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==The Chabad Rebbes==

===The Alter Rebbe===

Rabbi Schneur Zalman Boruchovich<ref>So called after his father "Boruch," as was customary in that era — to append the father's name as a surname.</ref> of [[Liadi]] — the [[Alter Rebbe]] (in [[Yiddish]]: '''Der Alter Rebbe''', "the Old Rebbe"). He is also referred to as "the Rav"<ref>Following the Maggid of Mezeritch's description of him to his other disciples as "the Lithuanian Gaon."</ref> or as the author of the [[Tanya]] and the [[Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe|Shulchan Aruch]].<ref>This title became associated with him through the wide dissemination of his two major works, the [[Tanya]] and the [[Shulchan Aruch of the Alter Rebbe|Shulchan Aruch]]. The Rebbe frequently uses this form of reference, and on one occasion explained its significance: "Author of the Tanya" — decisor in the inner dimension of Torah; "author of the Shulchan Aruch" — decisor in the revealed dimension of Torah. There is also an additional connection between the two works: the four parts of the Tanya correspond to the four parts of the [[Shulchan Aruch HaRav]].</ref> He is the founder of the Chabad approach and the first of the seven [[Chabad Rebbes]]. He authored the Tanya and the Shulchan Aruch. He was born on [[Chai Elul]] 1745 in the town of [[Liozna]] in the [[Mohilev Governorate]] of [[Belarus]], to Rabbi [[Boruch (father of the Alter Rebbe)|Boruch]] (a descendant of the [[Maharal of Prague]]<ref>See [[chain of tradition]].</ref>) and [[Rivka (mother of the Alter Rebbe)|Rivka]]. He resided first in Liozna and later in the city of [[Liadi]]. He [[histalkus|passed from this world]] on the [[motzaei Shabbos]] (Saturday night) of Parshas Shemos, the 24th of Tevet 1813, and his resting place is in the city of [[Haditch]].