Dovid Raskin (1927–2011) was a

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associated with the

Chabad-Lubavitch Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, particularly for its outreach activities. It is one of the largest Hasidic group ...

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movement. He served as chairman of the

Lubavitch Youth Organization Lubavitch Youth Organization (LYO) is an organization run by Chabad, a Jewish, Hasidic movement. The organization offers a range of services for Jews of all affiliations. LYO was established by Chabad rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in 195 ...

for over 50 years. He also served on the boards of a number of Chabad's central organizations.

Biography

Rabbi Raskin was born in Babruysk,

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in 1927. In 1955, Rabbi

Menachem Mendel Schneerson Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Modern Hebrew: מנחם מענדל שניאורסון; old-fashioned spelling: מנחם מענדל שניאורסאהן; April 5, 1902 OS – June 12, 1994; AM 11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz 5754), known to man ...

appointed Raskin as to the

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for the newly founded

. Raskin was later appointed as

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, a position he held until his death on May 10, 2011.Zaklikowski, Dovid. "Longtime Lubavitch Youth Leader Passes Away" ''Chabad.org''. May 17, 2011.
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Raskin was also a faculty member of the

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and was appointed to the boards of Chabad-Lubavitch's central organization including Agudas Chasidei Chabad,

Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch ( he, מרכז לענייני חינוך, lit. Central Organization for Education) is the central educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. It was founded in 1943 by the sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersoh ...

Mahane Israel (Chabad) Machne Israel is the social service organization of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Founding Machneh Israel was founded by the Lubavitch leader Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn in May 1941, he remained at the head of the organisation until his dea ...

, as well as

Beth Rivkah Beth Rivkah ( he, בית רבקה, ''Bais Rivkah'', lit. "House of Rebecca"), formally known as Associated Beth Rivkah Schools, is a private girls' school system affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement. It was established in 1 ...

girls school.

Torah dedication

In 2018 a

Sefer Torah A ( he, סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה; "Book of Torah"; plural: ) or Torah scroll is a handwritten copy of the Torah, meaning the five books of Moses (the first books of the Hebrew Bible). The Torah scroll is mainly used in the ritual of Tora ...

was dedicated in Raskin's memory.Collive Reporter. "Torah Dedicated to R' Dovid Raskin". ''Collive.com'' November 22, 2011.
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References

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