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The Library Of Agudas Chassidei Chabad (also Chabad Library or Lubavitch library) is a research library owned by Agudas Chasidei Chabad. Its content had been collected by the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes. The library is housed next to the Lubavitch world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, and is utilized by Chabad and general Judaic scholars. It is viewed by thousands of visitors each year. The library is home to 250,000 books, mostly in Hebrew and Yiddish. Many are rare and unique to the library. In addition, the Library contains: * Several thousand manuscripts, mostly on Chabad Chasidic philosophy, either actual manuscripts of the Chabad Rebbe’s, or copied by Chasidim for their own study and inspiration. * A large archive of correspondence and writings relating to the Chabad philosophy and movement, including the vast collection of letters written by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe. * A collection of sacred objects bequeathed by the Chabad Rebbe’s, as well as various items presented, as gifts, to Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M Schneerson, during his years of leadership. * A collection of photographs of Chasidim and Chabad activities sent to Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak and Rabbi Menachem Mendel, during their years of leadership. * A large collection of news clippings relating to the Chabad movement and Jewry in general. The library also contains more than 100,000 letters, artifacts and pictures belonging to, written by and for the and their Hasidim complete the collection. Notable among the collection is the siddur of the Baal Shem Tov, which is kept in a locked safe and is only handled by the head librarian. ==History== Following a court case regarding ownership of the library in 1987, it greatly expanded. In 1992 it opened its reading room, and exhibition hall in 1994. Throughout the history of the Chabad movement, a central collection of books and manuscripts was in the possession of the Rebbe of every generation. In earlier generations—end of 18th century and early 19th century—this collection was relatively small. Little remains of the original collections, for almost all books and manuscripts were either destroyed in the frequent fires plaguing small towns in those days or were lost in various other upheavals and crisis situations over the generations. The bulk of the existing collection began to form in the third generation of Chabad—during the mid-19th century—and progressively expanded over time to become one of the world’s most prominent Judaic library’s. Most of the collections of the first and second Chabad Rebbe's was lost or destroyed. During Chabad’s third generation, under Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789–1866) known for his major Talmudic-Halachik work, ''Tzemach Tzedek'', a more substantial collection took form. It became the nucleus of the central Chabad collection, which continued to grow during following generations.〔Goldberg, Danial. ''Treasures from the Chabad Library'', page 2 ISBN 0826606571, 9780826606570〕 The library is divided into three main sections: The Lubavitch Collection, The Collection of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, The Collection of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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