The Secret of Chabad: Inside the world's most successful Jewish movement

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson set his sights on creating a worldwide Jewish renaissance. Today his 4,000 Shluchim-emissaries are everywhere.

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How was an army of Rabbis and Rebbitzens trained and encouraged to move to the four corners of the earth to fulfill their mission? How could they live so far from friends and family while dedicating their lives to the welfare of others, and at times risking their own safety and security? For the first time Rabbi David Eliezrie, a veteran Chabad Shliach in California and a major player on the national level, goes deep inside the organization to reveal the secrets of Chabad's success.

"The Secret of Chabad is probably the first book by a Chabad insider - and a major one at that - telling the incredible story of what has clearly become the most dynamic Jewish force in the contemporary world ... After reading the Secret of Chabad you will never see your local Chabad rabbi in quite the same way..." — Dennis Prager

Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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