Rabbi & Bestselling Author 

    Undaunted

    Published By: Magid an imprest of Koren Publishing
    Available November 4, 2025
    David Eliezrie’s Undaunted highlights the courage of the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, during the harshest years of Soviet oppression. While most religious leaders fled as the Communists closed synagogues and schools, Schneersohn remained, risking his life to sustain Jewish life and earning a reputation as “the last man standing.” Despite torture and a death sentence, his defiance led to his release through international pressure. Using historical documents and rare archives, Eliezrie shows how the Rebbe introduced Chabad teachings in Western Europe, empowered women, and built yeshivas to revive Chassidic life. The book also recounts his dramatic escape from Nazi Europe and his arrival in the U.S., where he famously declared, “America is Not Different,” sparking a transformation in Jewish life. It documents the deep personal relationship between the Sixth Rebbe and his successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Undaunted emphasizes that Schneersohn’s mission was driven by self-sacrifice, not martyrdom. Even in exile, he led Jewish resistance and laid the groundwork for Jewish revival worldwide, inspiring generations of Chabad leaders to persevere under oppression.
    The Secret of Chabad

    The Secret of Chabad

    Published By: The Toby Press- An imprest of Koren Publishing
    Published August 17, 2015
    Considered one of the most influential movements in modern Judaism, writers have speculated for decades about the unparalleled success of Chabad Lubavitch. In The Secret of Chabad, Rabbi David Eliezrie depicts the events, philosophies, and personalities that have made Chabad Lubavitch a worldwide phenomenon. From his unique style weaving together narrative and fact, history and philosophical insight, interviews with shluchim and Chabad leaders from across the globe, and personal recollection emerges a world rich in tradition and the enormous love for fellow Jews that is embodied by the shluchim. In this book, Rabbi Eliezrie combines the insider's perspective of a long-time Chabad shaliach with the storytelling flair of a prolific writer.
    The Secret of Chabad

About Rabbi David Eliezrie

Rabbi David Eliezrie is the Senior Rabbi at Chabad-Beth Meir HaCohen in Yorba Linda California. A noted author, he is active in global Jewish affairs. Rabbi Eliezrie attended Yeshiva in Israel and New York. He and his wife Stella are proud parents of six married children and even growing number of grandchildren.

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Undaunted Rebbe Book Tour

Undaunted will be released on November 4th 2025, ahead of the Kinus Hashluchim, with an exclusive preview at the JLI’s National Jewish Retreat in August. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon.


Tours are already planned for the east coast in November, the week of Yud Shevat in Florida, March; UK/Europe & Israel, June; South Africa, Asia and Australia.