- 11 Nissan
) was the birthday of Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), the leader of theChabad dynasty ofHasidism , and is celebrated by his followers as a festival.The day had been marked by public parades since 1992, when Schneerson was in hospital recovering from a stroke. ["Dade Jews throw birthday party for New York Rabbi, David Hancock, Miami Herald, April 14, 1992]
The first public recognition of Schneerson's birthday was instigated by his personal envoy to
Washington DC ,Abraham Shemtov , who urged friendly congressmen to persuadeJimmy Carter to declare the day to beEducation and Sharing Day in his honor, in 1978. ["The Rabbi on the hill", David O'Reilly, The Philadelphia Enquirer, April 28, 1984]The day is marked by an annual official "
Tzivos Hashem " parade aroundCrown Heights [ [http://www.tzivos-hashem.org/cth/Articles.asp?dept=6005 Tzivos Hashem annual events page.] ]References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmul4L4f49c Children celebrating the Rebbe's birthday at Yeshivah college of Melbourne Australia]
* [http://www.askmoses.com/article.html?h=172&o=144691 Description of the meaning of Yud Alef Nissan from AskMoses.com]
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