Birthday
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
11 Nisan
1902 – 1994
Role
Chassidic Rebbe / Leader of Chabad-Lubavitch
Location
Nikolaev, Ukraine / Brooklyn, New York
Works
Likutei Sichos, Igrot Kodesh, Hadran
Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (11 Nisan 5662 / April 18, 1902 – 3 Tammuz 5754 / June 12, 1994), the seventh Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. He transformed the movement into one of the most influential forces in world Jewry, establishing over 5,000 educational and social centers across 100 countries. Recognized in the United States as 'Education and Sharing Day' by annual Presidential proclamation since 1978.