The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi who led a global movement and remains revered three decades since his death. The fight broke out Monday when authorities moved in to seal off a secret tunnel into the Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue, which some worshippers — described by the movement as “a small group of rogue youth” — said was intended to fulfill the wishes of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Here are some details about Schneerson and his impact within and beyond the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Orthodox Judaism. WHO WAS SCHNEERSON?
The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between some worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi.
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The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between some worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi.
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