Table II (From the Book): Cycles of 50 Years (Jubilees), with Historical Events Taking Place Mostly in Years 31-34 and 51-52; Leadership of Chassidic Movement and Chabad

1. Chassidic Movement	1	1666	Shabtai Tzvi disgrace, not long after Chimelnicky massacres.	Fellowship of Hidden Tzadikim
Turning Point	33	1698	Birth of the Ba'al Shem Tov	Fellowship of Hidden Tzadikim
2. Chassidic and Lithuanian Systems	52/ 2	1717 (1720)	Birth of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk, brother of Reb Zushya of Anipoli (Birth of the Vilna Gaon)	Ba’al Shem Tov (1716-1760)
Turning Point	31-34	1746- 1749	Birth of the Alter Rebbe (Elul 1745) and Rav Chayim of Volozhin	Ba’al Shem Tov (1716-1760)
3. Second Generation Chassidic Movement	51/1	1766	Birth of Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowicz, the “Yid haKodesh”	Magid of Mezeritch (1761 – 1772), Leadership Divided
Turning Point	31-33	1796-1798	Birth of the Ruzhiner Rebbe; Publication of the Tanya; Yud Tet Kislev	Alter Rebbe (1798-1812)
4. Jewish Emancipation	52/2	1815	Pope forbids giving more rights to the Jews, and they lose the few rights they had received.	Mitteler Rebbe (1813-1827)
Turning Point	33-34	1848-1849	Revolutions in Europe give Jews complete civil rights in many countries.	Tzemach Tzedek (1827 – 1866)
5. Zionism	51/1	1866	Birth of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook (Elul 1865)	Rebbe Maharash (1866 – 1882[1])
Turning Point	31-34	1896-1899	Publication of "The Jewish State." WZO and Jewish Colonial Trust established	Rebbe Rashab (1893 - 1920)
6. Israel’s Independence	52/2	1917	World War I; Balfour Declaration. Beginning of British Mandate	Rebbe Rayatz (1920 – 1950)
Turning Point	32-34	1947- 1949	War of Independence, Declaration of State, shortly after the Holocaust	The Rebbe (1950 – 1994)
7. Modern Israel	52/2	1967	Six Day War, Yom Yerushalayim	The Rebbe (1950 – 1994)
Turning Point	31-34	1996- 1999	Benjamin Netanyahu is prime minister after surprise victory. Three years later, he is defeated by a wide margin.	Brotherhood of Chassidim

8. World Recognition	52/2	2017	United States recognizes   Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.	Brotherhood of Chassidim
Turning Point	31-34	2046-2049	????	????

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[1] The Rebbe Maharash passed away at the young age of 48, when the Rebbe Rashab was only 21 years old. The Rebbe Rashab officially became Rebbe at the age of 32.