Supermodel Naomi Campbell has paid tribute to the grand Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Schneersonon the 25^th anniversary of his death.

Sharing a picture of the Rebbe on Instagram Ms Campbell wrote an accompanying caption that described him as an “inspirational leader, scholar, and teacher.”

She wrote: “The Rebbe taught that we are all inherently good and we each have the potential to change the world for the better, one good deed at a time.

“I have personally learned so much from his wisdom and teachings, and while I never met him, I’ve visited his resting place in Queens to gain blessing and inspiration.”

 

 

 

 

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Today, is the 25th anniversary of the passing of #TheRebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. An inspirational leader, scholar, and teacher, the Rebbe taught that we are all inherently good and we each have the potential to change the world for the better, one good deed at a time. I have personally learned so much from his wisdom and teachings, and while I never met him, I’ve visited his resting place in Queens to gain blessing and inspiration. With so much discord and division across our society, the Rebbe's words are more relevant than ever, and we so desperately need to take them to heart and learn from his example to always see the good in others, even those with whom we may disagree. Today I rededicate myself to the Rebbe's life-long mission of creating more light and goodness, and making a better future for ourselves and all of humanity. ♥️

A post shared by Naomi Campbell (@naomi) on Jul 6, 2019 at 7:12pm PDT

Ahead of the anniversary on Saturday, an estimated 50,000 people visited the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Rabbi Schneerson, who headed the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement from 1950 until his death in 1994, is credited with reviving the movement following its post-Holocaust re-establishment in New York.

It is believed that as many as 400,000 people visit his grave in Cambria Heights site each year.

Many of the visitors are not Strictly Orthodox or Jewish but visit to pay their respects and to reflect on his teachings.

Ms Campbell, who revealed she was converting to Kabbalah in 2010 in a quest for a calmer life, said the Rebbe’s teachings were “more relevant than ever.”

She said because there was “so much discord and division across our society.

“We so desperately need to take them to heart and learn from his example to always see the good in others, even those with whom we may disagree.”

Ms Campbell, said she would “rededicate” herself to the rebbe’s mission of “creating more light and goodness.”

Singer and dancer Paula Abdul also paid tribute to him, tweeting her own tribute marking the anniversary of his death.

Ms Abdul, who is Jewish, encouraged her followers to take part in the rabbi’s Shabbat candle campaign, which calls on all Jewish women to light Shabbat candles less than an hour before Shabbat.

“His teachings to better our world through unconditional love are more urgent now than ever! Join me in his Shabbat Candle campaign, spreading light before sundown this evening,” she tweeted on Friday afternoon.