CHABAD.ORG Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon, 66, Teacher to Thousands, Passes Away in California Beloved host of the world’s largest daily Torah classes, congregational rabbi and acclaimed mentor By Menachem Posner
Rabbi Yehoshua Binyamin (Josh) Gordon, the beloved Torah scholar, congregational rabbi and educator who taught thousands of students around the globe through the world’s most widely viewed daily Torah classes, passed away today in California after an extended illness. He was 66 years old.
A consummate rabbinic and communal leader, Gordon was the founder and executive director of Chabad of the Valley in southern California, established in 1973, and spiritual leader of Chabad of Encino. The rabbi oversaw a string of institutions, including 26 Chabad centers, Hebrew schools, adult-education institutes, summer camps and a host of other closely linked communal institutions.
Rabbi Yehoshua Binyamin (Josh) Gordon, the beloved Torah scholar, congregational rabbi and educator who taught thousands of students around the globe through the world’s most widely viewed daily Torah classes, passed away today in California after an extended illness. He was 66 years old.
A consummate rabbinic and communal leader, Gordon was the founder and executive director of Chabad of the Valley in southern California, established in 1973, and spiritual leader of Chabad of Encino. The rabbi oversaw a string of institutions, including 26 Chabad centers, Hebrew schools, adult-education institutes, summer camps and a host of other closely linked communal institutions.
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