Lubavitcher

plural Lubavitchers · alternative Lebuvitcher

1. A member of the Chabad movement in Judaism.

   The Chabadnikim, or Lubavitchers as they are sometimes called, are the largest Chassidim Jewish group in the world, thanks primarily to the efforts of the last rabbi in the Chassidim lineage, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known to the Lubavitchers simply as “the Rebbe” (the Rabbi).

   2024, Ruth Tsuria, “Introduction”, in Keeping Women in Their Digital Place: The Maintenance of Jewish Gender Norms Online, University Park, Pa.: The Pennsylvania State University Press, →ISBN, page 14

   Synonyms: Chabadnik

alternative Lebuvitcher

1. not comparableOf or relating to the Chabad movement in Judaism.

   According to Hasidic lore, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, once visited the city of Shklov known for its brilliant, wise and erudite scholars.

   2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 95

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   But two men who said they spoke with some of those who broke through the synagogue wall said the motive was to hasten an expansion of 770 — a move that they say the Lubavitcher movement’s leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the rebbe, called for more than three decades ago.

   2024 January 9, Eliza Shapiro and Katherine Rosman, “Secret Synagogue Tunnel Sets Off Altercation That Leads to 9 Arrests”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2024