Editing The Split of Chabad Chassidus (section)

== Attempts to Settle the Dispute ==
The letter written by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Schneerson on behalf of his father, the Maharil, to the Chassidim of Kopust:<blockquote>"I have been commanded by my father and teacher, may he live for many good days, to write to our people, may they live, an urgent request from the depths of his heart and soul that they strengthen themselves with all might not to quarrel with the other side at all, especially before the upcoming holiday, for who knows what could grow from this. Even if they hear words as harsh as sinews, they should not listen at all, and this is undoubtedly for our benefit both spiritually and physically. Similarly, please copy this and send it to Chernigov and Kamin."

From Heichal HaBaal Shem Tov, Volume 16, page 171, from a found manuscript.</blockquote>Almost all the sons of the Tzemach Tzedek attempted to resolve the dispute. During the seven days of mourning for the Tzemach Tzedek in the month of Nissan 5626 (1866), when the Maharil arrived in Lubavitch, he saw that the entire town was filled with instigators of strife and there was a very great dispute. He tried to speak with the sides and settle the dispute but was unsuccessful. After seeing that he could not succeed, the Maharil suggested, as mentioned, that they conduct a Din Torah (rabbinic court case) among the sons, and when the Rebbe Maharash won, he planned to travel with his chassidim to the town of Lyadi. When he feared that this might provoke even more dispute, he established his residence in Kopust.

To try to reduce the dispute, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Schneerson sent a letter (see the letter in the left panel) on behalf of his father, the Maharil, to the chassidim of Kopust, in which he called upon them not to cause disturbances and not to enter into unnecessary disputes.

When the Maharil of Kopust passed away, the Rebbe Maharash sent a letter to his son, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Schneerson. In the letter, the Rebbe Maharash called for ending the dispute and establishing peace in Chabad.

Similarly, in the year 5640 (1880), when Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Zalman of Lyadi fell ill, the Rebbe Maharash came to visit him and pray for him, and even brought with him a specialist doctor to examine Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Zalman (from here we see the great importance and respect that the Rebbe Maharash showed his brother despite the dispute between their chassidim). A few days later, on 4 Tevet, Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Zalman of Lyadi passed away.

Rabbi Shlomo Zalman of Kopust once commented on a note of the Rebbe Maharash on the book Torah Ohr. This caused a sharp debate between him and the chassid R' Dan Tumerkin, who defended the position of the Rebbe Maharash. The Rebbe Rashab regretted afterward that he did not come to defend his father the Rebbe Maharash's position and said that the chassidim did not allow him to respond for fear that it would cause a renewal of the dispute between the Chassidic groups. But after some time, the Rebbe Rashab answered the questions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman of Kopust on the subject, except for one question (there are those who learn an answer to this question from another response).