founded in the early 1940s by students of the Lubavitch yeshivah in Otwock who reached Canada during World War II (see Rabbi Menachem Zev Greenglass). This page gathers the Rebbe's letters to the yeshivah, its students and graduates, and its board of supporters (nitzevei hayeshivah).

What the letters show

To students and graduates. The Rebbe urged graduates to see each milestone as a step upward in holiness, bound up with the redemption (IK 9702, 10806); taught that true dedication to Torah requires ongoing self-sacrifice (IK 8854); that spiritual growth comes not only from being surrounded by holiness but from internalizing it (IK 9925); and that even students who are younger or less focused have unique value when they persist (IK 10167). Steadfast commitment to spreading Torah, he wrote, yields lasting results even amid doubt (IK 9864).

Jewish identity in the Diaspora. He stressed maintaining a strong Jewish identity even as a minority (IK 9663), and that pride in Jewish identity comes from unwavering dedication to Torah values (IK 9108).

To the yeshivah's supporters. The Rebbe's messages for the yeshivah's annual events taught that uncompromising commitment to authentic Torah education brings true success (IK 8791), that steadfast devotion to Torah, even under pressure, is the key to Jewish survival (IK 10094), and that supporting authentic Jewish education strengthens the community and brings the redemption (IK 10362). Through Torah guidance one can repair past shortcomings and build proactively (IK 8959); like a leap year, nothing is ever truly lost (IK 10707); and, as on Hakhel and Purim, every Jew, even a young child, must be included (IK 9294).

Early letters. The earliest letters, from the 1940s, speak of the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur as a journey from externality to inwardness (IK 102), and of kindness as central to a life of Torah (IK 169).

Sources: the Rebbe's letters cited above.

Shiurim in this topic

102. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Inner Meaning of Teshuvah בין ראש השנה ויום הכיפורים, המשמעות הפנימית של התשובה

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169. Blessings, Gemilus Chassadim, and the Power of Teshuvah ברכות, גמילות חסדים, וכוח התשובה

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8791. The Annual Montreal Tomchei Temimim Gathering and the Approach to Education האסיפה השנתית של תומכי תמימים במונטריאול וגישת החינוך

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8854. Self-Sacrifice for Torah and Mitzvos at the Montreal Yeshiva Siyum מסירות נפש עבור תורה ומצוות בסיום הישיבה במונטריאול

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8959. Leap Year, Purim, and the Power to Complete and Reserve Time שנה מעוברת, פורים, וכוח להשלים ולשמור זמן

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