Menachem Mendel Schneerson

How do you solve a conundrum like Menachem Mendel Schneerson?

Steven Kellman in Forward · 29 Oct

Ezra Glinter's biography of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, presents a complex portrait of a man whose public persona was vastly influential yet whose private life remains largely enigmatic.

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MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON

Jewish Lives · 22 Oct

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, transformed the organization into a global outreach entity while intertwining traditional beliefs with modern strategies.

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Keeper of the Trust

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 2 Jul

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, a long-time confidant and secretary to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, played a crucial role in the Rebbe's private and public life, even penning the Rebbe's will.

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Lyft lets go of driver who allegedly assaulted a DC rabbi and Chabad scion

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 30 Jan

Lyft has fired a driver who allegedly assaulted a member of a prominent Chabad rabbinical family in Washington, D.C. Rabbi Menachem Shemtov ordered a Lyft and asked the driver to turn down the music, but the driver became hostile and eventually punched Shemtov in the face.

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‘A little naive’: Details emerge about students arrested in tunnel fracas at Chabad world headquarters

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 13 Jan

Five young men, identified as Israeli rabbinical students, have been charged in connection with a disturbance at Chabad Lubavitcher headquarters in Brooklyn.

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‘A little naive’: Details emerge about students arrested in tunnel fracas at Chabad world headquarters

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 13 Jan

A group of young Israeli rabbinical students have been charged in connection with a disturbance at Chabad Lubavitcher headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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The Tunnels of 770

Emes Ve-Emunah · 10 Jan

A group of Lubavitch Meshichists secretly built tunnels underneath the Chabad headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.

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We Are Not Alone

Armin Rosen in Tablet · 17 Nov 2023

Israeli families who had loved ones held captive by Hamas traveled to the Ohel, the resting place of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, in Queens, New York.

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A big tent at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s tent

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 23 Jun 2023

Thousands of people from diverse Jewish backgrounds traveled to the Ohel in Queens, New York, to mark the yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

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Those ‘Messiah Is Here!’ signs popping up in New York? Here’s who’s behind them.

Louis Keene in Forward · 24 Jun 2022

A group of yeshiva bochurs, students at Chabads flagship yeshiva in Crown Heights, have been putting up signs around New York City proclaiming "MESSIAH IS HERE!" featuring an image of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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Go West, Young Jew

Liel Leibovitz in Tablet · 9 Feb 2022

The author argues that for Jews seeking a vibrant Jewish life, Los Angeles is currently surpassing New York.

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Foundation Stone

Zalman Rothschild in Jewish Review of Books · 22 Jun 2021

In the book "With Us More Than Ever," Yoram Bilu explores the belief held by some Chabad Lubavitch Hasidim that their deceased leader, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, is still alive and present among them.

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Ba’al Teshuvah Poetics

Jake Marmer in Jewish Review of Books · 2 Apr 2020

David Caplan's poetry collection "Baal Teshuvah Poetics" explores the complex inner world of a baal teshuvah, a Jew who returns to Orthodoxy, particularly through the lens of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

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(False) Messiahs: Messianism in Jewish History & Thought with David Berger, Laura Arnold Leibman & Kenneth Seeskin

Adventures in Jewish Studies · 5 Nov 2019

The discussion explores the concept of messianism in Jewish history and thought, tracing it from the late 2nd Temple period in Roman-controlled Judea to modern times, including figures like Bar Kohba in 132 CE and Menachem Mendel Schneerson of Chabad Lubavitch.

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Succession, Secession!

Zalman Rothschild in Jewish Review of Books · 7 Jan 2018

Samuel C. Heilman's book "Succession, Secession! Who Will Lead Us? The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America" explores the notion of zera kodesh, or holy seed, within Hasidic communities, where genealogical sanctity plays a crucial role in determining successors to rebbes.

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Six Failed Messiahs From Jewish History

Forward · 5 Aug 2016

The article by Ari Feldman explores six Jewish figures from history who were perceived as potential messiahs but ultimately did not fulfill such expectations.

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The Alter Rebbe

Ariel Evan Mayse in Jewish Review of Books · 23 Jun 2016

Immanuel Etkes, an Israeli historian, has written a biography of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady, known as the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad Hasidism.

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Visiting the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Grave in Queens

Menachem Butler in Tablet · 2 Jul 2014

Tens of thousands of visitors gathered at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens to mark the 20th yahrzeit of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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