Lubavitchers in Heroes Finals

Five Lubavitchers have been nominated by voters in the top 20 finalists of the UJC Community Heroes contest.

3 Lubavitchers have been nominated in the career category, while 2 have been nominated in the volunteer category.

From the 20 semi-finalists (10 from each category) the judges will choose the Community Hero of the Year and four other honorees to receive Heroes grants.

The judges’ selections will be announced on December 7th.

In the Career Heroes, Lubavitcher semi-finalists are:
#3: Dovid Loloyan – Los Angeles, California

Rabbi Loloyan travels between high schools and colleges to meet and greet students. Thousands have been inspired by his positive message and many lives have been turned for the better thanks to his help.

# 7: Manis Friedman – Saint Paul, Minnesota

Rabbi Manis Friedman is a Chabad rabbi living in S. Paul, MN who works with local Jewish families to bolster their knowledge and awareness of Jewish values and culture.

He co-founded Bais Chana, servicing the educational, emotional and religious needs of college age women who had not had the opportunity to study their religion in their youth. Rabbi Friedman has taught and guided thousands of women and girls over the last 40 years.

# 9: Rabbi Aaron Slonim – Binghamton, New York

Affectionly known simply as Rabbi and Rivki, the Slonims have dedicated their lives to making a home away from home for the thousands of students that enter their doors. The Slonims work includes religious, educational, social, and recreational programming for the community of Jewish students.

In the volunteer Heroes, the Lubavitcher finalists are
# 3: Shalom Klein – Skokie, Illinois

In the past year, Shalom is responsible for finding jobs for nearly 100 Chicagoans and helping thousands of small business owners dealing with underemployment and financial challenges. As the founder and chairman of Jewish B2B Networking, Shalom spends his days, and most of his nights, making connections for small businesses in the Chicago Jewish community.

# 4: Leah Rubashkin – Monsey, New York

Wife of imprisoned Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Leah has fought tirelessly to bring awareness about her husband’s unjust trial and sentence, all while raising her family.