Yehuda Krinsky has served in various positions of the movement's administrative staff since 1954, and as a personal secretary to its chief rabbi, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, And serves as chairman of the movement's main institutions.
10 Facts About Yehuda Krinsky
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Yehuda Krinsky grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was educated at the Boston Latin School.
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Yehuda Krinsky joined the Lubavitcher Rebbe's staff in 1952 as a driver.
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In 1956 Yehuda Krinsky was invited by Rabbi Schneerson to join his secretariat, then headed by Rabbi Mordechai Aizik Hodakov.
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Yehuda Krinsky's position included work on behalf of the Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
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In 1972, Rabbi Shneerson appointed Yehuda Krinsky to serve on the administrative boards of the movement's umbrella organization, Agudas Chasidei Chabad, and its educational arm, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch.
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In 1990, Rabbi Schneerson selected Yehuda Krinsky to serve as the official secretary of the movement's three central organizations, Agudas Chasidei Chabad, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, and Machneh Israel, the movement's social services arm.
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Today, Yehuda Krinsky serves as Chairman of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch and Machne Israel, secretary of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, and director of the Kehot Publication Society.
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Yehuda Krinsky married Devorah Kasinetz, daughter of Rabbi Zev and Ethel Kasinetz.
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Yehuda Krinsky appeared in several lists of influential American Jews, including the Forward 50 in 2005.