Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk and Schneur Zalman of Liadi began Hasidism in Russia.

In 1803, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi compiled an authoritative siddur from the sixty siddurim that he checked for compliance with Hebrew grammar, Jewish law, and Kabbalah: this is what is known today as the " Nusach Ari ", and is used by Lubavitch Hasidim.

19 Kislev-( 1798 )-Release of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi from prison

The idea to learn Hasidic mystical texts with similar logical profundity, derives from the unique approach in the works of the Rebbes of Chabad, initiated by its founder Schneur Zalman of Liadi, to systematically investigate and articulate the " Torah of the Baal Shem Tov " in intellectual forms.

In another archetypical example, related by Habad Hasidim, their founder Schneur Zalman of Liadi would read out the weekly Torah portion in the Sabbath synagogue.

In the Chabad writings of Schneur Zalman of Liadi, Hasidut is seen as able to unite all parts of Torah thought, from the schools of philosophy to mysticism, by uncovering the illuminating Divine essence that permeates and transcends all approaches.

Rabbi Chaim Schneur Zalman ( 1814 – 1880 ) was Rebbe in Lyady after his father, the Tzemach Tzedek died.

When Schneur Zalman died, many of his followers flocked to one of his top students, Rabbi Aharon HaLevi of Strashelye.

When Rabbi Menachem Mendel died ( in 1788 ), Rabbi Schneur Zalman was recognized as leader of the Chassidim in Lithuania.

The young Schneur Zalman replied with a famous Hasidic parable:

Concluded Schneur Zalman in defence of Hasidic dissemination, the king represents God, and the son represents the Jewish community, who recognise the " God of Israel ".

The accusing student of the Maggid realised the wisdom of this, and agreed with Schneur Zalman.

When the Maggid heard about this, he told Schneur Zalman that " you have saved me from the Heavenly accusation ".

Habad commentary asks about this the question of why a new Heavenly accusation would have arisen against Rabbi Schneur Zalman himself, and result in his incarceration in St. Petersburg.

Here, in Hasidic thought, Schneur Zalman was seeking to fulfill the Messianic impulse to disseminate Hasidic philosophy as a preparation for Mashiach.

Habad tradition tells that in prison, Schneur Zalman was visited by the deceased Baal Shem Tov and Maggid of Mezeritch, who told him the reason for his imprisonment.

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Schneur Zalman of Liadi described Noam Elimelech as the Hasidic " book of the righteous ".

Among the circle of disciples of Rabbi Dovber in Mezeritch, Schneur Zalman of Liadi articulated a different path in Hasidism from the mainstream.

The separate school of Habad ( subsequently named Lubavitch ), begun by Schneur Zalman, sought the fullest intellectual articulation of Hasidic thought.

Schneur Zalman reinterpreted this by seeing the mind as the route to the heart.

The aim of Schneur Zalman was to offer his followers the ability to internalise the mystical philosophy of Hasidism.

Schneur Zalman of Liadi articulated Divine Unity in Hasidic philosophy

The second section of the Hasidic text the Tanya, by Schneur Zalman of Liadi ( Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah-Gate of Unity and Faith ), brings the mystical Panentheism of the founder of Hasidism, the Baal Shem Tov, into philosophical explanation.

24 Tebet-( 1812 )-Death of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

Among Dov Ber's disciples, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi formed Hasidic Philosophy into a profound intellectual system, called " Chabad " after the Kabbalistic terms for the intellect, that differs from mainstream Hasidic emotional approaches to mystical faith.

The first leader of Habad Schneur Zalman of Liadi kept in his desk some of his unpublished Hasidic mystical writings.

Basing itself on the Kabbalistic explanations of the terminology in the Song of Songs, the classic Hasidic manual for serving God, the Tanya by Schneur Zalman of Liadi, describes many types of mystical love and awe.

Likewise a story is told of how in moments of mystical rapture, Schneur Zalman of Liadi would be seen rolling on the floor, exclaiming " God, I don't want your Garden of Eden ( Heavenly World ), I don't want your World-to-Come ( Messianic days ), I just want You!

In the second section of the Tanya, Schneur Zalman of Liadi articulated the philosophical explanations of this.

The Tanya of Schneur Zalman of Liadi is subtitled the " Hasidic book for the intermediate person " who has ease to intellectually meditate on Hasidic philosophy to reach inner Teshuvah.

Rabbi Levi Yitzchok was known to have a very close relationship with the famous Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Chabad Rebbe.

After the death of DovBer, Schneur Zalman was appointed to spread Hasidism in White Russia, adjacent to the Lithuanian stronghold of Mitnagdic opposition.

This enabled Schneur Zalman to take Hasidus to Lithuanian Jews from nearby White Russia, and aroused the opposition of their early leaders.

Habad tradition recasts his Yiddish name " Shneur " ( שניאור ) as the two Hebrew words " Shnei Ohr " ( שני אור-Two Lights ), referring to Schneur Zalman's mastery of both the outer dimensions of Talmudic Jewish study, and the inner dimensions of Jewish mysticism.

In it, Schneur Zalman brings the new interpretations of Jewish mysticism by the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism, into philosophical articulation and definition.

In general, the first book is a universal Jewish guidebook to avodah, everyday Divine service, through Schneur Zalman's innovative system, applying Jewish mysticism step-by-step to the internal drama of human psychology.

* The Shulchan Aruch HaRav of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( c. 1800 ) was an attempt to recodify the law as it stood at that time — incorporating commentaries on the Shulchan Aruch, and subsequent responsa — and thus stating the decided halakha, as well as the underlying reasoning.

* Chabad Lubavitch Hasidim and many other Hasidic sects generally follow the rulings of Shneur Zalman of Liadi in the Shulchan Aruch HaRav.

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi wrote that " Rashi ’ s commentary on Torah is the ‘ wine of Torah ’.

In the Ashkenazi community of Eastern Europe, later religious authorities including the Vilna Gaon ( d. 1797 ) and Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( d. 1812 ) ( The Baal HaTanya ) believed in the authenticity of the Zohar.

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi explains that the parallel between anger and idol worship is that by becoming angry, one shows a disregard of Divine Providence-whatever had caused the anger was ultimately ordained from Above-and that through coming to anger one thereby denies the hand of G-d in one's life.

Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi wrote a Shulchan Aruch at the behest of the Hasidic leader, Rabbi Dovber of Mezeritch.

Chabad was founded in the late 18th century by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi.

Portrait of Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( 1745 – 1812 ) founder of Chabad and author of Tanya and Shulchan Aruch HaRav.

The founder of the Chabad philosophy, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, developed an intellectual system and an approach to Judaism intended to answer criticisms of Hasidism as anti-intellectual.

* 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 ).

Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( also known as the Alter Rebbe ) was the founder of the Chabad school of Hasidism.

Chabad from its inception by Shneur Zalman of Liadi has been a counter-cultural movement within Hasidism, and has an interesting and varied history of controversies dating back to the 18th century.

In Tanya, Shneur Zalman of Liadi defines " Chabad Hasidism " as " מוח שליט על הלב " (" mind ruling over the heart / emotions ").

He would only allude in the most general ways to other great mystics, in Hebrew mekubalim, such as the Baal Shem Tov ( founder of Hasidism ), the great mystic known as the Ari who lived in the late Middle Ages, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, the Baal HaTanya Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Rabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izbitz and many other great Hasidic masters as well as to the great works of Kabbalah such as the Zohar.

His mother Devorah Leah died just three years later, and her father Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi raised him as his own son.

He compiled major works of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi for publication, including the Siddur L ' Kol Ha ' Shanah ( commonly known as Siddur Im Dach ), Likutei Torah and Torah Ohr.

Shneur Zalman of Liadi () ( September 4, 1745 – December 15, 1812 O. S.

Moshe Schneersohn ( born c. 1784-died, before 1853 ) was the youngest son of the founder of Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidism, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi.