Shneur Zalman

GPTKB entity

Properties (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Rabbi
gptkbp:birthDate September 8, 1745
gptkbp:birthPlace Liozno,_Belarus
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Menachem_Mendel_Schneerson
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mordechai
gptkb:Zalman
Yosef
Levi Yitzchak
Shneur
Chaim
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Jewish_mysticism
Halakha
Jewish_philosophy
Chabad_philosophy
gptkbp:deathDate December 15, 1812
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Petersburg,_Russia
gptkbp:famousQuote “A little bit of light dispels a lot of darkness.”
“The greatest gift a parent can give a child is a good education.”
“The heart is the seat of the emotions, and the mind is the seat of intellect.”
“The essence of the soul is the essence of God.”
“The purpose of creation is to reveal Godliness in the world.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shneur Zalman
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hasidic_Judaism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rabbi_Israel_Baal_Shem_Tov
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:founding_Chabad_Hasidism
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Chabad-Lubavitch_movement
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Chabad
gptkbp:notableWork Tanya
gptkbp:religion Judaism
gptkbp:spouse Sura
gptkbp:taught gptkb:Dovber_Schneuri
gptkbp:title Alter Rebbe