Family and Early Life
What was the Alter Rebbe’s name?
Shnuer Zalman
What was the Alter Rebbe’s most famous Sefer?
Tanya
What do we celebrate on Yud Tes Kislev?
The Alter Rebbe’s release from prison
What happened on Chof Daled Teves?
The Alter Rebbe passed away
What number Rebbe was the Alter Rebbe in Chabad?
1
What was the Alter Rebbe’s mother’s name?
Rivka
What is another name for Tanya?
Sefer Shel Beinonim/ Lekkutei Amorim
What special name is given to Yud Tes Kislev in Chabad?
Rosh Hashana of Chassidus
Where was the Alter Rebbe buried?
Haditch, Ukraine
What Sefer of Halacha did he write?
Shluchan Aruch HaRav
What was the Alter Rebbe’s fathers name?
Baruch
How many sections does Tanya have?
5
Why was the Alter Rebbe’s arrested?
He was accused of treason for sending money to Jews in Eretz Yisroel and that his teachings were a danger to the functioning of the country
How old was the Alter Rebbe when he was Nistalek?
67 years old
True or false: The Alter Rebbe edited the Siddur
True
Where was the Alter Rebbe born?
Liozna
What is the main inner struggle described in Tanya?
The battle between the Nefesh Habihamis and Nefesh Elokis
How long was the Alter Rebbe imprisoned for?
53 days
Where did the Alter Rebbe pass away?
In the village of Pyena while fleeing Napoleon
Who was the Alter Rebbe’s successor?
His son, Rabbi Dov Ber Shneuri
Who was the Alter Rebbe’s primary teacher?
The Maggid of Mezritch
What Kabbalistic and Chassidic sources is Tanya based on?
The sefarim of the Shlah Hakadosh and the Maharal
Teachers- the Maggid, Baal Shem Tov, and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Horodoker
Who visited the Alter Rebbe in prison to encourage him?
The Bal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezritch
What was happening in Europe around the time of his Histalkus?
Napoleons invasion of Russia
What does Tanya mean or refer to?
It’s the first word of the Sefer, which means that it was taught in a Braisa