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May 25, 2013 | Sivan 16, 5773
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Brief biographies of the founding leaders of Chassidism and the Rebbes of Chabad-Lubavitch, exploring their wide-ranging activities and sweeping impact on world Jewry

The Rebbes

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The Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi Yisroel, the "Baal Shem Tov" (1698-1760)
Rabbi Israel, "Master of the Good Name" - a brief biography
The Birth of Chassidism
The Hidden Mystics
The Founding of Chassidism
The Maggid of Meseritch
Rabbi Dovber, the "Maggid of Meseritch" (?-1772)
A brief biography
The "Journeyman"/Ascetic
Encounter with the Besht
Appointed as Maggid
The Alter Rebbe
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the "Alter Rebbe" (1745-1812)
A brief biography of the founder of Chabad-Lubavitch Movement
The Early Years
Marriage
Master of the Revealed and Hidden Dimensions
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The Mitteler Rebbe
Rabbi Dovber, the "Mitteler Rebbe" (1773-1827)
A brief biography of the second Chabad Rebbe
The Early Years
Economic Well-Being of Jews
Imprisonment
The Tzemach Tzedek
Rabbi Menachem Mendel, the "Tzemach Tzedek" (1789-1866)
A brief biography of the third Chabad Rebbe
The Early Years
Becomes Rebbe
The Petersburg Conference
The Rebbe Maharash
Rabbi Shmuel, the "Rebbe Maharash" (1834-1882)
A brief biography of the fourth Chabad Rebbe
The Early Years
Anti-Semitism and the Russian Government
Leadership and Communal Work
The Rebbe Rashab
Rabbi Sholom Dovber, the "Rebbe Rashab" 1860-1920
A brief biography of the fifth Chabad Rebbe
The Mountain Jews
Through the Revolution
The Rebbe Rayatz
Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, the "Rebbe Rayatz" (1880-1950)
A brief biography of the sixth Chabad Rebbe
The Early Years
Intercession on Behalf of Russian Jewry
Dealing with the Communist Authorities
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Published in 1973 by the Lubavitch Foundation of Great Britain, Challenge traces the history of Chabad Lubavitch through an overview of the movement's activities during the middle of the 20th century. It offers considerable insight into Chabad philosophy and its impact on contemporary Jewish life in a wide-ranging collection of essays and articles that reveal the myriad dimensions of Chasidism for the modern Jew.
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