Choizer
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Choizer lit. "one who reviews," pl. choizrim (Heb.
חוזרים) is a title that refers to a rabbi
who memorizes the teachings of one of the Rebbe
s of the Chabad-Lubavitch
Hasidic movement. This term is unique to that movement.
or Yom Tov. Thus, on such occasions, when the Chabad Rebbes would deliver their discourses, certain disciples with a photographic memory were appointed to memorize every word they heard. This is known as the role of the choizer. The choizer would review the entire discourse after the Rebbe had finished delivering it with those interested to hear. This delivery was known as chazoro, a reviewing.
After consultation with other choizrim, the choizer would typically (but not always) transcribe the words that he remembered once it became permitted to do so, making him a meiniach
. This transcript, known as a hanocho (pl. hanochos), was then released for public study. The unedited hanochos of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
's public addresses are available in the Sichos Kodesh, Hisva'aduyos, and Sefer Ha'Sichos series.
Hebrew language
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חוזרים) is a title that refers to a rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
who memorizes the teachings of one of the Rebbe
Rebbe
Rebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
s of the Chabad-Lubavitch
Chabad-Lubavitch
Chabad-Lubavitch is a Chasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism. One of the world's larger and best-known Chasidic movements, its official headquarters is in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York...
Hasidic movement. This term is unique to that movement.
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or Yom Tov. Thus, on such occasions, when the Chabad Rebbes would deliver their discourses, certain disciples with a photographic memory were appointed to memorize every word they heard. This is known as the role of the choizer. The choizer would review the entire discourse after the Rebbe had finished delivering it with those interested to hear. This delivery was known as chazoro, a reviewing.
After consultation with other choizrim, the choizer would typically (but not always) transcribe the words that he remembered once it became permitted to do so, making him a meiniach
Meiniach
Maniach lit. "one who places," pl. Manichim is a title that refers to a rabbi who transcribes the teachings of one of the Rebbes of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement...
. This transcript, known as a hanocho (pl. hanochos), was then released for public study. The unedited hanochos of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson , known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or just the Rebbe among his followers, was a prominent Hasidic rabbi who was the seventh and last Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. He was fifth in a direct paternal line to the third Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Menachem Mendel...
's public addresses are available in the Sichos Kodesh, Hisva'aduyos, and Sefer Ha'Sichos series.