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Not to be confused with Shmuel Schneurson. "Maharash" redirects here. For the 17th century Polish rabbi, see Meir Wahl.
Shmuel Schneersohn
Stamp of Shmuel Schneerson
TitleLubavitcher Rebbe
Personal life
Born17 March 1834 OS
Lyubavichi, Russian Empire
Died14 September 1882 OS
Lyubavichi, Russian Empire
Parents
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorMenachem Mendel Schneersohn
SuccessorSholom Dovber Schneersohn

Shmuel Schneersohn (or Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch or The Rebbe Maharash) (17 March 1834 – 14 September 1882 OS) was an Orthodox rabbi and the fourth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch chasidic movement.

Biography

Schneersohn was born in Lyubavichi, on 2 Iyar 1834, the seventh son of the Tzemach Tzedek. He faced competition from three of his brothers, primarily from Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schneersohn who established a dynasty in Kapust upon their father's death. Other brothers also established dynasties in Lyady, Nizhyn, and Ovruch.

In 1848 Schneersohn was married to the daughter of his brother, Rabbi Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn. After several months she died, and he then married the Rebbetzin Rivkah, a granddaughter of Rabbi Dovber Schneuri, the Mitteler Rebbe. He had three sons, Rabbi Zalman Aharon, Rabbi Sholom Dovber and Rabbi Menachem Mendel as well as one daughter, Devorah Leah.

Schneersohn was said to have had chariots on call for the evacuation of books in time of fire.

Besides his communal activism, he had wide intellectual interests. He spoke several languages, including Latin. He wrote widely on a range of religious and secular topics, and much of his writing has never been published and remains in manuscript form alone. His discourses began to be published for the first time under the title Likkutei Torat Shmuel in 1945 by Kehot, and 12 volumes have so far been printed.

He died in Lyubavichi, on 13 Tishrei 1882, leaving three sons and two daughters, and was succeeded by his son Sholom Dovber.

Schneersohn urged the study of Kabbalah as a prerequisite for one's humanity:

A person who is capable of comprehending the seder hishtalshelus (kabbalistic secrets concerning the coming-into-being of all existence every moment) - and fails to do so - cannot be considered a human being. At every moment and time one must know where his soul stands. It is a mitzvah (commandment) and an obligation to know the seder hishtalshelus.

Aphorisms

"The world says, 'If you can't crawl under, climb over.' But I say, Lechatchilah Ariber--'At the outset, one should climb over.'"

"You cannot fool God; ultimately, you cannot fool others either. The only one you can fool is yourself. And to fool a fool is no great achievement."

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References

  1. Sefer HaToldot Rav Shmuel, Admor Maharash, Glitzenstein, A. H.
  2. The Messiah of Brooklyn: Understanding Lubavitch Hasidim Past and Present, M. Avrum Ehrlich, ch.16 note.12, KTAV Publishing, ISBN 0-88125-836-9
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Hasidism, entry: Schneersohn, Shmuel. Naftali Lowenthal. Aronson, London 1996. ISBN 1-56821-123-6
  4. Sefer HaToldos Admur Maharash Archived 2007-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. See footnote number "", of "The Blessings Of The Lubavitcher Rebbe Shlita / After Minchah Erev Yom Kippur, 5752". Chabad.org. Archived from the original on March 27, 2002. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. The Nechama Greisman Anthology Archived 2003-11-04 at the Wayback Machine

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Preceded byMenachem Mendel Schneersohn Rebbe of Lubavitch
1866—1882 		Succeeded bySholom Dovber Schneersohn
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Shneur Zalman
(1745–1812)		Shterna
Shalom ShachnaDevorah Leah
(d. 1792)		Dovber
(1773–1827)		Sheina
Menachem Mendel
(1789–1866)		Chaya Mushka
(d. 1860)
Baruch Shalom
(1805–1869)		Shmuel
(1834–1882)		Yosef Yizchak
(1822–1876)		Yisroel Noah
(1815–1883)		Chaim Schneur Zalman
(d. 1879)		Yehuda Leib
(1811–1866)
Levi Yitzchak
(1834–1878)		Shalom Dovber
(1860–1920)		Shterna Sara
(1860–1942)		Avraham
(1860–1937)		Yitzchak Dovber
(1833–1910)		Shlomo Zalman
(1830–1900)		Shalom Dovber
(d. 1908)		Shmaryahu Noah
(1842–1924)
Baruch Schneur
(d. 1926)		Yosef Yitzchak
(1880–1950)		Nechama Dina
(1881–1971)		Levi Yitzchak
(d. 1904)
Levi Yitzchak
(1878–1944)		Chana
(1880–1964)
Menachem Mendel
(1902–1994)		Chaya Mushka
(1901–1988)
  Light green indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty   Light purple indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Kapust dynasty   Light orange indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Niezhin dynasty   Light blue indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Liadi dynasty   Light yellow indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of Avrutch dynasty

Solid lines indicate parents/children, dashed lines show marriages, dotted lines show in-laws. Additional members of Schneersohn family are not listed here

Notes:
  1. Founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, known as Shneur Zalman of Liady
  2. Surname Altschuler
  3. 2nd Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, known as Dovber Schneuri and the Middle Rebbe
  4. 3rd Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, known as Tzemach Tzedek, first to assume the surname "Schneersohn"
  5. 4th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, known as Maharash
  6. Rebbe in Avrutch
  7. 1st Rebbe of Chabad-Niezhin
  8. 1st Rebbe of Chabad-Liadi
  9. 1st Rebbe of Chabad-Kapust, known as Maharil of Kapust
  10. 5th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, known as Rashab
  11. 2nd Rebbe of Chabad-Liadi, known as Maharid
  12. 2rd Rebbe of Chabad-Kapust
  13. 3rd Rebbe of Chabad-Kapust, known as Rashab of Rechitsa
  14. 4th Rebbe of Chabad-Kapust
  15. 6th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, known as Rayatz
  16. 3rd Rebbe of Chabad-Liadi, Levi Yitzchak Guterman, son-in-law of Chaim Schneur Zalman Schneersohn
  17. 7th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, uses the spelling of "Schneerson"
References:
  • Schneersohn, Yosef Yitzchak; Schneerson, Menachem Mendel (2005). Hayom Yom: Bilingual Edition. Brooklyn, NY: Kehot Publication Society. ISBN 0-8266-0669-5.
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