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Rabbi '''Moshe Schneuri''' (Tammuz 5539 / 5544 – before 5630<ref>According to one version he passed away in Sivan 5638 (Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, letter 1,881 — 9 Cheshvan 5703).</ref>) was a son of the [[Alter Rebbe]] and the rabbi of the town of [[Olle]]. He was forcibly arrested and subjected to attempts to compel him to convert to Christianity, but escaped from his captors and spent the rest of his days wandering from place to place. | Rabbi '''Moshe Schneuri''' (Tammuz 5539 / 5544 – before 5630<ref>According to one version he passed away in Sivan 5638 (Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, letter 1,881 — 9 Cheshvan 5703).</ref>) was a son of the [[Alter Rebbe]] and the rabbi of the town of [[Olle]]. He was forcibly arrested and subjected to attempts to compel him to convert to Christianity, but escaped from his captors and spent the rest of his days wandering from place to place. | ||
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After his marriage, Rabbi Moshe moved to his father-in-law's home and was appointed rabbi of [[Olle]]. He maintained a halachic correspondence with the [[Tzemach Tzedek]].<ref>Responsa of the Tzemach Tzedek, Even HaEzer, §144.</ref> | After his marriage, Rabbi Moshe moved to his father-in-law's home and was appointed rabbi of [[Olle]]. He maintained a halachic correspondence with the [[Tzemach Tzedek]].<ref>Responsa of the Tzemach Tzedek, Even HaEzer, §144.</ref> | ||
Rabbi Moshe was blessed with an exceptional memory and would transcribe (chazzer) the Alter Rebbe's maamarim, writing them down from memory. His transcriptions (hanachos — verbatim records of oral discourses) later formed the basis for the published volumes of Maamarei Admur HaZaken. His father held him in particular affection and would say of him: "My son Moshe has outstanding talents; his remarkable memory will never leave him."<ref>Sefer HaToldos Admur HaZaken, vol. 3, p. 744.</ref> Rabbi Moshe's appearance resembled that of his father the Alter Rebbe.<ref name=beisrebbi>[[Beis Rebbi]], 57a.</ref> | Rabbi Moshe was blessed with an exceptional memory and would transcribe (chazzer) the Alter Rebbe's maamarim, writing them down from memory. His transcriptions (hanachos — verbatim records of oral discourses) later formed the basis for the published volumes of Maamarei Admur HaZaken. His father held him in particular affection and would say of him: "My son Moshe has outstanding talents; his remarkable memory will never leave him."<ref>Sefer HaToldos Admur HaZaken, vol. 3, p. 744.</ref> Rabbi Moshe's appearance resembled that of his father the Alter Rebbe.<ref name="beisrebbi">[[Beis Rebbi]], 57a.</ref> | ||
Rabbi Moshe lived in considerable material comfort.<ref>Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, vol. 4, p. 167.</ref> It is told that he once arrived at his father's home in a carriage drawn by three horses. Upon seeing this, the Alter Rebbe said to him: {{Quote|text="Whom do you trust? In me? — you will not even find the door of my room in Gan Eden (Paradise)."}} He then added: {{Quote|text="I have one piece of advice for you: kiss my tzitzis (the fringes of a garment worn as a reminder of the commandments) and engrave its image in your mind — then ''kan men shpringen fun shpitz fun hechsten dach''" — "one can leap from the top of the highest roof."<ref>Reshimos HaYoman, p. 202. The editors note there as a possibility that this may have been a bestowal of spiritual power enabling Rabbi Moshe to later escape from the monastery, as described below.</ref>}} | Rabbi Moshe lived in considerable material comfort.<ref>Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, vol. 4, p. 167.</ref> It is told that he once arrived at his father's home in a carriage drawn by three horses. Upon seeing this, the Alter Rebbe said to him: {{Quote|text="Whom do you trust? In me? — you will not even find the door of my room in Gan Eden (Paradise)."}} He then added: {{Quote|text="I have one piece of advice for you: kiss my tzitzis (the fringes of a garment worn as a reminder of the commandments) and engrave its image in your mind — then ''kan men shpringen fun shpitz fun hechsten dach''" — "one can leap from the top of the highest roof."<ref>Reshimos HaYoman, p. 202. The editors note there as a possibility that this may have been a bestowal of spiritual power enabling Rabbi Moshe to later escape from the monastery, as described below.</ref>}} | ||