In this enlightening biography, Joseph Telushkin offers a
captivating portrait of the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson,
a towering figure who saw beyond conventional boundaries to turn
his movement, Chabad-Lubavitch, into one of the most dynamic and
widespread organizations ever seen in the Jewish world. At once an
incisive work of history and a compendium of Rabbi Schneerson's
teachings, Rebbe is the definitive guide to understanding one of
the most vital, intriguing figures of the last centuries.
From his modest headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the
Rebbe advised some of the world's greatest leaders and shaped
matters of state and society. Statesmen and artists as diverse as
Ronald Reagan, Robert F. Kennedy, Yitzchak Rabin, Menachem Begin,
Elie Wiesel, and Bob Dylan span the spectrum of those who sought
his counsel. The Rebbe was the only rabbi ever to receive the
Congressional Gold Medal, and to have an American national day,
Education and Sharing Day, proclaimed in his honor. No one has
succeeded him in his position. Nevertheless, twenty years after his
death, his movement has doubled in size, spreading to more than
eighty countries, and his impact resonates still. But what was the
secret of the Rebbe's success and influence? What principles of
leadership guided him? And how did he rally such extraordinary
devotion and resolve?
Rebbe explores Schneerson's overarching philosophies against the
backdrop of treacherous history, revealing his clandestine
operations to rescue and sustain Jews in the Soviet Union, and his
critical role in the expansion of the food stamp program throughout
the United States. More broadly, it examines how he became in
effect an ambassador for Jews globally, and how he came to be
viewed by many as not only a spiritual archetype but a savior.
Telushkin also delves deep into the more controversial aspects of
the Rebbe's leadership, analyzing his views on modern science and
territorial compromise in Israel, and how in the last years of his
life, many of his followers believed that he would soon be revealed
as the Messiah, a source of contention until this day.
Epic, intimate, and masterfully told, Rebbe is the definitive
work on a monumental and multifaceted leader, written by one of
today's most prominent and respected Jewish scholars.
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