Queens, NY – Thousands Of Rabbis Visit Spiritual Leader’s Gravesite

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    Queens, NY – More than 4,000 Hasidic rabbis from around the world are gathering in the city this weekend.

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    Today they are paying tribute to spiritual leader Rabbi Menachem Schneerson by visiting his gravesite at Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens.

    The rabbi is credited with reinvigorating Jews after the devastation of the Holocaust.

    The visit is part of the annual Conference of Lubavitch Emissaries.

    On Sunday, the group will gather for workshops on education, family and the economy.


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    SherryTheNoahide
    SherryTheNoahide
    12 years ago

    I’ve done some research on the Lubavitcher Rebbe… but can any of you (who knew him personally, or are familiar w\his movement), explain a little bit about him to me?

    What was he like?! Was he as sweet & gentle as everyone says he was? Was he really able to perform miracles? And is it true that some people still consider him to be the Messiah? But if so… what is their reasoning? Surely they must see the world around them, and know that we aren’t living in the days of the Messiah, correct?

    If there is any misunderstandings that I might have about him, please correct me. So far, I only know what I’ve learned online, etc. I have received no *personal* testimonies making a case for his greatness… or otherwise!

    Thanks to all… so much!
    Sherry [:-)

    bookman
    bookman
    12 years ago

    This is a real bracha to have the shluchim in town. Divine energy is channeled thru the shluchim to Klal Yisroel.

    bookman
    bookman
    12 years ago

    The air in Crown Heights must be bustling with shlichus and kedusha.

    bookman
    bookman
    12 years ago

    The amount of shefa and bracha brought to Brooklyn with the arrival of the shluchim must truly be amazing. 4000 people who are dedicated to teaching Yiddishkeit and and upholding geon Yakov , is surely a zchus and bracha to have in our midst.

    12 years ago

    Fact of the matter is, that Chabad goes to all the far flung corners of the world to attract yidden back to yiddishkeit. You can’t argue with that!!!

    bookman
    bookman
    12 years ago

    Hi Sherry,

    Yes, I was lucky enough to have known the Rebbe personally. and the best way that I can describe it is that when you stood in the presence of the Rebbe you felt as though you were in the Kodesh Hakadoshim (inner sanctuary of the Bais Hamikdash).

    I was also at many farbrengens (chassidic gatherings) where the Rebbe would discuss the Torah for 8 hours in a row without even once referring to any notes. with only short brakes between each talk. each talk lasted close to an hour.

    If there is anyone alive today or in the past that can energize 250,000 people to dedicate themselves to teaching Torah and Mitzvahs then you can have a glimpse of an understanding of who the Rebbe was.

    If you can imagine someone that every moment of their life was filled with connecting to Hashem and causing others to connect to Hashem, then you can imagine the Rebbe.

    If you can imagine someone who was thoroughly versed in every part of the Torah such as the Mishna, Talmud, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, Kabbala, Chassidus and thousands of other Jewish books, then you can imagine the Rebbe.

    12 years ago

    There is a story which was told, about an American Jewish soldier who went to see the Rebbe (at the Lubavitcher headquarters) during the Korean War, in the early 1950’s. He was about to be sent to Korea, and asked for a blessing. The Rebbe gave the solider his blessing, and advised the soldier to wash his hands before eating. Several months later, while in combat, an enemy shell was fired at the soldier’s position. The shell killed all of his buddies, around him, but miraculously, he was untouched and survived. The soldier came home, and always attributed his survival to his blessing from the Rebbe.

    right-of-center
    right-of-center
    12 years ago

    By going to the Rebbe’s gravesite en masse, the Lubavitch Shlichim prove they are not Moshichistim.

    SherryTheNoahide
    SherryTheNoahide
    12 years ago

    Wow! Thank you so much for all of the information about the Rebbe! He really was such a special soul, wasn’t he?! I will have to look him up some more! He sounds fantastic!

    Are there other Tzadik’s like him living amongst us here in the USA?!