The Easy Target: reflecting on Chabad rabbis and their families

 

I must confess that, while I am not an Orthodox Jew and am rather skeptical of any orthodoxy, I have a particular admiration for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Under the leadership of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), this movement, originally from Poland-Russia, underwent a radical transformation in the 20th century. Known simply as the Rebbe, the charismatic rabbi based in Brooklyn turned this Hasidic group into an immense network of emissaries stationed in every corner of the world where there is a Jew. 

You can read the rest of the article in The Times of Israel here: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-easy-target/