Nissan Mindel

Rabbi Dr. Nissan Mindel
Born 1912
Riga
Died 1999
Brooklyn, NY
Residence Long Beach, NY
Nationality Latvian
Occupation Rabbi, author, editor
Organization Chabad-Lubavitch
Notable work Chabad Philosophy
Title Dr. Rabbi
Religion Judaism (Orthodox, Hasidic)
Parent(s) Yaakov Yitzchak and Bunia Mindel

Nissan Mindel was a Chabad Hasidic rabbi, author, editor, and served on the administrative staff of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Background

Nissan Mindal was born in Riga, Latvia in March, 1912, one of nine children, to Yaakov Yitzchak and Bunia Mindel.[1] He left Riga for America by way of Sweden together with the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn and his entourage,[2] arriving at New York in March 1940,[3] and settled at Long Beach where he was one of the founders of the Young Israel of Long Beach.[4] He died in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in 1999.

Mindel served on the staff of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.[5][6] Nissan Mindel recorded a great deal of Chabad history and helped edit the memoirs of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak.[7]

Education

Mindel received his B.A. and M.A. from University of Manchester in England. In 1962 he earned a PhD in philosophy from Columbia University in New York.[5]

Published works

Mindel authored works published by Chabad's Kehot Publication Society including the first official translation of the Tanya in English.[6] His works include:

References

  1. Mindel, Nissan (Dec 2, 2015). "My Life and Times". Ami. No. 245. p. 95.
  2. Mindel, Nissan (Dec 2, 2015). "My Life and Times". Ami. No. 245. p. 100.
  3. Mindel, Nissan (Dec 2, 2015). "My Life and Times". Ami. No. 245. p. 101.
  4. Frankfurter, Yitzchok (Dec 2, 2015). "Looking for Rav Shamshon Raphael Hirsch in Lubavitch". Ami. No. 245. p. 86.
  5. 1 2 Nissan Mindel Publications. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Seligson, Michoel. Yartzeit of Dr. Nissan Mindel. Collive. Collive.com. Accessed February 21, 2014.
  7. Archives of Nissan Mindel to be Published. Crownheights.info. Accessed February 21, 2014.
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