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Menachem Mendel Schneerson [a] (April 5, 1902 OS – June 12, 1994; AM 11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz 5754), known to adherents of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or simply the Rebbe, [2] [3] was a Russian-American Orthodox rabbi and the most recent Rebbe of the Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty. He is considered one of the most ...
11 Nissan or Yud Aleph Nissan (Hebrew: י״א נִיסָן Yūʾd ʾAl ef Nī sān lit. ' the eleventh of Nissan ') is a holiday on the Chabad-Lubavitch calendar that marks the birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Central to this belief is the conviction that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, is the awaited Messiah who is leading the Jewish people into the Messianic era. [2] [3] [4]: 24 [5] The concept of the messiah is a basic tenet of the Jewish religion.
In addition to its significance related to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 3 Tammuz holds historical importance due to the events surrounding Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, known as the Frierdiker Rebbe. On 3 Tammuz 5687 (July 12, 1927), the Frierdiker Rebbe was released from Soviet imprisonment.
The birthdays of several of the movement's leaders are celebrated each year including Chai Elul, the birthday of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of the Chabad movement, [75] [76] and Yud Aleph Nissan, the birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh rebbe of Chabad. [77]
Those who supported the tunnel, meanwhile, said they were carrying out an “expansion” plan long envisioned by the former head of the Chabad movement, Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Chof Tes Elul - (29 Elul) The birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Tzemach Tzedek, the third rebbe. Chof Cheshvan - (20 Cheshvan) The birthday of Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneerson, the fifth rebbe. Yud Beis Tammuz - (12 Tammuz) The birthday of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth rebbe and father-in-law of the Rebbe.
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