At the resting place of the founder of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi. (photo: Y. Kaminezki/lubavitch.com)
January 2nd 2008 corresponds to the Jewish calendar date of of 24 Tevet, 5768 which marks the 195th anniversary of the passing of Reb Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Known as "The Alter Rebbe," Reb Schneur Zalman authored the Tanya, the foundational text of Chabad Chasidism.
On his yahrzeit, Chabad Shluchim and others visit his resting place, in Haditch, a town in Ukraine.
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