Editing The Rebbe (section)

== Marriage ==
On the 10th of Kislev, 1928, the Rebbe became engaged to [[Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson|Chaya Mushka Schneerson]], the daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz. The wedding took place in Riga. On Shabbat Parshat Vayetze, the 11th of Kislev, the “Shabbat Kallah” took place, and the Rebbe was called to the Torah in the Rebbe Rayatz’s minyan.

Two weeks after the engagement, on the 14th of Kislev 1929, the wedding celebration was held at the Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in Warsaw. Rabbis and Rebbes from all over Poland attended the event.

Due to Soviet authorities not permitting the Rebbe's parents to leave Russia and attend the wedding, they held a simultaneous celebration in Russia to mark their son's wedding. Despite their absence, many friends and supporters attended, and the joy was immense.

The Rebbe remarked on his wedding day:<blockquote>"The day that connected me to you, and you to me, so that together we will labor and bring about the true and complete redemption."

— Translation from remarks made on the 14th of Kislev 1954.</blockquote>After the wedding, the Rebbe and his wife lived for a short time in Riga. His father-in-law, the Rebbe Rayatz, instructed him to lead gatherings on Shabbat and special days, as well as directing him to handle matters of Jewish law, Kabbalah, and Chassidus, and special duties concerning the guidance of the Chassidim and community.

==== Berlin ====
On the 10th of Shvat, 1929, the Rebbe left Latvia and moved to Berlin, where he established his residence with his wife, Chaya Mushka. Following his father-in-law's instructions, the Rebbe began academic studies at the University of Berlin.

During his time in Berlin, he made several trips to visit the Rebbe Rayatz in Riga. He also visited the Rebbe Rayatz’s court in Tishrei 1930, when the Rebbe Rayatz traveled to the United States, where the Rebbe met with Chassidim.

In Nisan 1933, due to the worsening situation and growing anti-Semitism in Germany, the Rebbe and his wife left Berlin and immigrated to Paris. This occurred a few months after Hitler came to power.

==== Paris ====
In Paris, the Rebbe dedicated himself to Torah study with great diligence, without drawing attention to himself.

Simultaneously, by his father-in-law’s instructions, he studied at the Sorbonne University.

Additionally, the Rebbe worked with great dedication in matters of communal responsibility, following the Rebbe Rayatz’s guidance, who was then in Poland. He also managed the transmission of funds and contributions sent from the United States to his father-in-law’s court in Poland.

He compiled Chassidic teachings at that time, including:

* ‘HaTamim’ pamphlets
* Talks of the Rebbe Rayatz
* Letters of the Rebbe Rayatz
* Indexes to the Tanya
* Indexes to Torah Ohr
* Indexes to Likkutei Torah
* Indexes to the Ma’amarei Admor Rashab
* Other Torah compilations.

==== During World War II ====
In the winter of 1939, Chabad in the United States, by the Rebbe Rayatz’s instructions, began lobbying with high-level officials to obtain entry visas for the Rebbe and his wife to the United States. The request was submitted at the American Consulate in Paris. However, due to the war, communication was difficult, and it was unclear whether the visa had been granted.

In 1940, just before Shavuot (after the Germans had already entered France and the Rebbe had not yet received the U.S. visa), the Rebbe and his wife left the city and traveled to southern France, an area not yet occupied by the Germans. On the evening of Shavuot, they arrived in the city of Vichy. In late summer 1940, they moved from Vichy to Nice, where they lived for eight to nine months until the summer of 1941. Meanwhile, efforts to secure visas continued. On the 20th of Nisan 1941, the visas were received in Marseille, and from there, the Rebbe and his wife made their way to Lisbon, Portugal.

On the 17th of Sivan, 1941, the Rebbe and his wife boarded the ship "S.S. Serpa Pinto" from Portugal to New York, where they arrived on the 28th of Sivan, 1941. A delegation of Chassidim sent by the Rebbe Rayatz welcomed them at the port.

==== In the United States ====
Upon his arrival in the United States, the Rebbe began assisting his father-in-law, the Rebbe Rayatz, in all of his activities, particularly his efforts to establish America as a center of Torah and Chassidus. In 1942, the Rebbe Rayatz appointed him as the chairman of the central Chabad institutions:

* Machne Yisroel
* merkoz linyonei chinuch
* Kehot Publishing House.

In 1943, the Rebbe was also appointed as the chief editor of [[Kehos|Kehot's]] publications.

During those years, the Rebbe also worked as a ship engineer in the U.S. Navy.

==== Activities Toward Accepting Leadership ====
''Extended article - [[The Rebbe Accepting The Nesius|The Rebbe's Acceptance of Leadership]]''

After 10 Shevat 5710 (1950), when news spread of the passing of the Previous Rebbe (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn), the Chassidim began discussing the need to appoint his son-in-law, the Rebbe (then known as "The RaMaSh"), as his successor.

Extensive activity was undertaken by Chassidim worldwide to encourage the Rebbe to accept the leadership. The activity was led by prominent Chassidim across the globe:

===== In the United States: =====
* [[Rabbi Eliyahu Yeichil-Simpson|Rabbi Eliyahu Simpson]] - Gabbai of the Previous Rebbe
* Rabbi Israel Jacobson - Leader of Agudas Chassidei Chabad
* [[Rabbi Shneur Zalman Gurary]]
* Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov
* Rabbi Shmuel Levitin - The Mashpia
* Rabbi Shlomo Aaron Kazarnovsky
* Rabbi DovBer Haskin
* Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi - Rabbi of Shanghai

===== In the Holy Land: =====
* Rabbi Eliezer Karasik - Chairman of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in the Holy Land
* Rabbi Moshe Gurary - Director of Agudas Chassidei Chabad
* Rabbi Shmerel Gurary
* Rabbi Avraham Paris
* Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin
* Rabbi Avraham Chein
* Rabbi Avraham Chaim Na'eh

===== In Europe: =====
* Rabbi Nissan Nemenov - Director and Mashpia of Tomchei Tmimim in Brunoy
* Rabbi Israel Noach Blinitzky
* Rabbi Avraham Sender Nemtzov
* Rabbi Saadia Liberow

These individuals enthusiastically supported the Rebbe's leadership and influenced Chabad Chassidim in the United States, Israel, and worldwide to accept his leadership. They also worked to ensure Chabad institutions would accept the Rebbe's leadership. However, some Chabad Chassidim, as well as Rebbetzin Nechama Dina (wife of the Previous Rebbe), supported the Previous Rebbe's elder son-in-law, Rabbi Shmaryahu Gurary (RaShaG), to lead the movement. After the Rebbe accepted leadership, RaShaG showed exceptional deference to the Rebbe.

In the months following the passing, many Chassidim from around the world wrote letters of connection and sent them to 770, but the Rebbe refused to accept the leadership. Over the following months, the pleas from the Chassidim increased while the Rebbe continued to refuse, though gradually he began taking on communal leadership responsibilities - writing general letters, giving instructions, receiving people for private audiences, and more. On the evening of 10 Shevat 5711, at a gathering marking the first anniversary of the Previous Rebbe's passing, the Rebbe delivered the discourse "[[Basi LeGani]]," thereby officially accepting leadership of Chabad Chassidism.
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