Subsets of Haredi Judaism include: Hasidic Judaism, which is rooted in the Kabbalah and distinguished by reliance on a Rebbe or religious teacher ; and Sephardic Haredi Judaism, which emerged among Sephardic ( Asian and North African ) Jews in Israel.

In a speech given in 1986, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, discussed " individuals who express an inclination towards a particular form of physical relationship in which the libidinal gratification is sought with members of one's own gender ".

This is one reason that Haredim will often prefer using Hebrew names for rabbinic titles based on older traditions, such as: Rav ( denoting " rabbi "), HaRav (" the rabbi "), Moreinu HaRav (" our teacher the rabbi "), Moreinu (" our teacher "), Moreinu VeRabeinu HaRav (" our teacher and our rabbi / master the rabbi "), Moreinu VeRabeinu (" our teacher and our rabbi / master "), Rosh yeshiva (" head the yeshiva "), Rosh HaYeshiva (" head the yeshiva "), " Mashgiach " ( for Mashgiach ruchani ) (" spiritual supervsor / guide "), Mora DeAsra (" teacher / decisor " the / this place "), HaGaon (" the genius "), Rebbe (" rabbi "), HaTzadik (" the righteous / saintly "), " ADMOR " (" Adoneinu Moreinu VeRabeinu ") (" our master, our teacher and our rabbi / master ") or often just plain Reb which is a shortened form of rebbe that can be used by, or applied to, any married Jewish male as the situation applies.

In 1954, in a letter to Yitzchak Ben Tzvi, Israel's second President, the Rebbe wrote: " From the time that I was a child attending cheder, and even before, the vision of the future Redemption began to take form in my imagination – the Redemption of the Jewish People from their final Exile, a redemption of such magnitude and grandeur through which the purpose of the suffering, the harsh decrees and annihilation of Exile will be understood ... "

In Hebrew, a Chasidic Rebbe is often referred to as an admor, which is an abbreviation for Adoneinu, Moreinu, veRabbenu (" Our Master, our Teacher, and our Rebbe ").

As a rule, among all Chasidim, Rebbe is referred to in Hebrew as " Admor ", an abbreviation for Adoneinu Moreinu V ' Rabeinu, Our Master Our Teacher Our Rebbe, which is now the modern Hebrew word in Israel for " rebbe " ( pl.

Rebbes are usually called by the Yiddish name of the geographic region in which they or their predecessors gained prominence: e. g., the first Bobover Rebbe lived in Bobowa, Poland, the first Skulener Rebbe lived in Sculeni, Bessarabia, the first Munkatcher Rebbe in Munkacs, Ukraine and the first Bostoner Rebbe, served as a rebbe in Boston, Massachusetts.

He was succeeded by one of his youngest son Shmuel as the Rebbe of Lubavitch, while three of his other sons formed breakaways of the Chabad movement which continued to some extent until the Second World War.

The Mittler Rebbe did not reject the role of emotion in prayer, but emphasized that if the emotion in prayer is to be genuine, it can only be a result of contemplation and understanding ( hisbonenus ) of the explanations of Chassidus, which in turn will lead to an attainment of " bittul " ( self-nullification before the Divine ).

Rebbe Nachman himself used the phrase, Ribono Shel Olam (" Master of the Universe " — i. e., God ), which he pronounced with the Yiddish intonation as: Ree-boy-noy shell oy-lom.

A sub-group of the Breslov sect, colloquially known as Na Nachs, use the Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman mantra, which is based on the Hebrew letters of Rebbe Nachman's name.

* Likutei Halachot ( Collected Laws ) — an 8-volume Hasidic commentary on Shulchan Aruch which shows the interrelationship between every halakha and Rebbe Nachman's lessons in Likutei Moharan.

Outside the modern-day synagogue which serves as the Ohel ( grave ) | ohel for the grave of Rebbe Nachman.

Rebbe Nachman revealed that ten specific Psalms, recited in this order: Psalms 16, 32, 41, 42, 59, 77, 90, 105, 137, and 150, constitute a special remedy for the sin of wasting seed, which defiles the sign of the covenant, and, by extension, all the other mitzvot.

Rebbe Nachman also wrote two other books, Sefer HaGanuz (" The Hidden Book ") and the Sefer HaNisraf (" The Burned Book "), neither of which are extant.

Rebbe Nachman told his disciples that these volumes contained deep mystical insights which few would be able to comprehend.

In the early 1950s, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager, founded a large neighborhood in Bnei Brak which continues to serve as a dynastic center under his son, Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager.

In 1984 the Lubavitcher Rebbe introduced Mishneh Torah Yomi, a daily study schedule for Maimonides ' Mishneh Torah which covers all the material in a yearly cycle.

Ravo ) means his Rav / Rebbe / Rabbi, hence the term Rabo Muvhak.

" The Rebbe leaned forward as if to measure me up and said with more sorrow than anger: That means you are writing lies!

Rebbe come from the Hebrew word rav, meaning great, and might mean the equivalent of " my master.

A Rebbe is generally taken to mean a great leader of a Hasidic dynasties, also referred to as Grand Rabbi in English or an ADMOR, a Hebrew abbreviation for Adoneinu-Moreinu-veRabbeinu (" our lord / master, teacher / guide and rabbi / teacher ").

# Each member of the dynasty is a spiritual leader, often known as an ADMOR ( abbreviation for ADoneinu MOreinu Rabeinu-" our master, our teacher and our rabbi ") or simply as Rebbe ( or " the Rebbe ") and at times called the " Ruv " (" the rabbi ") and sometimes referred to in English as a " Grand Rabbi ";

The Hasidic concept of a Rebbe also combines their role as a teacher of Judaism and as a charismatic spiritual example.

In Habad, each Rebbe became firstly a teacher of Hasidic philosophy, though they also concerned themselves with the closest details of their followers ' lives and welfare.

In his short life, Rebbe Nachman achieved much acclaim as a teacher and spiritual leader, and is considered a seminal figure in the history of Hasidism.

He was also a < i > talmid </ i >, student, of one of the authors of Tosafot, and was the Rebbe, teacher, of the Maharam M ’ Rottenberg who was the Rebbe of the Rosh, Asher ben Jehiel and the Mordechai.

Some Breslov Hasidim also adopted this custom due to Rebbi Nachman of Breslov's pronouncement on the great importance of wearing tekhelet and in emulation of Rabbi Avraham ben Nachman of Tulchyn, a prominent Breslov teacher who accepted the view of his contemporary, the Radziner Rebbe.

The microcosmic Messianic redemption offered by a Hasidic Rebbe, gave a new form of teacher and leader to the Jewish community, combining public mystic and redeemer, along with the traditional notions of darshan and maggid.

# A person's main Rosh Yeshiva such as the Rebbe's " Little Gaon " Rabbi Goldberg Rosh Yeshivah of Hadar HaTorah of Crown Heights Brooklyn New York, May He Live many long and healthy years ... or mentor, who teaches him / her Torah and gives guidance, is referred to as " my Rebbe ".

The Rebbe is also the mentor of the famous Hasidic preacher, R. Tzvi Maier Zilberberg who considers himself an Amshinov chassid.

** The Sidrei Tehorot on Kelim and Ohalot ( the commentary on the rest of Tehorot and on Eduyot is lost ) by the Grand Rabbi Gershon Henoch Leiner, the Radziner Rebbe

In a practical sense, what distinguishes Hasidic Judaism from other forms of Haredi Judaism is the close-knit organization of Hasidic communities centered around a Rebbe ( sometimes translated as " Grand Rabbi "), and various customs and modes of dress particular to each community.

The office of Rebbe is generally a hereditary one, may also be passed from Rebbe to student, or recognized by a congregation conferring a sort of coronation to their new Rebbe.

One notable person he is said to have assisted was the then Lubavitcher Rebbe in Warsaw, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn.

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a prominent Hasidic leader, said that the Rebbe is God's essence itself put into a body of a Tzaddik.

In this context, the personal pilgrimage of a Hasid to his Rebbe is a central feature of spiritual life, in order to awaken spiritual fervour.

Most prominent among other Haredi figures who reject explaining the Holocaust as an act of divine punishment is the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who described it as blasphemous to depict God in this way.

Basing himself on many sources in classic texts of Judaism, from the " Revealed " to the " Mystical ", the Rebbe articulated the view that the Holocaust was a decree from God that is beyond human understanding in this world.

The Rebbe Shlomo of Rodomsk pithily declared, " Whoever believes all the miracle stories about the Baal Shem Tov in Shivhei HaBaal Shem Tov is a fool, but whoever denies that he could have done them is an apikoros nonbeliever.

The majority of his correspondence is printed in Igrot Kodesh, partly translated as " Letters from the Rebbe ".

* Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( 1745 – 1812 ), was the youngest student of Rabbi Dovber of Mezeritch and founded the Chabad dynasty ( he is known as the Alter Rebbe ).

Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, a grandson of the Alter Rebbe, born in 1789, is known as the Tzemach Tzedek, the title of his responsa.

To counter disbelief in the idea that passing away invalidates a candidate to be Moshiach, the Rebbe brought out the concept taught in the Holy Zohar that " a tzaddik, when he passes away, is to be found more in this lowest world than during his lifetime on earth.

" This was said to prove that the Rebbe is still available to be reached and still operates as the head of Chabad-Lubavitch.

Whilst Rebbe is a term that refers to many leaders of Jewry, ' Rebbe ' or ' Rebbi ' when mentioned in the Talmud is a reference to the redactor of the Mishna, Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi.