Shmuel Schneersohn

Not to be confused with Shmuel Schneurson.
"Maharash" redirects here. For the 17th-century Polish rabbi, see Meir Wahl.
Shmuel Schneersohn
Stamp of Shmuel Schneerson
TitleLubavitcher Rebbe
Personal life
BornShmuel Schneersohn
29 April 1834 OS
Lyubavichi, Russian Empire
Died14 September 1882 OS
Lyubavichi, Russian Empire
BuriedLyubavichi
SpouseSterna (daughter of his brother Chaim Shneur Zalman), Rivkah (granddaughter of Dovber Schneuri)
Parents
DynastyChabad Lubavitch
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorMenachem Mendel Schneersohn
SuccessorSholom Dovber Schneersohn
Began17 March 1866
Ended14 September 1882 OS
Main workLikutei Torah - Toras Shmuel
DynastyChabad Lubavitch

Shmuel Schneersohn (29 April 1834 – 14 September 1882 OS), otherwise known as Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch or Maharash, was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and the fourth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Hasidic movement of Chabad Lubavitch.

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