SCHNEERSOHN NEWS

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Abraham Schneersohn's name is pronounced Àbra-ram Xiníêrzôn.

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3 Tammuz: The Anniversary of the Passing of the Rebbe

The Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—passed away on the third day of the Jewish month of Tammuz in the year 5754 from creation (June 12, 1994).

Traditionally, this is a day for reflection, learning, prayer, re-commitment and, above all, positive action.

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Orna Schneerson

Orna lived and studied art in Paris, traveling, painting and exhibiting widely. In 1991 she moved to London where she had her first UK Solo exhibition in the Bridge Gallery East London, was one of the house artists at the "˜Le Chat-Noir' gallery and exhibitions in Covent Garden, Mayfair. She Moved to Brighton in 2001 and exhibited in galleries, events, cafes, group shows and various open hoses every year during the May and Christmas festival. Orna was also one of the resident artist in a gallery in Rottingdean and is now apart of the Chalk gallery artist collective in Lewes. Her unique studio overflows with colour and vibrance, is a must see for all who love art and life. "Orna approaches her work with passion and her uplifting paintings embody life, energy and optimism." Less

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Cambridge University - Writing Biographies of the Chabad Rebbe in the Post-Schneerson Era

This article discusses the biographies of Menachem Mendel Schneerson (the Rebbe) within the broader context of Chabad historiographic lore, in particular the quasi-historical writings of Yosef Yiẓḥak Schneersohn from the 1930s and 1940s. Described by Ada Rapoport-Albert as “hagiography with footnotes,” these seemingly scholarly and modern texts constituted an alternative narrative to that of academic Jewish history. From this vantage point, I consider how biographies published by academics and by hasidic authors have mutually influenced each other, particularly in their scope, form, and method. To that end, I examine the controversy that surrounded the 2010 publication of the first academic biography of Schneerson, Samuel Heilman and Menachem Friedman's The Rebbe, and analyze the strategies undertaken by subsequent authors that have allowed them to present the Rebbe's life in a form that was no longer “hagiography with footnotes” (which would have alienated a secular readership) but as seemingly impartial biographies (without alienating the hasidic readership).

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Surname Schneersohn? What's the difference: Schneersohn or Schneerson?

Well, it's a real dysnathy. Schneerson is now more closely linked to Judaism and both are descendants of Liadi's rabbi Shneur Zalman, the first Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. The story goes that Schneerson arose through the numerological and cabalistic question and also because of the translation of Schneersohn into Hebrew, where he always translates to Schneerson. From then on, there were more family members with the surname Schneersohn without the "h". Nowadays it is rare to find Schneersohn, but they still exist (discreetly, but they exist). We have already heard it said by some rabbis that the Rebbe will return as a Schneersohn or Schneerson, claiming through the writings of the kabbalah lurianic.

Chabad Rebbes 

• Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789 - 1866), the third Chabad-Lubavitcher Rebbe • Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn (1834 - 1882), the fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch • Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn (1860 - 1920), the fifth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch • Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn (1880 - 1950), sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch • Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902 - 1994), seventh Chabad-Lubavitcher Rebbe Rebades of Chabad branches [edit] • Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schneersohn (1811 - 1866), the second son of the third Chabad and the founder and first rebe of the Kopust-Chabad dynasty • Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn (1830 - 1900), the second rebe of the Kopust-Chabad dynasty • Rabbi Shmaryahu Noah Schneersohn (1842 - 1924), the third rebe of the Kopust-Chabad dynasty • Rabbi Chaim Schneur Zalman Schneersohn (m. 1879), son of the third Chabad and founder and first rebbe of the Liadi-Chabad dynasty • Rabbi Yitzchak Dovber Schneersohn, the second Liadi-Chabad dynasty