About Rabbi Yitzi

Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz is about to turn 52 (on Tuesday, 2 Adar 2). As a little boy in Brooklyn, N.Y., he loved dancing, singing, and making people laugh. As a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Temecula, Calif., he used those gifts to teach and inspire others, as he and his wife, Dina, built a vibrant and loving community.

So much began to change so quickly eleven years ago, when the Rabbi was diagnosed with ALS (known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), which has gradually robbed him of the ability to walk, speak or even move.

In the years since his diagnosis, the father of seven has become a bastion of inspiration to millions worldwide, through his uplifting, transformative (and always optimistic) Torah writings, his musical compositions, and through the bright smiles, he still shares with his many visitors and students in his apartment in Los Angeles, where he now lives.

Please, join us in giving back to our beloved brother, for all the endless inspiration he keeps pouring out to us:

Let’s give him the most precious birthday gift, fulfilling his wish to reach every Jew with the Mitzvah of Tefillin for men, and Shabbat candles for women!