The Rebbe on American Youth

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The Rebbe: Bring Judaism to the Jews
A journalist's conversation with Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in the mid-1950's - Part II
By Asher Penn
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Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of Chabad-Lubavitch Hassidim worldwide, is a direct descendant of the founder of the Chabad movement, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.

In order to receive an audience with the Rebbe one needs to make an appointment months in advance. Of course, if an urgent matter arises, it's possible to wait only a couple of weeks and in case of an emergency one can see the Rebbe even sooner.

I waited close to two months for this interview.

The young Rebbe regularly receives guests late in the evening. He sits in his office and listens to each person's issues, at times until midnight.

It was almost midnight when our two hour conversation ended.

The Rebbe spoke about the responsibility of American Jewry to the rest of the world and to the youth in particular.

"In the shtetl, when Judaism was passed on from generation to generation, the rabbis could relax and sit at home with the knowledge that Jews of all ages would approach them whenever necessary. But America is very different. Here we must find the youth, awaken them and strengthen them.

- To read more of the interview click here: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E2763BB4BCFE984A179BD87999C347D9&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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