Menachem Shmuel David Raichik

Rabbi Menachem Shmuel David Raichik
Rabbi Menachem Shmuel David Raichik (second on right), with a delegation representing the "American Friends of Lubavitch", presenting a menorah to president Ronald Reagan, White House, 1984.
BornMarch 15, 1918
DiedFebruary 4, 1998

Rabbi Menachem Shmuel David Raichik (March 15, 1918 – February 4, 1998) was an Orthodox rabbi of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, and the pioneer of Chabad's activities in Los Angeles, California. Raichik served as a shaliach for the sixth and seventh Lubavitcher Rebbes.