Editing Chabad House (section)

== History ==
The first Chabad center in the world was established by Rabbi Shlomo Cunin at the University of Los Angeles in California. The first "Beit Chabad" in Eretz Yisroel was established by Rabbi Zimroni Tzik in the city of Bat Yam. Today, approximately 3,000 Chabad Houses operate throughout the world, managed by about 5,000 shluchim.

The term "Beit Chabad" was coined by the Rebbe of Lubavitch in the Mem years (1980s/5740s) and since then it has become a synonym for a Chabad branch around the world. The umbrella organization of Chabad Houses in Eretz Yisroel is Tzeirei Agudas Chabad, which assists shluchim in their ongoing activities, mainly by supplying necessary products at subsidized prices and by providing guidance and direction. In the United States and around the world, Chabad Houses operate under the management of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch.