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Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an\norganization. It is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life\ntoday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The word \u201cChabad\u201d<\/strong> is a\nHebrew acronym for the three intellectual faculties of chochmah<\/em> –\nwisdom, binah<\/em> – comprehension and da\u2019at <\/em>– knowledge. The\nmovement\u2019s system of Jewish religious philosophy, the deepest dimension of G\u2011d\u2019s Torah, teaches\nunderstanding and recognition of the Creator, the role and purpose of creation,\nand the importance and unique mission of each creature. This philosophy guides\na person to refine and govern his or her every act and feeling through wisdom,\ncomprehension and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The word \u201cLubavitch\u201d<\/strong> is the\nname of the town in White Russia where the movement was based for more than a\ncentury. Appropriately, the word Lubavitch in Russian means the \u201ccity of\nbrotherly love.\u201d The name Lubavitch conveys the essence of the responsibility\nand love engendered by the Chabad philosophy toward every single Jew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following its inception 250 years ago, the\nChabad-Lubavitch movement-a branch of Hasidism-swept through Russia and spread\nin surrounding countries as well. It provided scholars with answers that eluded\nthem, and simple farmers with a love that had been denied them. Eventually the\nphilosophy of Chabad-Lubavitch and its adherents reached almost every corner of\nthe world and affected almost every facet of Jewish life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The movement is guided by the teachings of its seven\nleaders (\u201cRebbes\u201d), beginning with Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi of righteous\nmemory (1745-1812). These leaders expounded upon the most refined and delicate\naspects of Jewish mysticism, creating a corpus of study thousands of books\nstrong. They personified the age-old Biblical qualities of piety and\nleadership. And they concerned themselves not only with Chabad-Lubavitch, but\nwith the totality of Jewish life, spiritual and physical. No person or detail\nwas too small or insignificant for their love and dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In our generation, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem\nMendel Schneerson of righteous memory (1902-1994), known simply as \u201cthe Rebbe,\u201d\nguided post-holocaust Jewry to safety from the ravages of that devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The origins of today\u2019s Chabad-Lubavitch organization can\nbe traced to the early 1940s, when the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yossef\nYitzchak Schneersohn of righteous memory (1880-1950), appointed his son-in-law\nand later successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, to head the newly founded educational\nand social service arms of the movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motivated by his profound love for every Jew and spurred\nby his boundless optimism and self-sacrifice, the Rebbe set into motion a\ndazzling array of programs, services and institutions to serve every Jew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today over 4,500 full-time emissary families apply\n250-year-old principles and philosophy to direct more than 3,500 institutions\n(and a workforce that numbers in the tens of thousands) dedicated to the\nwelfare of the Jewish people worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About Chabad-Lubavitch The Philosophy Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. It is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today. The word \u201cChabad\u201d is a Hebrew acronym for the three intellectual faculties of chochmah – wisdom, binah – comprehension and da\u2019at – knowledge. The movement\u2019s system of Jewish religious […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":540,"parent":118,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1069,"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions\/1069\/"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loubavitchfrance.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Movement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Leadership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Organization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n