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Cliabad Chassidism
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par* * **ilar aspect — 'Chabsd Chas-
nd. rr.. ~ mon c rrjnc*ily known
ment founded aJnsc--'’. two centuries
ago by one of the most famous
Jewish personalities of his time.
Rabbi Shnur Zairean of Lyadi,
White Russia. Its main principles
might be described as extreme de
votion to the worship and know
ledge of God on the one hand, and
on the other — a faithful dedica
tion to the needs of God’s people,
i.e. a rare combination of devout-
ness without isolation or seclusion;
of nearness to God which does not
hinder but — quite the reverse —
enforces nearness to the needs of
the community at large.
The history of “Chabad Chassid-
isnri” is one of self-sacrifice, of con
tinuous struggle against regimes of
oppression in Russia — both Czar-
ist and Communist. It is with this
tradition that “Chabad Chassidism"
came to this country, resolved to
continue its activities and carry out
its great mission.
Out of the ruins, flames and
blood of war-stricken Warsaw es
caped one of the leading person
alities of the Jewish world who
managed to reach the American
shores in the year 1940. To the
“Lubavitcher Rabbi," Joseph Isaac
Schneerson. this had not been the
first narrow escape from the shad
ows of death. He was the last Jew
ish leader to continue his strug
gle for traditional Judaism in Soviet
Russia. This his non-political ac
tivity, he had always maintained,
was not contradictory to any state
law. Some Communists, mainly
Jewish agents of the so-called
"Yevzektsia," however, succeeded
in having him arrested during 1927.
The death penalty threatened him.
Pressure of a number of friends
led to his eventual release. But he
had to leave the country and his
many thousands of devout follow
ers. He settled in Warsaw which
became the center of his activities.
But now World War II broke
upon the European horizon, and the
Lubavitcher Rabbi, undaunted by
the ghastly experiences which had
bar. phyjjcaDjr d-sa'lec be-
zir. to wander again. Following a
r-arrew escape from death, he man
aged to reach the New World in
the Spr.r.g of 1946.
Immediately upon his arrival in
t.'.e United States, he vowed that
r.e would / orr. for a spiritual re
vival of American Jewry Thus with
a handful of followers ano .n the
-pint of -^-;f-?acTifice. the Luba-
vitcber Rebbe embarked upon his
new tasks The results exceeded
every expectation. Within a few
years he had succeeded in .mplant-
ing the spirit of Lubaviich in
America. A new “army” arose on
the American scene — an army of
youthful, spiritual pioneers, always
ready to rekindle the flame of Yid-
dishkeit” even in the hearts of the
most estranged. American Jewry
looked up and wondered: here was
-omething new in Jew ish history —
a Jewish missionary movement for
Jews!
The Rebbe took no rest. He was
not satisfied with the mere foun
dation of the famous Lubavitcher
Yeshiva on American soil. He ex
tended his activities to every sec
tion of the United States establish
ing educational Institutes for boys
and girls particularly in those
towns and cities where Jewish ed
ucation was lacking. He founded
a publication society which issued,
besides the works of the Chassidic
masters, popular literature in Eng
lish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Spanish and
French with the view of bringing
basic Judaism home to all ages and
social circles. In addition, a month
ly magazine for children, called
“Talks and Tales," was born in
four languages. The fame of the
Lubavitcher Rebbe spread to ever-
wider spheres and soon his work
became known all over the world.
In February, 1950, the great sage,
who had spent but a decade in our
midst and accomplished so many
miracles in reviving Chassidism.
was taken from this world. He
was mourned by the entire Jewish
world. It appeared that God had
spared him the hell of Europe so
that he could sow the seed of his
ordained tasks in the New Land.
The Rebbe’s work passed on to able
hands — his son-in-law and
successor, the present Lubavitcher
Rebbe. Menachem Mendel Schneer
son. It has been under his leader
ship the past six years that Luba-
vitch has attained the status of a
world organization with numerous
branches running the gamut from
Morocco to Australia. Thus, as we
have seen. "Chabad Chassidism" is
Messianism in its most exalted
state — an ever young and reju-
vinating force with a most up-to-
date mission.
Copyright AJP—1956
The Southern Israelite