From the picture, it looks like the rabbi who blessed it is Rabbi Schneerson – the guy that all the Chabadniks thought was the Messiah.
He died in 1994 and they rebuilt his Brooklyn townhouse as a complete replica in Israel, expecting him to return and live there.
These guys are extremist as you get in terms of Judaism, in that they sort of decided to break with the rest of Judaism and revere a specific person as the coming Messiah. Most Jews think that they are utterly insane.
They still have bumper stickers and billboards in some places in Israel predicting his return, although many probably will admit by now that it’s getting a little embarrassing. =)
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