Dates
What day was the Alter Rebbe released from Prison?
Yup Tes Kislev
Who was the founder of Chassidus, and Chabad Chassidus?
The Baal Shem Tov founded Chassidus, and the Alter Rebbe founded Chabad Chassidus?
What are the two souls within every jew?
Why was the Alter Rebbe arrested?
Because he was accused of ending money to the Turkish Empire
When was the Alter Rebbe arrested?
The day after Simchas Torah
Why was there such a need for Chassidus in the Jewish world?
The jews were going through a hard time, financially and spiritually
Why does It say that Hashem "breathed into his nostrils"?
Because the Neshama comes from the innermost part of Hashem, and always wants to be connected to him
What was the infamous Black carriage called that transported the Alter Rebbe to prison?
What day (before the arrest) did the Chassidim get the sense that something was wrong?
On Rosh Hashana of that same year
Who travelled with the Alter Rebbe to speak to the Vilna Gaon?
R' Mendel of Vitebsk
In what way according to Tanya, can we see that we are all brother and sisters?
What did the misnagid mention to the Alter Rebbe as one of his problems with Chabad, when the Alter Rebbe was at his house?
Nusach Ari siddur
What day did the Chassidim find out when the verdict about the Alter Rebbe would be announced?
15 Kislev
Why did the Misnagdim specifically target Chabad Chassidus?
Because the Alter Rebbe has published the Tanya, and also surrounded himself with a lot of Torah scholars, so he was considered the biggest threat.
What Hebrew word (in English) does the name Miztrayim come from?
Boundries
What question during the Interrogation did the alter rebbe not answer?
About the purity of the souls of gentiles
What year did the Vilna Gaon pass away?
5558
When did the Alter Rebbe meet the Baal Shem Tov?
When he turned 3
What makes a Tzaddik different than a Benoni?
They never even have the thought to do an Avierah.
Who of the Alter Rebbe's Chassidim had connections to the government, and was able to find out what was going on?
R' Mordachai