Editing Lubavitch (section)

==== The Period of [[the Mitteler Rebbe]] ====
When his father, the Alter Rebbe, passed away on the 24th of Teves 1812, the Mitteler Rebbe was staying in the town of Kremenchug where he accepted upon himself the nesius (leadership). After a journey (known as the "Coronation Journey") through the towns of Russia, the Mitteler Rebbe chose the town of Lubavitch as his place of residence, arriving there (with his entire family) together with thousands of chassidim on the 18th of Elul 1812.

Upon his arrival, the Mitteler Rebbe told the chassidim that in his youth, the Alter Rebbe had studied in Lubavitch under Rabbi Yissachar Ber of Lubavitch. He added that the Alter Rebbe had appeared to him and requested that he establish his residence in Lubavitch.

Prince Chehovsky, who ruled over the town, ordered his workers to cut down trees from his forests to build houses for the Rebbe and the chassidim. As soon as the chassidim settled in Lubavitch, they also built a mikvah there. Later, they built the mikvah on the riverbank, not far from the courtyard of our Rebbeim.

After the Mitteler Rebbe settled in Lubavitch, Anash (chassidim) began streaming there from all over the country. From Lubavitch, the teachings of Chabad Chassidus began spreading throughout White Russia and Lithuania, and the number of travelers to Lubavitch continued to grow. When the number of guests arriving in Lubavitch increased greatly, our Rebbe was compelled to establish special regulations limiting permission for these travels.