Editing Colel chabad (section)

== Background ==
It is commonly said that the Colel was founded by the Alter Rebbe in 1788, but Rabbi Shalom Ber Levin claims that the Colel was only established in 1827 with the blessing and presidency of the Mitteler Rebbe. Under the Rebbe's leadership, the Colel's activities developed into a massive system of assistance and aid. In the early years after accepting the leadership, the Rebbe encouraged support for Colel Chabad, which was intensively assisting Chassidim who arrived in the Holy Land after the "exodus from Russia" and settled in Kfar Chabad and Lod. The Rebbe even determined that one of the Colel's purposes was to transfer money to Tzeirei Chabad in the Holy Land.