{"id":845438,"date":"2026-08-04T06:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/845438\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T06:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:06:10","slug":"400-attend-tribute-to-rabbi-shmully-altein-in-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/845438\/","title":{"rendered":"400 Attend Tribute to Rabbi Shmully Altein in Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 400 family members, friends, community members, and those whose lives were touched by Rabbi Shmuly Altein obm gathered for a moving Shloshim event, celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the beloved shliach and educator. <a class=\"read-more-main-single read-more-main\" href=\"https:\/\/collive.com\/400-attend-tribute-to-rabbi-shmully-altein-in-winnipeg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full Story, Photos, Video<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>By COLlive reporter<br \/>Photos: Keith Levit <\/p>\n<p>More than 400 family members, friends, community members, and those whose lives were touched by Rabbi Shmuly Altein OBM gathered for a moving Shloshim event, celebrating the life and enduring legacy of the beloved shliach and educator.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Altein, who passed away on Gimmel Tammuz at the age of 43 after a lengthy illness, dedicated his life to strengthening Jewish life in Winnipeg, Canada, alongside his wife, Adina.<\/p>\n<p>Raised on shlichus in Winnipeg, he returned there after his marriage to establish and expand educational programs, including the city\u2019s Lubavitch Jewish Learning Centre, inspiring countless Jews with his warmth, sincerity, and unwavering love for every individual. In recent years, the family relocated to Wesley Hills, New York, where he continued teaching and uplifting others despite his illness.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the evening, organizers wrote: \u201cWith hearts full and eyes still wet, we want to say thank you. Thank you to over 400 people who came to the Shloshim event l\u2019ilui nishmat Rabbi Shmuly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They described an atmosphere in which \u201canyone who was in the room could feel the love, the appreciation, and the longing for Rabbi Shmuly,\u201d adding that every attendee \u201cfelt like close family, like a best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The gathering brought together many of the people Rabbi Shmuly and Adina had inspired throughout the years, giving them an opportunity to reconnect with the light and kindness that defined his life and shlichus.<\/p>\n<p>The Alteins\u2019 five children, Mussie, JJ, Sruly, Goldie, and Yossi, each spoke with heartfelt words which left a lasting impression on those in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the tears that were shed on this special evening, we all walked out uplifted and strengthened \u2014 in Rabbi Shmuly\u2019s own special, love-filled way; to keep seeing what\u2019s special and unique in each one around us, to keep adding light \u2014 so much light \u2014 to the world,\u201d the organizers shared.<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Full Replay<\/p>\n<p>A special tribute video, along with an opportunity to take on a mitzvah in Rabbi Shmuly\u2019s memory, can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/shmulyaltein.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shmulyaltein.com<\/a>. Those wishing to partner with Adina Altein in continuing Rabbi Shmuly\u2019s legacy can also support the family\u2019s ongoing initiatives through the website.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/EeU5Vt0j6PPGMXHt0itb3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WACo_600.gif\"\/><br \/>\n                      <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 400 family members, friends, community members, and those whose lives were touched by Rabbi Shmuly Altein&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,294328,22073],"class_list":["post-845438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-shmuly-altein","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}