who is the closest person today to being the successor of the Lubavitch Rebbi?
i.e. who is the biggest (greatest scholar) Chabad Rabbi to ask questions to about Chabad issues.
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2Ray: Your first and second questions are very different. Your second question is also unclear: does "Chabad issues" mean "Chabad Chassidus?" Does it mean "Chabad social, communal, or cultural issues?" Those might have very different answers. – HodofHod Aug 23 '13 at 20:16
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1@ShmuelBrin, very related, but not a duplicate. – Isaac Moses Aug 23 '13 at 21:25
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Rabbis Moshe Kotlarsky and Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky currently head the Lubavitch institutions. See more here, including a discussion of their succession plans.
As for which Chabad Rabbi is known as the greatest scholar today, I don't know but the one who comes to my mind immediately would be Rabbi Adin Steinzaltz, whose name had been briefly floated by some outsiders as a great choice for an eighth Lubavitcher rebbe.
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@Shmuel And many Lubavitchers might agree with you. The key word in Shalom's second paragraph is "outsiders." – HodofHod Aug 23 '13 at 21:30
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Definitely Reb Yoel Rabbi Adin is a Lay leader not rebbe Material plus he does not come from the Family – YUASK Aug 23 '13 at 21:56
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@YUASK - R' Yoel Kahn is related to the Rebbe?? That's the first I've heard that; are you sure? – Shimon bM Aug 24 '13 at 07:24
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Reb Yoel Kahn is "the" giant master in chassidus
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3Sholy, can you say more about why? Is this your personal opinion, or does somebody with authority say so (who?), or what? Thanks. – Monica Cellio Nov 03 '13 at 23:14