10 Facts About Shmuel Schneersohn

Shmuel Schneersohn was an Orthodox rabbi and the fourth Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic movement.

Shmuel Schneersohn was born in Lyubavichi, on 2 Iyar 5594, the seventh son of Menachem Mendel Schneersohn.

Shmuel Schneersohn faced competition from three of his brothers, primarily from Yehuda Leib Schneersohn who established a dynasty in Kapust upon their father's death.

In 1848, Schneersohn was married to the daughter of his brother, Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn.

Shmuel Schneersohn had three sons, Zalman Aharon, Shalom Dovber, and Menachem Mendel, as well as one daughter, Devorah Leah.

Shmuel Schneersohn was said to have had chariots on call for the evacuation of books in time of fire.

Shmuel Schneersohn wrote widely on a range of religious and secular topics, and much of his writing has never been published and remains in manuscript form alone.

Shmuel Schneersohn's discourses began to be published for the first time under the title Likkutei Torat Shmuel in 1945 by Kehot, and 12 volumes have so far been printed.

Shmuel Schneersohn died in Lyubavichi, on 13 Tishrei 5643, leaving three sons and two daughters, and was succeeded by his son Sholom Dovber.

Shmuel Schneersohn urged the study of Kabbalah as a prerequisite for one's humanity:.