Memorial Book for Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein of Cincinnati, Ohio

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RABBI ZELIG SHARF STEIN Z"L
held for the last 39 years.
In the years 1987 and 1988, Zelig traveled to Russia while it was un-der communist rule and again in 1991 and 1992 after the fall of communism. The Russian govern-ment made practicing religion ex-tremely difficult and because of this, the Russian Jewish Communi-ties were lacking Rabbis and Shochtim. Zelig helped to build up the Jewish communities by train-ing young rabbis and shochtim to be able to handle various issues of Jewish law, as well as bringing siddurim, Tefillin and Jewish books for syna-gogues and schools.
When the Rebbe was not well in 1992, Rabbi Sharfstein was one of the five rabbis - Rabbis Marlow, Osdaba, Landa, Lieberman and himself - who were speaking to doctors, listening to treatments and working on ways to help the Rebbe recover from his illness, unfortunately these activities did not help.
After the Rebbe passed away in 1994, the Agudas Chas-sidei Chabad, the organization of the Chabad Chassidim,



In honor of Shloshim 5 Adar 2, 5768