About Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn
Lived 1814 – 1879 (aged 64–65). Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn was a Russian rabbi.
Notice of the Death of Liadi Rebbe Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn. Ha-Tsefira. 1880-01-13. p3. Chaim Schneur Zalman Schneersohn of Liadi (1814–1880) was a Hasidic rebbe in the town of Liadi. He was the first rebbe of the Liadi branch of Chabad.
Rebbe in Liadi Rabbi Chaim Schneur Zalman was the son of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (the third rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch), and became a rebbe in his own right for a number of Chabad Chasidim following his father's death.
After the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (the third rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch), several of his sons independently assumed the role of rebbe. Rabbi Chaim Schneur Zalman assumed the role of rebbe in the Liadi, the same town his great-grandfather, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (the first rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch), was rebbe. Rabbi Chaim Schneur Zalman was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Yitzchak Dovber of Liadi.
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Who was Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn?
Russian rabbi
When was Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn born?
Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn was born in 1814 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
When did Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn die?
Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn died in 1879 in Liady.
What was Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn's occupation?
Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn was a rabbi.
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Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn was Russian.
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