Shneur Zalman of Liadi
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Shneur Zalman of Liadi, commonly known as the Alter Rebbe or Baal Hatanya, was a rabbi and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Hasidic Judaism. He wrote many works and is best known for
Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Writing sample from the Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia (1906–1913)
The French retreat from Moscow
Petropavlovski fortress in St. Petersburg
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
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Dov Ber ben Avraham of Mezeritch, also known as the Maggid of Mezeritch or Mezeritcher Maggid, was a disciple of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the founder of Hasidic Judaism, and was chosen as his success
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
…and he was then able to devote himself entirely to study. He became an adept in Isaac Luria's system of Kabbalah, and in 1765 he became a disciple of Dov Ber of Mezeritch "the Maggid". Shneur Zalman was a prominent (and the youngest) disciple of the Maggid, who was in turn the successor of the founder of Hasidic Judaism…
Title page of Maggid Devarav L'Yaakov (Korets, 1781 edition).
Mausoleum in Hanipol where he is buried alongside Zusha of Hanipol
Tomb of Dov Ber of Mezeritch