Stars remember ‘The Rebbe’ 25 years after his passing
A surprising cast of people surfaced online over the weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Jewish leader and Grand Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
“I have personally learned so much from his wisdom and teachings, and while I never met him, I’ve visited his resting place in Queens to gain blessing and inspiration,’’ supermodel Naomi Campbell posted to Instagram on Saturday, the quarter-century anniversary of the religious leader’s death according to the Hebrew calendar.
“An inspirational leader, scholar, and teacher, the Rebbe taught that we are all inherently good and we each have the potential to change the world for the better, one good deed at a time,” Campbell wrote.
Schneerson — who is credited with creating a global Jewish renaissance in the aftermath of the Holocaust— gained the ear of political leaders such as Ronald Reagan, Robert F. Kennedy, Shirley Chisholm and former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, as well as notable figures such as Elie Wiesel, Herman Wouk and Bob Dylan.
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Over his 92 years on Earth, Schneerson became so influential that he is known to many simply as “The Rebbe.”
“Tonight is 25 years since #theRebbe’s passing. His teachings to better our world through unconditional love are more urgent now than ever!” singer and TV star Paula Abdul tweeted.
Historian and Schneerson biographer Joseph Telushkin said the public outpouring of praise for the Lubavitcher leader is testament to the timeless quality of his teachings.
“It’s a powerful thing,’’ the author said of The Rebbe’s continued popularity. “Historically speaking, it’s highly unusual for a religious leader to inspire so many millions of new people, Jews and non-Jews, in a very real way a full quarter century after his passing.”
Pols marking the anniversary included Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, who said The Rebbe “changed the world.
“I’ll always remember him,” Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew.
“Today marks 25 years of longing for Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson – the Lubavitcher Rebbe – who changed the world, and had a profound influence on me. I’ll always remember him,” Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew, according to a translation.
Schneerson died June 12, 1994 — the third day of the month of Tammuz in the year 5,754, according to the Hebrew calendar. Saturday was 3 Tammuz, 5779.
