Sholom Dovber Schneersohn

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Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Title	Lubavitcher Rebbe
Personal
Born	5 November 1860 OS Lyubavichi
Died	21 March 1920 NS Rostov-on-Don
Religion	Judaism
Spouse	Sterna Sarah (daughter of Yosef Yitzchok of Ovruch)
Children	Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn
Parents	Shmuel Schneersohn (father) Rivkah (granddaughter of Dovber Schneuri) (mother)
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Shmuel Schneersohn
Successor	Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn
Began	10 September 1892 OS
Ended	21 March 1920 NS
Main work	Yom Tov Shel Rosh Hashana, 5666, Sefer HaMaamarim, 5672
Dynasty	Chabad Lubavitch

Sholom Dovber Schneersohn (Hebrew: שלום דובער שניאורסאהן) was the fifth rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad-Lubavitch chasidic movement. He is known as "the Rebbe Rashab" (for Reb Sholom Ber). His teachings that encouraged outreach were further developed later.^[1]