ABSTRACT
Habad Hasidism A form of Hasidism founded by Shneur Zalman of Liady (1745-1813) that stresses not only ecstatic religious experience but also Torah study. The term Habad is an acronym for $okhma, Binah, Da‘at, the Hebrew terms for Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge. The movement is also referred to as Lubavitch Hasidism. Many members of Habad Hasidism believe that their most recently deceased leader, Menachem Schneerson (1902-1994), known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, is the Messiah and will rise from the dead to save the world.
