A ( he, שליח, pl. , ) is a member of the
Chabad
Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, particularly for its outreach activities. It is one of the largest Hasidic group ...
Hasidic
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism ( Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of conte ...
movement who is sent out to promulgate
Judaism
Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in th ...
and
Hasidism
Hasidism, sometimes spelled Chassidism, and also known as Hasidic Judaism ( Ashkenazi Hebrew: חסידות ''Ḥăsīdus'', ; originally, "piety"), is a Jewish religious group that arose as a spiritual revival movement in the territory of cont ...
in locations around the world. There are over 6,500 Chabad families worldwide, in over 110 countries.
Origins
Starting in the 1950s, the
Chabad-Lubavitch
Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (), is an Orthodox Jewish Hasidic dynasty. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, particularly for its outreach activities. It is one of the largest Hasidic groups ...
Rebbe
A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritu ...
,
Rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Modern Hebrew: מנחם מענדל שניאורסון; old-fashioned spelling: מנחם מענדל שניאורסאהן; April 5, 1902 OS – June 12, 1994; AM 11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz 5754), known to man ...
, sent many thousands of all over the world, often to remote locations, to bring Jews closer to Judaism through his
mitzvah campaigns
Chabad mitzvah campaigns, or ''Mivtzo'im'' ( he, מבצעים) refer to the various mitzvah campaigns launched by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, for observance by all Jews. During the years 1967 to 1976, Schneerson called all ...
, and to assist Jewish communities worldwide in their religious needs.
Meaning
The Rebbe told Rabbi G.M. Garelick when he went out to
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...
, Italy: "
u will be a Rabbi of a
shul, headmaster of a school, director of a camp, and a counselor for people, but none of it will truly define what you will do in Milan. It will be above and beyond all of it – you'll be a ."
The ( he, כנוס השלוחים, lit. Assembly of Emissaries) is the annual gathering of Chabad held in the fall of each year. The conference is typically held in New York City on the weekend prior to the Hebrew month of
Kislev
Kislev or Chislev (Hebrew: כִּסְלֵו, Standard ''Kīslev'' Tiberian ''Kīslēw''), also 'Chisleu' in the King James (authorized English) Bible, is the third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year on the H ...
. Over 5,600 gather each year, making the assembly the largest rabbinical conference in the world. A similar conference is held each winter for the (wives of the rabbis), typically proximate to the of
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson
Chaya Mushka (Moussia) Schneerson (March 16, 1901 – February 10, 1988), referred to by Lubavitchers as ''The Rebbetzin'', was the wife of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh and last Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad-Lubavitch br ...
. The 2011 was a four-day event including general sessions, nearly 100 workshops, an expo, and resource fair, and a banquet attended by close to 3,000 women. One of the highlights of the banquet is the
roll call
''Roll Call'' is a newspaper and website published in Washington, D.C., United States, when the United States Congress is in session, reporting news of legislative and political maneuverings on Capitol Hill, as well as political coverage of ...
, which calls on from every part of the world to stand for applause.
Both are simulcast in multiple languages and have extensive tracking, including programs for lay leaders and children.
Notable
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Gavriel Holtzberg (1979–2008)
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Berel Lazar (born 1964)
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Mendy Chitrik (born 1977)
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Pinchus Feldman (born 1944)
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Manis Friedman (born 1946)
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Mordechai Gutnick
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Chezki Lifshitz (born 1974)
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Zalman I. Posner
Rabbi Zalman I. Posner (1927–April 23, 2014) was an American rabbi and writer associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. Posner served as a congregational rabbi and community leader in the American Southeast for five decades, servi ...
(1927–2014)
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Menachem Shmuel David Raichik (1918–1998)
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Abraham Shemtov (born 1937)
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Gershon Mendel Garelik
References
External links
Chabad's Shluchim websites networkChabad's Kinus (Conference) Website
Chabad outreach
Chabad-Lubavitch (Hasidic dynasty)
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