Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff is the Chabad rabbi of Texas A&M University. Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff, and his wife Manya, opened Chabad of Brazos Valley on July 10, 2007. Before the rabbi arrived, Jewish Aggies did not have a regular Shabbat dinner and lunch program. Presently, in addition to Shabbat festivities, they are now Pesach seders, and Purim parties. Tuesday nights are celebrated with a giant menorah lighting. The Jewish Herald-Voice reported that Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff is facilitating the writting of a Torah scroll at Texas A&M. Rabbi Lazaroff stated that “As our brothers and sisters in the land of Israel suffer daily hardship, now is the time for us to come together. What better way than through the core of our existence – the Torah.” The Texas Jewish Post has reported that Chabad of Brazos Valley is independently funded by donations raised by Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff. On December 11, 2007, the Associated Press reported that Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff, and other notable rabbis, celebrated Hanukkah with Texas Governor Rick Perry. The Jewish Herald-Voice reported that Governor Perry, "had special words for Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff, who helped open a Chabad House at A&M in 2007. Gov. Perry showed Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff his cadet boots from his days in the Texas A&M Corps and posed for a photo with the rabbi in front of a portrait of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, the 19th governor of Texas and president of A&M during the 1890s."
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