Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah

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ID of Rebbetzin Shterna Sara

Place of residence: Russia, Poland Mother: Rebbetzin Chana Father: Reb Yosef Yitzchak Husband: Rebbe Rashab Date of birth: Tes Vav Shvat Place of birth: Lubavitch Yartzeit: Yud Gimel Shvat Age by Histalkus: 83 Children: Friediker Rebbe

Rebbetzin Shterna Sara was the daughter of R’ Yosef Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson

Rebbetzin Shterna Sara married her cousin R’ Sholom Dovber, the Rebbe Rashab

Warsaw, World War II

Rebbetzin Shterna Sara lived in Warsaw through difficult times for the Jews as World War ll was

taking place with bombing all around them

A story of Rebbetzin Shterna Sara

During the war, the Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim of Poland suffered a lot financially. They just didn’t

have enough money. One of the plans they made was to cut back on the food they provided for their

students for breakfast, lunch and supper.

When the students realized that barely any food was being offered, they made a strike and they said it’s better not to go in the lunchroom then receive the small amount of food they are serving.

Soon the whole town was talking about the students not eating anything and starving in school.

On the 2nd morning of the hunger strike, Rebbetzin Shterna Sara called those in charge to a meeting. She told them she

understood that money was tight but “YOU ARE WITHOLDING FOOD FROM MY CHILDREN?”

From then on, the Rebbe’s and Rebbetzin’s children were fed properly.

The lesson we learn from this story

This story applies to me, you and all the shluchim as we reflect on the work and dedication of the Shluchim Office in applying the words of

Rebbetzin Shterna Sara to provide us, the Rebbe’s children with “Food for the Neshama”.

They work tirelessly to ensure that not only do we have plenty of spiritual food and nourishment

but also that it should be spiced with fun, creativity, warmth and most importantly the right

measurement of Chassidishkeit.

Thank you Shlcuhim office for going above and beyond to make sure that we the shluchim, the

Rebbe’s children don’t go hungry in our mokom hashlichus where proper “food for our neshama”- “chinuch”, is not available.