Chabad Lubavitch, or Lubavich, is one of the largest branches of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi . It is one of the largest Jewish Orthodox organizations worldwide, especially in the United States and Israel. It is also known simply as Chabad (חבד) a Hebrew acronym for "חכמה Wisdom- בינה Understanding- דעת Knowledge", or as Lubavitch (ליובאוויטש), the town that served as the movement's headquarters for over a centur ...

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• Chabad-Lubavitch - Early origins
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch
• Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries
• Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies
• Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers
• Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism
• Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - Early origins, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy. Since its inception, Hasidism was the center of much controversy within the Jewish community. The founder of Hasidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov was a populist preacher and Kabbalist virtually unknown to the accepted Rabbinate at the time. His quickly growing popularity and novel interpretations of the Torah and halakha (Jewish law) quickly caused a growing backlash by established Rabbis who called themselves mitnagdim (lit. opposers). Hasidim were accused ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Leaders of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a Rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. It is a Hebrew word denoting "my teacher". It is also used by Orthodox Jews when they talk of their first or main teacher of Torah. Rebbe - In Jewish history. Historically, the early teachers of the Mishnah (in early Greek and Roman times) were called Rebbe, such as Rabbi Akiva, Rebbi Judah haNasi and Rebbi Simeon bar Yohai.

Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often also called ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. The term "ultra-Orthodox" is controversial, as it is often considered to be pejorative, and is rarely used by the Jews to whom it is applied; they generally prefer Haredi (חֲרֵדִי, a Hebrew term which is derived from Harada (fear, anxiety) and could be interperted as "one who trembles in awe of God"), Yeshivish ...

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• Haredi Judaism - Practices and beliefs
• Haredi Judaism - Views of halakha
• Haredi Judaism - Lifestyle and family
• Haredi Judaism - Dress
• Haredi Judaism - History
• Haredi Judaism - Modern origins
• Haredi Judaism - Effects of the Holocaust
• Haredi Judaism - Present day
• Haredi Judaism - Israel
• Haredi Judaism - United States
• Haredi Judaism - United Kingdom
• Haredi Judaism - Organisations
• Haredi Judaism - Rabbinical leaders
• Haredi Judaism - External link

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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz or Even Yisrael (born 1937) is a teacher, philosopher, social critic and prolific author who has been hailed by Time magazine as a "once-in-a-millennium scholar." His lifelong work in Jewish education earned him the Israel Prize, his country’s highest honor. He is affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic sect. Born in Jerusalem in 1937 to secular parents, Rabbi Steinsaltz studied physics and chemistry at the Hebrew University. Following graduation, he established several experimental schools and, at the a ...

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• Adin Steinsaltz - External link

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Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, USA, located to the east of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. One of the best preserved neighborhoods of New York City, it is home to hundreds of stately neoclassical townhomes. Eastern Parkway, the main street of Crown Heights, is a copy of the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Crown Heights - Demographics. The worldwide headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic community, at 770 Eastern Parkway, is located in Crown Heights. A large ...

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• Crown Heights - The Crown Heights Riot
• Crown Heights - Structural landmarks

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Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad. The names Chabad and Lubavitch each have a history. Chabad is a Hebrew acronym for Chochma ("wisdom"), Bina ("understanding"), and Da'as ("knowledge"), that was chosen early on by its founder, the first Rebbe, Shneur Zalman of Liadi. The name Chabad reflects the intellectual accessibility of the mystical teachings of the Kabbalah. Rabbi Shneur Zalman is the author of the seminal Hassidic work, Tanya, as well as the ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - Early origins, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad. The names Chabad and Lubavitch each have a history. Chabad is a Hebrew acronym for Chochma ("wisdom"), Bina ("understanding"), and Da'as ("knowledge"), that was chosen early on by its founder, the first Rebbe, Shneur Zalman of Liadi. The name Chabad reflects the intellectual accessibility of the mystical teachings of the Kabbalah. In the seminal Hasidic work, Tanya, Rabbi Shneur Zalman defines "Chabad Hasidism" as "מוח שולט על הלב" (the mind rules ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, after becoming the Rebbe himself, and following an initiative of the previous Rebbe, spurred the movement on to what has become known as shlichus (outreach work). As a result, Chabad shluchim (emissaries, sing. shaliach) have moved all over the world with a mission of helping all Jews, regardless of denomination or affiliation, with all their needs, physical assistance and spiritual, to learn more about their Jew ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, after becoming Rebbe, and following an initiative of the previous Rebbe, spurred the movement on to what has become known as shlichus (outreach work). As a result, Chabad shluchim (emissaries, sing. shaliach) have moved all over the world with a mission of helping all Jews, regardless of denomination or affiliation, with all their needs, physical assistance and spiritual, to learn more about their Jew ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Leaders of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Chabad has specific minhagim (customs) that distinguish it from other Hasidic groups. For example, in contrast with other Hasidic sects, most Chabad hassidim since moving it's headquarters to America do not wear shtreimels (fur hats worn) on special days and occasions. However, some Lubavitcher Hasidim in Jerusalem continue to wear a shtreimel, as is the old custom of Jerusalem. Many Chabadniks from Russia continued to wear the Kasket, a Russian cap, ev ...

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Chabad has specific minhagim (customs) that distinguish it from other Hasidic groups. For example, in contrast with other Hasidic sects, most Chabad hassidim since moving it's headquarters to America do not wear shtreimels (fur hats worn) on special days and occasions. American Chabad hassidim pronounce Hebrew according to the Ashkenazi dialect, with the vowel cholem sounding somewhat closer to /ey/ than the Modern Hebrew /o/ and the Ashkenazi /oi/. However a lot of Israeli native Chabad hassidim pron ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - Early origins, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Joseph Isaac Schneersohn was born in Lubavitch, Belarus (then Russian empire). He was appointed as his father's personal secretary at the age of fifteen. In 1897 at the age of seventeen he married a distant cousin Nehama Dina Schneersohn. He was appointed as the first head of the new Tomchei Temimin network of Lubavitch yeshivas in the Russian empire. As he matured, he campaigned for the rights of Jews by appearing before the Czarist authorities in St. Petersburg and Moscow. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 he sought relief for J ...

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Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Early life, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Becomes Rebbe, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Battling the Bolsheviks, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Warsaw to USA, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Launch of Lubavitch in the USA, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Rebbes of Lubavitch, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Time-line of Lubavitcher rebbes

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Chabad has had a notable influence on Haredi entertainment. Singing rabbi Shlomo Carlebach who was once affiliated with Chabad, and popular singers such as Avraham Fried and children's entertainer Uncle Moshie attract sizable crowds on their tours and have popularized many melodies for various Jewish occasions. Chabad pioneered the post-War kiruv rechokim ("outreach") movement which spread the message of authentic Judaism to many assimilated Jews worldwide, leading to a substantial number of baalei teshuva ("returnees" t ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Leaders of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Chabad has had a notable influence on Haredi entertainment. Singing rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was affiliated with Chabad, and popular singers such as Avraham Fried and Mordechai ben David and children's entertainer Uncle Moshie attract sizable crowds on their tours and have popularized many melodies for various Jewish occasions. Chabad took a lead in the post-War kiruv rechokim ("outreach") movement which spread the message of authentic Judaism to many assimilated Jews worldwide, leading to a substantial number of baalei teshuva ("returnees" to Judaism"). Chabad was one of the first Jewish outreach ...

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Chabad-Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - Early origins, Chabad-Lubavitch - Origin of name, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Lubavitch, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of the movement, Chabad-Lubavitch - Chabad today, Chabad-Lubavitch - Emissaries, Chabad-Lubavitch - The Chabad House, Chabad-Lubavitch - Mitzvot campaigns, Chabad-Lubavitch - Outreach activities, Chabad-Lubavitch - Customs of Chabad, Chabad-Lubavitch - Influence on the Jewish world, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversies, Chabad-Lubavitch - History of controversy, Chabad-Lubavitch - Controversy during the seventh Rebbe's life, Chabad-Lubavitch - Relationship between God the Rebbe and his followers, Chabad-Lubavitch - Various forms of messianism, Chabad-Lubavitch - References and further reading

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Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn was already physically weak and ill from his suffering at the hands of the Communists and the Nazis, but he had a strong vision of rebuilding Orthodox Judaism in America and he wanted his movement to spearhead it. In order to do so he went on a crash building campaign to establish religious Jewish Day Schools and yeshivas for boys and girls, seminaries for women and rabbinical colleges for men during the last decade of his life, from 1940 to 1950, when he was often unable to stand up due to his past sufferings in ...

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Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Early life, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Becomes Rebbe, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Battling the Bolsheviks, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Warsaw to USA, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Launch of Lubavitch in the USA, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Rebbes of Lubavitch, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Time-line of Lubavitcher rebbes

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Following the takeover of Russia by the Communists, they created a special "Jewish affairs section" known as the Yevsektsiya which instigated anti-Jewish activities meant to strip Jews of their Torah-centered way of life based on Orthodox Judaism and its ancient codes such as the Shulkhan Arukh and the Shulchan Aruch HaRav laws compiled by the first Rebbe of Lubavitch, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. As Rebbe of a Russian-based segment of the Jewish people, Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn was vehemently outspoken agains ...

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Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Early life, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Becomes Rebbe, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Battling the Bolsheviks, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Warsaw to USA, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Launch of Lubavitch in the USA, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Rebbes of Lubavitch, Joseph Isaac Schneersohn - Time-line of Lubavitcher rebbes

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There are well over a few hundred groups of Hasidim over the generations as it is impossible to list them all here, only some of the bigger and well known ones will be. Rebbe - Rebbes of Belz. Belz Grand Rabbi Shalom Rokeach of Belz (1779 - 1855), also known as the Sar Shalom. Grand Rabbi Joshua Rokeach of Belz (1825 - 1894). Grand Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach (I) (1854 - 1926). Grand Rabbi Aharon Rokeach (1877 - 1957), also known as Reb Arele, and as the Kedushath Aharon. Gra ...

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Rebbe, Rebbe - In Jewish history, Rebbe - Founding of Hasidism, Rebbe - Usage, Rebbe - Rebbes of Hasidic dynasties, Rebbe - Rebbes of Belz, Rebbe - Rebbes of Bobov, Rebbe - Rebbes of Breslov, Rebbe - Rebbes of Ger, Rebbe - Rebbes of Chabad Lubavitch, Rebbe - Rebbes of Karlin, Rebbe - Rebbes of Satmar Sighet-Uhel, Rebbe - Rebbes of Skverr, Rebbe - Rebbes of Toldos Aharon-Reb Arele, Rebbe - Rebbes of Viznitz

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Menachem Mendel Schneerson - United States. Politicians of all stripes came to see him, regardless of their party political affiliations. Be they Democrats or Republicans, they sought his support. Generally, Lubavitch tends to support more conservative politicians such as those who back school prayer, are anti-abortion, pro-Israel, and are generally supportive of Bible values, about which Rabbi Schneerson was publicly vocal. Aspirants for the job of mayor, governor, congressman, senator, in the states of New York ...

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