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The significance of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson is surveyed in this reflective anthology and photography book.

While the oral histories offer a fascinating lens into a massive figure in global Jewry, the highlight of the book is the intense, occasionally chaotic photographs by award-winning photographer Asnin, who accompanied Specter on his New York Times Magazine profile three decades ago. The photographs, full-color and high-resolution full-page presentations, appear on nearly every page. The book is as gorgeous as it is insightful and would make a lovely coffee-table centerpiece.

A poignant, well-edited collection of interviews and photographs that pays homage to “the Rebbe.”

THE ORACLE | Kirkus Reviews The significance of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson is surveyed in this reflective anthology and photography book.

The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson team—Marc Asnin, Julian Anderson, Sarah Ogince, and Dovid Zaklikowski—won the 2025 Wilbur Award for their creativity, impact, and excellence in communicating religious values in secular (non-religious) media in the field of journalism.

The 2025 Wilbur Award honorees include: The Associated Press, CBS 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, The Epoch Times, Harper’s Magazine, National Public Radio, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Religion News Service, and San Francisco Chronicle.

More on The Oracle (Redux 2024) at http://www.RebbeSchneerson.com.

Excerpt from The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson in the Jerusalem Post.

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The end of an era: The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s last blessing three decades ago 'On that Sunday afternoon, as he was handing me a dollar, I would end up posing the very last question for Rabbi Schneerson to answer'.