Rabbi Melubavitch

Rabbi Melubavitch (Menachem Mendel Schneerson) zt”l, Rabbi or simply the Rebbe, was an Orthodox rabbi and the most recent Rebbe of the Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty.

He is considered one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century.

As leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he took an insular Hasidic group that almost came to an end with the Holocaust and transformed it into one of the most influential movements in religious Jewry,with an international network of over 5,000 educational and social centers. The institutions he established include kindergartens, schools, drug-rehabilitation centers, care-homes for the disabled, and synagogues.

In 1978, the U.S. Congress asked President Jimmy Carter to designate Schneerson’s birthday as the national Education Day in the U.S. It has been since commemorated as Education and Sharing Day.

Schneerson’s resting place attracts both Jews and non-Jews for prayer.

Rabbi Melubavitch zt”l and his wife Chaya Mushka arrived in New York on June 23, 1941.

In 1986, Schneerson began a custom where each Sunday he would stand outside his office, greet people briefly, give them a dollar bill and encourage them to donate to the charity of their choice. Explaining his reason for encouraging charitable giving among all people, Schneerson quoted his father-in-law who said that “when two people meet, it should bring benefit to a third.” People in line would often take this opportunity to ask Schneerson for advice or request a blessing.

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