(JNS) Over 50,000 Chabad mourners are expected in New York to mark the 29th Yarzheit of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
The seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, who died 29 years ago, led the Chabad movement for 44 years from the death of his father-in-law in 1950 to his death in 1994.
Chabad expects some 50,000 visitors to arrive throughout the week at the Ohel, the Queens, N.Y. burial site of the Rebbe and his father-in-law, Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe.
Chabad’s official Twitter handle called the late Rebbe “the most influential rabbi in modern history,” adding, “His life, wisdom and teachings continue to inspire and impact countless people around the world.”
