1745
Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (died 1812)
Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (died 1812)
Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (died 1812)
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
Hasidic rabbi and first rebbe of Chabad
- Born
- 1745
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 Shulchan Aruch HaRav, Tanya, and his Siddur Torah Ohr, compiled according to the Nusach Ari.