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    Chabad Leadership Formation

    Menachem Mendel Schneerson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson

    Lubavitcher Rebbe

    Lubavitcher Rebbe

    Synagogue

    770 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY

    Began

    10 Shevat 5711 / January 17, 1951

    Predecessor

    Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn

    Personal details

    Born

    April 5, 1902 OS (11 Nissan 5662)[1]

    Died

    June 12, 1994 NS (3 Tammuz 5754) (aged 92[2]

    )

    Buried

    Queens, New York, USA

    Dynasty

    Chabad Lubavitch

    Parents

    Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

    Chana Yanovski Schneerson

    Spouse

    Chaya Mushka Schneerson

    Semicha

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    Rogatchover Gaon

    America and leadership[edit] Escape from EuropeIn 1941, Schneerson escaped from

    Europe on the Serpa Pinto, which embarked from Lisbon, Portugal. It was one of the last

    boats to cross the Atlantic before the U-boat blockade began,[33] and joined his father-in-

    law, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New

    York. Seeking to contribute to the war effort, he went to work in the Brooklyn Navy

    Yard, drawing wiring for the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63),[34][35] and otherclassified military work.[36]

    Rise in AmericaIn 1942, his father-in-law appointed him director of the Chabad

    movement's newly-founded central organizations, placing him at the helm of building the

    movement's Jewish educational, social services, and publishing networks across the

    United States, Israel, Africa, Europe and Australia. However, Schneerson kept a low

    public profile within the movement. He would speak publicly only once a month,

    delivering talks to his father-in-law's followers.[12]

    During the 1940s, Schneerson became a naturalized US citizen. For many years to come,

    he would speak about America's special place in the world, and would argue that the

    bedrock of the United States' power and uniqueness came from its foundational values,

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    which were, according to Schneerson, '"E pluribus unum'from many one", and "In God

    we trust."[37] In 1949, his father-in-law would become a U.S. citizen, with the Rebbe

    assisting to coordinate the event. A special dispensation was arranged wherein the federal

    judge came to "770" to officiate at Rabbi Yoseph Yitzchak's citizenship proceedings,

    rather than the wheelchair-bound Rebbe travel to a courthouse for the proceedings.Uniquely, the event was recorded on color motion film.[38]

    Candidate for RebbeYosef Yitzchok Schneersohn died in 1950. The two main candidates

    for leadership were Schneerson and Rabbi Shemaryahu Gurary, Schneersohn's elder son-

    in-law. Schneerson actively refused to accept leadership of the movement for the entire

    year after Schneersohn's death, but was eventually cajoled into accepting the post by his

    wife and followers.[39] On the first anniversary of his father-in-law's passing, 10 Shevat

    1951, he delivered a Hasidic discourse, (Ma'amar), and formally became the Rebbe.[40]

    "770"Main article: 770 Eastern Parkway

    770 Eastern Parkway.Schneerson rarely left Crown Heights in Brooklyn except for

    frequent lengthy visits to his father-in-law's gravesite in Queens, New York. A year after

    the death of his wife, Chaya Mushka, in 1988, when the traditional year of Jewish

    mourning had passed, he moved into his study above the central Lubavitch synagogue at770 Eastern Parkway.

    It was from this location that Schneerson directed his emissaries' work and managed the

    movement's development. His public roles included celebrations called farbrengens

    (gatherings) on Shabbats, Jewish holy days, and special days on the Chabad calendar,

    when he would give lengthy sermons to crowds. In later years, these would often be

    broadcast on cable television and via satellite to Lubavitch branches around the world.

    HonorsOn March 25, 1983, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, the United States

    Congress proclaimed Rabbi Schneerson's birthday as "Education Day, USA," and

    awarded him the National Scroll of Honor.[52]

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    "Sunday Dollars"As the Chabad movement grew and more demands were placed on

    Schneerson's time, he limited his practice of meeting followers individually in his office.

    After his heart attack in 1977, he reduced the frequency of his twice-weekly practice of

    all-night Yechidutprivate audiences with whomever would request an appointment,

    and from then until 1982 only foreign visitors, and families with a momentous occasionsuch as a wedding or bar-mitzva were allowed private meetingsthough community

    leaders and Israeli government officials would also still occasionally meet with the Rebbe

    in private for lengthy discussions. These private audiences had generally taken place on

    Sundays and Thursdays, starting at 8pm and often continuing until 8am. At such private

    audiences he would meet over three thousand people.[53]

    In 1986, Schneerson again began to regularly greet people individually. This time, the

    personal meetings took the form of a weekly receiving line in "770". Almost everySunday, thousands of people would line up to meet briefly with Schneerson and receive a

    one-dollar bill, which was to be donated to charity. People filing past Schneerson would

    often take this opportunity to ask him for advice or to request a blessing. This event is

    usually referred to as "Sunday Dollars."[54] Beginning in 1989, these events were

    recorded on videotape. Posthumously, hundreds of thousands these encounters have been

    posted online[55] for public access.

    Final years[edit] "Moshiach" (Messiah) fervorSee also: Chabad messianism

    Some of Schneerson's followers believed he was the Jewish Messiah, the "Moshiach,"

    and have persisted in that belief since his death. The reverence with which he was treated

    by followers led many Jewish critics from both the Orthodox and Reform communities to

    allege that a cult of personality had grown up around him.[58] Moshe D. Sherman, an

    associate professor at Touro College wrote that "as Schneerson's empire grew, a

    personality cult developed around him... portraits of Schneerson were placed in all

    Lubavitch homes, shops, and synagogues, and devoted followers routinely requested a

    blessing from him prior to their marriage, following an illness, or at other times ofneed."[59]

    Final declarationsIn 1991, he declared to his followers: "I have done everything I can [to

    bring Moshiach], now I am handing over to you [the mission]; do everything you can to

    bring Moshiach!" A campaign was then started to usher in the Messianic age through

    "acts of goodness and kindness," and some of his followers placed advertisements in the

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    mass media, including many full-page ads in the New York Times, declaring in Rabbi

    Schneerson's name that the Moshiach's arrival was imminent, and urging everyone to

    prepare for and hasten it by increasing their good deeds.

    Death and burialMain article: Ohel (Chabad)

    The Rebbe's Tomb: Rabbi Schneerson's burial place next to his father-in-law and

    predecessor in Queens, NY.Schneerson died at the Beth Israel Medical Center on June

    12, 1994 (3 Tammuz 5754) and was buried at the Ohel next to his teacher and father-in-

    law, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New

    York,[66] in 1994.[67][68] The Ohel had been built around the Previous Rebbe's grave in

    1950.

    [edit] Ohel Chabad-Lubavitch CenterSoon after Schneerson's death, philanthropist Joseph

    Gutnick of Melbourne, Australia established the Ohel Chabad-Lubavitch Center on

    Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens, New York, which is located adjacent to the Rebbe's

    Ohel. Following the age-old Jewish tradition of turning the resting place of a tzadik into a

    place of prayer, thousands of people flock to the Rebbe's resting place every week.[69]

    Many more send faxes and e-mails with requests for prayers to be read at the grave site.

    [edit] U.S. Government awardsStarting with President Carter in 1978,[70] the U.S.

    Congress and President have issued proclamations each year, declaring that Schneerson's

    birthdayusually a day in March or April that coincides with his recognized Hebrew

    calendar birthdate of 11 Nissanbe observed as Education and Sharing Day in the

    United States.[71] The Rebbe would usually respond with a public address [72] on the

    importance of education in modern society, and holding forth on the United States'

    special role in the world.

    Honored by CongressAfter Schneerson's death, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of

    Representativessponsored by Congressman Charles Schumer and cosponsored by John

    Lewis, Newt Gingrich, and Jerry Lewis, as well as 220 other Congressmento

    posthumously bestow upon Schneerson the Congressional Gold Medal.

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    On November 2, 1994 the bill passed both Houses by unanimous consent, honoring

    Schneerson for his "outstanding and enduring contributions toward world education,

    morality, and acts of charity".[73] President Bill Clinton spoke these words at the

    Congressional Gold Medal ceremony:

    The late Rebbe's eminence as a moral leader for our country was recognized by every

    president since Richard Nixon. For over two decades, the Rabbi's movement now has

    some 2000 institutions; educational, social, medical, all across the globe. We (the United

    States Government) recognize the profound role that Rabbi Schneerson had in the

    expansion of those institutions.

    Other posthumous commendationsIn 2009, the National Museum of American JewishHistory[74] selected Schneerson as one of eighteen American Jews to be included in their

    "Only in America" Hall of Fame.

    ControversyMain article: Chabad-Lubavitch related controversies#Menachem Mendel

    Schneerson

    [edit] WillsThere is considerable controversy within Chabad about Schneerson's will. It is

    widely accepted that two wills exist, the first will was signed by Schneerson and

    transferred stewardship of all the major Chabad institutions to Rabbi Yehuda

    Krinsky.[75] This will is indisputable as it was officially filed and a record of its signing

    exists in the archives of New York State.

    The second will gave the bulk of control to three senior Chabad rabbis, Rabbis Mindel,

    Pikarski and Hodakov (contemporary of Schneerson) and gave Krinsky only a minor

    role. The only copy of this will, that was drafted by others, is unsigned. Supporters of

    Krinsky argue that the will was merely presented to Schneerson, who chose not to sign

    it.[75] Supporters of the messianist camp, led by Leib Groner argue that the will was

    signed but that interested parties destroyed or hid the signed copy to gain power.[75]

    The first will, signed and dated February 14, 1988, transferred power over all

    Schneersons property and personal effects to Agudas Chasidei Chabad (AGUCH)

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    (directed by Krinsky), naming Krinsky as sole executor.[75] Avrum Erlich, a Chabad

    chronicler and scholar summarises the dispute:

    After the [second] will was prepared, Schneerson said he would look it over beforesigning it, and that is apparently the last that was seen of it. Some Habad members

    believe that Schneerson never signed this will... others believe that even if the will was

    not signed, it is nevertheless indicative of his general view. There are still others who

    believe that a signed copy of the will exists, but was stolen from Schneersons drawer and

    hidden by an interested party who hopes to gain by its destruction.[75]

    Krinsky was called to testify before the Chabad Beit Din on the authenticity or otherwise

    of the disputed second will, but he refused to do so, contending that a local CrownHeights rabbinic body had no authority over international Lubavitch institutions.[75]

    Krinsky's stewardship of the movement has been a bone of contention amongst Chabad

    followers and emissaries who see him as trying to control the movement by subsuming it

    under the umbrella of the AGUCH.[75]

    Schneerson as the Jewish MessiahMain article: Chabad messianism

    The Chabad messianist flag. The Hebrew word is "Moshiach", meaning

    "Messiah".Before Schneerson's death in 1994 many Chabad Hasidim believed that he

    was soon to become manifest as the Messiahan event that would herald the Messianic

    Age and the construction of the Third Temple. Books and pamphlets were written

    arguing that the Rabbi was the Messiah.

    In Schneerson's later years a movement arose believing that it was their mission to

    convince the world of his messiahship, and that general acceptance of this claim wouldlead to his revelation. Adherents to this belief were termed Meshichist. In the early '90s,

    his followers sang the song "Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu v'Rabbeinu Melech haMoshiach

    l'olom vo'ed!" (English: "[Long] Live our Master, our Teacher, and our Rabbi, King

    Messiah, for ever and ever!"), and Schneerson encouraged them with hand motions.[76]

    After his stroke the singing and the encouragement became routine.

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    A spectrum of beliefs exists today within the Chabad movement regarding Schneerson

    and his purported position as the Messiah.[77] While some believe that he died but will

    return as the Messiah, others believe that he is merely "hidden." Other groups believe that

    he has God-like powers, while a few negate the idea that he is the messiah entirely. The

    prevalence of these views within the movement is disputed,[78][79][80] though very few

    will openly say that Schneerson cannot be the Messiah.[78]

    BeginningsThe belief that Schneerson is the Messiah can be traced to the 1950s; it picked

    up momentum during the decade preceding Schneerson's death in 1994,[81] and has

    continued to develop since his death.[82] The response of the wider Haredi and Modern

    Orthodox communities to this belief has been antagonistic; the issue remains

    controversial within the Jewish world.[83][84][85][86]

    Among his followersHis followers continue to visit his resting place at the Ohel,

    believing, in the words of the Tanyathe seminal work of Chabad Hasidismthat "The

    righteous, in their passing, can bless those in this world more so than during their

    lifetimes".[87]

    However, a minority of his followers take this belief a step further, contending that he is

    able to answer their questions from beyond the grave, through a process of bibliomancy

    using his collected letters. This practice is known as "Igrot Kodesh", by which answers to

    questions are derived through consulting the published collections of Schneersons letters

    known as the Igrot Kodesh.[88][89]

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    35.^ Living Torah Vol 53 Episode 210, "Rabbi Engineer, Part 1: The Brooklyn Navy

    Yard", Jewish Educational Media

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    36.^ No One There, but This Place Is Far From Empty NY Times January 14, 2009 By

    ALAN FEUER

    37.^ Address, January 15, 1981 http://www.chabad.org/1180692/

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    89.^ Chabad's critic from within Tom Segev, Haaretz, January 17, 2008

    Who is the grand rabbi of Viznitz today?

    Vizhnitz is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager,

    shown above giving Goat of Mendes sign of inverted 5 pointed Star.

    The Chabad House

    A Chabad House is a Jewish community center, the nerve center of all the educational

    and outreach activities of a shliach. Often until the community is big enough for its own

    building, the Chabad House is the shliach's house, with the synagogue being their living

    room. The term originated in California with the creation of the first such outreach center

    on the campus of UCLA by Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin.

    There are over 4,000 Chabad centers in 70 countries serving the needs of the local Jewish

    communities worldwide.

    Belief in the imminent coming of Moshiach is a fundamental Jewish belief as explained

    by the Rambam.

    Chabad today

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    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

    Jewish heritage, and Judaism as practiced by Chabad.

    The movement, following Rabbi Schneerson's call, has trained and ordained thousands of

    rabbis, educators, ritual slaughterers, and ritual circumcisers, who are all accompanied by

    equally motivated spouses and typically large families, all of whom aim to fulfill their

    mandate of Jewish outreach, education, and revival. They look for and recruit Jews back

    to Judaism, encourage Jews to strengthen their commitment to Judaism, and assist in

    supporting the religious needs of hundreds of thousands of Jews worldwide. Emissaries

    have commented on various occasions that "wherever there is Coca-Cola, there is

    Chabad". Chabad specifically does not involve itself in conversion to Judaism by gentiles

    and generally refers interested parties to other courts of Jewish law.

    The Chabad House

    A Chabad House is a Jewish community center, the nerve center of all the educational

    and outreach activities of a shliach. Often until the community is big enough for its own

    building, the Chabad House is the shliach's house, with the synagogue being their living

    room. The term originated in California with the creation of the first such outreach center

    on the campus of UCLA by Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin.

    There are over 4,000 Chabad centers in 70 countries serving the needs of the local Jewish

    communities worldwide.

    About The Staff

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    In army slang, there are the "up there guys" - the front-line fighters - and the "back there

    guys," the radiomen, the vehicle drivers, the logistics personnel.... In our Rebbe's army,

    the Shluchim are the front-liners and The Shluchim Office staff is their back-up team. We

    at The Shluchim Office are fortunate to have a staff dedicated to supporting the

    Shluchim and their families.

    The Shluchim Office

    816 Eastern Parkway,

    Brooklyn, N.Y., 11213

    Tel: (718) 221-0500

    Fax: (718) 221-0985

    [email protected]

    Our office can be reached from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and

    from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays. If the person you need to speak to is not in when

    you call, please leave a message in his or her voice mailbox, as this is the most effective

    way to ensure a prompt response.

    The Shluchim Office Staff

    Tel: (718) 221-0500

    Fax: (718) 221-0985

    [email protected]

    EXECUTIVE STAFF

    Director

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    Rabbi Gedalya Shemtov

    Ext. 4000

    [email protected]

    Associate Director

    Rabbi Moshe Shemtov

    Ext. 3050

    [email protected]

    Young Shluchim Division

    Rabbi Moshe Pinson

    Ext. 3048

    [email protected]

    Community Liaison

    Rabbi Nochum Shtroks

    Ext. 3076

    [email protected]

    ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

    Accounting

    Mrs. Bassi Shemtov

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    Ext. 3064

    [email protected]

    Pinny Chazan

    Ext. 3055

    [email protected]

    Reception, Shluchim Services

    Mrs. Chanie Kalmenson

    Ext. 3000 (A.M)

    [email protected]

    Sales Department

    Rabbi Yankie Rosenblum

    Ext. 3249

    [email protected]

    Office Manager

    Rabbi Yitzi Spalter

    Ext. 3052

    [email protected]

    Executive Assistant to Gedalya Shemtov

    Rabbi Adam Brooker

    Ext. 3043

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    [email protected]

    Executive Secretary to Gedalya Shemtov

    Ms. Haya Yanni

    Ext. 3044

    [email protected]

    Webmaster

    Rabbi Pini Pink

    Ext. 3066

    [email protected]

    Tech Support

    Moshe Wolfe

    Ext. 3060

    [email protected]

    Web Programmers

    Rabbi Mendel Assouline

    [email protected]

    Rabbi Yaakov Bock

    Ext. 3074

    [email protected]

    Rabbi Eli Barber

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    [email protected]

    Ext. 3075

    Rabbi Moishe Leib Fedorvsky

    [email protected]

    Ext. 3078

    DEPARTMENT STAFF

    Bochurim Placement

    Rabbi Yitzi Spalter

    Ext. 3052

    [email protected]

    Chinuch Yaldei Hashluchim

    Mrs. Mushka Deitch

    Ext. 3061

    [email protected]

    Chinuch Yaldei Hashluchim - Hebrew Division

    Mrs. Chavi Kastel

    [email protected]

    Friendship Circle International

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    Rabbi Bentzion Groner

    Ext. 3069

    [email protected]

    Mrs. Rivky Kumer

    Ext. 3062

    [email protected]

    Rabbi Mendel Groner Ext. 3071

    [email protected]

    Graphic Design

    Rabbi Zalmy Raskin

    Ext. 3093

    [email protected]

    Hebrew School / Pre School Network

    Mrs. Devorah Krasniansky

    Ext. 3072

    [email protected]

    Jewish Online Day School

    Mrs Fegie Ceitlin

    Ext. 3073

    [email protected]

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    Jewish Montessori

    Mrs. Dini Freundlich

    [email protected]

    Online School

    Mrs. Elka Ezagui, Administrator

    Ext. 3057

    [email protected]

    Mrs. Gitty Rosenfeld, Principal

    Ext. 3058

    [email protected]

    Ms Gillie Resnik After School

    Ext. 3059

    [email protected]

    Rabbi Yossi Goodman, Online School Development/Tech Support

    Ext. 3067

    [email protected]

    Ms Chana Poltorak

    [email protected]

    Ext. 3084

    Publications Department

    Rabbi Avraham Green

    Ext. 3065

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    [email protected]

    Shluchim Gemach

    Rabbi Shmuli Gniwisch, Chairman

    [email protected]

    Rabbi Adam Brooker, Applications

    Ext. 3043

    [email protected]

    Shlichos Link/ Hebrew School Network

    Ms Chanie Tevel

    Ext. 3044 (P.M)

    [email protected]

    Shluchim Placement Bureau / Shluchim Savings Program

    Rabbi Aharon Fehler

    Ext. 3063

    [email protected]

    Shluchos Division

    Mrs. Chana Piekarski

    Ext. 3085

    [email protected]

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    Speakers Bureau

    Mrs. Rivka Turner

    Ext. 3084

    [email protected]

    Tefillin Bank

    Rabbi Benzion Treitel

    Ext. 3082

    [email protected]