19 Kislev
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19 Kislev refers to the 19th day of the Jewish month of Kislev. The date is significant within the Hasidic movement. Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (שניאור זלמן מלאדי), was arrested in Russia for encouraging his followers to send money to Palestine. At the time, Palestine was a part of the Ottoman Empire, which was at war with Russia. Rabbi Shneur Zalman was charged for treason. His subsequent release in the secular year 1798 on the Jewish month of 19 Kislev is celebrated by Chabad Hasidim as the New Year of Hasidism and divine vindication of the movement.
The 19 Kislev is also significant because it is the date of the passing of the Maggid of Mezritch, the succesor of the Baal Shem Tov.
