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'''Rabbi Schneur Zalman Boruchovich of Liadi''' ([[18 Elul]] 5505 (September 4, 1745) – [[24 Tevet]] 5573 (December 27, 1812)) is known among Chabad Chassidim as the '''Alter Rebbe''' (Yiddish: ''der Alter Rebbe'', meaning "the Elder Rebbe"). He is also referred to as the '''Maggid of Liozna''', the '''Graz''' (an acronym of his name), and '''the Author of the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch''' — titles that became attached to him through the wide circulation of his two major works, the [[Tanya]] and the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]] (his comprehensive code of Jewish law).<ref>The Rebbe [Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson] frequently used this dual title, and on one occasion explained its meaning: "Author of the Tanya" refers to his role as the decisor in the inner dimension of Torah, while "Author of the Shulchan Aruch" refers to his role as the decisor in the revealed, legal dimension of Torah. There is also a structural connection between the two works: the four parts of the Tanya correspond to the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav.</ref> He was also known simply as '''The Rav''' (the Rabbi),<ref>He was sometimes called ''der Litvak'' ("the Lithuanian"), following a remark made by the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]] to his disciples, who referred to Rabbi Schneur Zalman as "the Lithuanian genius."</ref> and was among the foremost disciples of the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]].

'''Rabbi Schneur Zalman Boruchovich of Liadi''' ([[18 Elul]] 5505 (September 4, 1745) – [[24 Tevet]] 5573 (December 27, 1812)) is known among Chabad Chassidim as the '''Alter Rebbe''' (Yiddish: ''der Alter Rebbe'', meaning "the Elder Rebbe"). He is also referred to as the '''Maggid of Liozna''', the '''Graz''' (an acronym of his name), and '''the Author of the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch''' — titles that became attached to him through the wide circulation of his two major works, the [[Tanya]] and the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]] (his comprehensive code of Jewish law).<ref>The Rebbe [Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson] frequently used this dual title, and on one occasion explained its meaning: "Author of the Tanya" refers to his role as the decisor in the inner dimension of Torah, while "Author of the Shulchan Aruch" refers to his role as the decisor in the revealed, legal dimension of Torah. There is also a structural connection between the two works: the four parts of the Tanya correspond to the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav.</ref> He was also known simply as '''The Rav''' (the Rabbi),<ref>He was sometimes called ''der Litvak'' ("the Lithuanian"), following a remark made by the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]] to his disciples, who referred to Rabbi Schneur Zalman as "the Lithuanian genius."</ref> and was among the foremost disciples of the [[The Maggid of Mezeritch|Maggid of Mezeritch]].

Rabbi Schneur Zalman was the founder of the [[Chabad]] school of Chassidic thought and the first Rebbe in the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty. He composed the [[Tanya]], the foundational text of Chabad Chassidic philosophy, and authored the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]], a landmark code of Jewish law.

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 [[File:רבי שניאור זלמן.jpg|thumb|Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi]]
-'''Rabbi Schneur Zalman Boruchovich of Liadi''' ([[18 Elul]] 5505 (September 4, 1745) – [[24 Tevet]] 5573 (December 27, 1812)) is known among Chabad Chassidim as the '''Alter Rebbe''' (Yiddish: ''der Alter Rebbe'', meaning "the Elder Rebbe"). He is also referred to as the '''Maggid of Liozna''', the '''Graz''' (an acronym of his name), and '''the Author of the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch''' — titles that became attached to him through the wide circulation of his two major works, the [[Tanya]] and the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]] (his comprehensive code of Jewish law).<ref>The Rebbe [Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson] frequently used this dual title, and on one occasion explained its meaning: "Author of the Tanya" refers to his role as the decisor in the inner dimension of Torah, while "Author of the Shulchan Aruch" refers to his role as the decisor in the revealed, legal dimension of Torah. There is also a structural connection between the two works: the four parts of the Tanya correspond to the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav.</ref> He was also known simply as '''The Rav''' (the Rabbi),<ref>He was sometimes called ''der Litvak'' ("the Lithuanian"), following a remark made by the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]] to his disciples, who referred to Rabbi Schneur Zalman as "the Lithuanian genius."</ref> and was among the foremost disciples of the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]].
+'''Rabbi Schneur Zalman Boruchovich of Liadi''' ([[18 Elul]] 5505 (September 4, 1745) – [[24 Tevet]] 5573 (December 27, 1812)) is known among Chabad Chassidim as the '''Alter Rebbe''' (Yiddish: ''der Alter Rebbe'', meaning "the Elder Rebbe"). He is also referred to as the '''Maggid of Liozna''', the '''Graz''' (an acronym of his name), and '''the Author of the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch''' — titles that became attached to him through the wide circulation of his two major works, the [[Tanya]] and the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]] (his comprehensive code of Jewish law).<ref>The Rebbe [Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson] frequently used this dual title, and on one occasion explained its meaning: "Author of the Tanya" refers to his role as the decisor in the inner dimension of Torah, while "Author of the Shulchan Aruch" refers to his role as the decisor in the revealed, legal dimension of Torah. There is also a structural connection between the two works: the four parts of the Tanya correspond to the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav.</ref> He was also known simply as '''The Rav''' (the Rabbi),<ref>He was sometimes called ''der Litvak'' ("the Lithuanian"), following a remark made by the [[Maggid of Mezeritch]] to his disciples, who referred to Rabbi Schneur Zalman as "the Lithuanian genius."</ref> and was among the foremost disciples of the [[The Maggid of Mezeritch|Maggid of Mezeritch]].
 Rabbi Schneur Zalman was the founder of the [[Chabad]] school of Chassidic thought and the first Rebbe in the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty. He composed the [[Tanya]], the foundational text of Chabad Chassidic philosophy, and authored the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]], a landmark code of Jewish law.