Lubavitch Youth Organization Explained

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 1955.^{[1] [2]}

Administration

• Chairman: Rabbi Dovid Raskin (d. 2011).^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}
• Director: Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman.^[7]

Services

Services provided by the organization include reciting Kaddish for the Jewish deceased^[8] and a community library.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Lubavitchyouth.org. "Homepage". Lubavitch Youth Organization. LYO homepage
2. http://www.jta.org/1974/03/26/archive/lubavitch-youth-organization-praised Lubavitch Youth Organization Praised. JTA.org. March 26, 1974.
3. http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/1522716/jewish/Longtime-Lubavitch-Youth-Leader-Passes-Away.htm Zaklikowski, Dovid. "Longtime Lubavitch Youth Leader Passes Away" Chabad.org. May 17, 2011.
4. http://www.collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=14421 Collive Reporter. "Rabbi Dovid Raskin, 84, OBM". Collive.com May 10, 2011.
5. http://crownheights.info/notices/34508/boruch-dayan-hoemes-rabbi-dovid-raskin-obm/ "Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Rabbi Dovid Raskin OBM". CrownHeights.info. May 10, 2011.
6. http://lubavitch.com/news/article/2030983/Senior-Member-of-Chabad-Leadership-84.html Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters. "Senior Member of Chabad Leadership, 84". Lubavitch.com. May 11, 2011.
7. Chabad.org. "Lubavitch Youth Organization Headquarters". Chabad.org. Chabad.org directory
8. http://www.saykaddish.com/about.aspx About SayKaddish. SayKaddish.com.
9. http://www.lubavitchyouth.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2254045/jewish/Levi-Yitzchak-Library.htm/ The Levi Yitzchak Library. lubavitchyouth.org.