Dovid Zaklikowski

Dovid Zaklikowski is an archivist and biographer, his essay Rebbe by Choice, from which this article is an excerpt from, was published in The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson (Redux 2024), which is available at RebbeSchneerson.com or on Amazon.

In Print / Features

Fleeting Moments On The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s 30th Yahrzeit

By Dovid Zaklikowski

Seemingly after seeing how all of the work that his father-in-law invested in the movement might fizzle away, he accepted the role. Now as leader, Rebbe Mendel Schneerson – who over the decades many began to refer as the Rebbe – steered the movement into being a global Jewish outreach organization.

NY / Judaism / Coronavirus

With Synagogues Shuttered, ‘Porch Minyans’ Grow in Brooklyn

By Dovid Zaklikowski

While some rabbis have banned the porch minyan on various grounds, week upon week of staying home has started to wear people down, and the phenomenon has increased.