Founder of Habad
Shneur Zalman de Lyady
Life
1745–1812
He created an intellectual Hasidic current and wrote the Tanya.
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Shneur Zalman of Lyady developed Habad around wisdom, reason, and knowledge.
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The Tanya appeared in 1796 and became a central Habad guide.
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In the Tanya, an ordinary Jew could attain devekut through a bond with a tzaddik.