The Rebbe as a child
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Rebbetzin Chana gave birth to three sons: Menachem Mendel, DovBer and Yisrael Aryeh Leib.
Her eldest son, Menachem Mendel, was born on the 11th of Nissan 1902. On that day, Rabbi Shalom DovBer sent six telegrams to the child’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, each with blessings and various instructions.
Before nursing her son, Rebbetzin Chana would wash her hands in the ritual manner, and do the same for her infant. She had a yarmulke and tzitzit made for him, and took great care to raise her son—who would eventually become the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe—in a holy environment.
