The thirteenth of Tishrei is the yahrzeit of the fourth of the Rebbeim of Chabad, Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn — the Rebbe Maharash, who [was born in 5594 (תקצ"ד; 1834) and] assumed the leadership in 5626 (תרכ"ו; 1866). He passed away in 5643 (תרמ"ג; 1882), and his resting place is in the village of Lubavitch.1
Footnotes
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HaYom Yom, entry for 13 Tishrei, and biographical notes; for his biography in detail see Toldos Admur Maharash by the Rebbe Shlita (Kehot, N.Y.).
The Hebrew original of Sefer Haminhagim was compiled by R. Menachem Zeev Greenglass and R. Yehudah Leib Groner, and was first published by Kehot Publication Society in 1966. The original work was researched, restructured and translated by Uri Kaploun.
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