Rabbi Shneur Zalman

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chabad-Lubavitch
gptkbp:birthDate September 8, 1745
gptkbp:birthPlace Liozno,_Belarus
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Rabbi_Menachem_Mendel_Schneerson
gptkbp:celebrates Yahrzeit_on_3_Tevet
gptkbp:children gptkb:Rabbi_Shmuel
gptkb:Rabbi_Aharon
Rabbi_Dovber
gptkbp:contribution Hasidic texts
Jewish_law
Jewish_philosophy
gptkbp:deathDate December 15, 1812
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:era 18th century
19th century
gptkbp:famousQuote “The essence of the soul is a part of G-d above.”
“A little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness.”
“The heart is the seat of the emotions.”
“The mind rules the heart.”
“The_purpose_of_creation_is_to_reveal_G-dliness_in_the_world.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rabbi Shneur Zalman
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Hasidic_Judaism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rabbi_Israel_Baal_Shem_Tov
Rabbi_Dovber_of_Lubavitch
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:founding_Chabad_Hasidism
gptkbp:legacy Chabad_philosophy
Chabad_teachings
Chabad_customs
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Chabad
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Torah_Or
Tanya
Likkutei Torah
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:spouse Sura
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Rabbi_Dovber_Schneuri
gptkbp:taught gptkb:Rabbi_Dovber_Schneuri
gptkbp:title Alter Rebbe
gptkbp:wrote Tanya
Shulchan Aruch