Rabbi Rafi: Rebbe
There will be a discussion given by Rabbi Rafi of Chabad East County about the newly published book Rebbe by Joseph Telushkin.
This inspiring story is of the prominent yet deeply modest leader, the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who rebuilt a dwindling post-Holocaust community into the most influential Jewish organization in the world, Chabad Lubavitch.
From a small synagogue In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the late Rebbe Schneerson impacted the policies of U.S. presidents and politicians, counseled some of our greatest thinkers, and spread his teachings of love and righteousness to the far corners of the world.
An ambassador for Jews globally, his role was unprecedented within a fragmented religion, comprised of diverse, often divided, sects. Many Jews -- especially those involved in Chabad -- believed that the Rebbe was the messiah while he was still alive.