Editing Kfar Chabad (section)

==== Expanded Entry – Kfar Chabad Committee ====
The village is managed by a special committee of seven members who elect the committee chairman. Elections are held every few years, but sometimes the Rabbi calls residents to a general assembly, and according to a vote - the current committee's term is extended (without elections).

In the early years of Kfar Chabad, the Kfar Chabad Committee operated under the responsibility of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in the Holy Land. Rabbi Eliezer Karasik, chairman of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, and Rabbi Pinie Althoiz worked in various ways to establish and develop Kfar Chabad, while ensuring that the village committee could function despite frequent changes in committee membership and chairmanship.

In the year 5720 (1960), Rabbi Shlomo Maidanchik was appointed chairman of the Kfar Chabad Committee, a position he held for about 25 years. During his tenure as chairman of the Kfar Chabad Committee, he built the houses in the center of the village and the "shikunim" (housing projects), and many buildings sprouted - synagogues, educational institutions, a clinic, shops, and more. During these years, Rabbi Maidanchik managed to create extensive connections with all the key figures of the State of Israel, and enlisted prime ministers, ministers, members of Knesset, and other senior officials for the benefit of Kfar Chabad in particular and Chabad in general.

After him, Menachem Lerer served in the position, followed by Rabbi Binyamin Lipshitz. After him, Rabbi Shimon Rabinowitz served.

Alongside these official activists, there were other activists who worked for the benefit of the village over the years, both when they held official positions and when they retired from their positions and continued to do everything in their power for the village. Among the most prominent:

Rabbi Zusha Wilmowsky the Partisan, who acted in his capacity as secretary of the Kfar Chabad Committee, and even after retiring for many years did everything for the welfare of village residents, both alongside Rabbi Shlomo Maidanchik and alongside Rabbi Menachem Lerer. Rabbi Yona Eidelkop, who worked hand in hand with Rabbi Zusha Wilmowsky and Rabbi Shlomo Maidanchik. Rabbi Baruch Gopin, Rabbi David Chen, Rabbi Itche Mendel Lis - village secretary, Rabbi Mendel Futerfas, Rabbi Moshe Zvi Segal, Rabbi Efraim Wolf and Rabbi Berel'e Wolf. Rabbi Meir Freiman who served as committee secretary alongside Rabbi Shlomo Maidanchik.

In Shevat 5776 (2016), elections were held in Kfar Chabad for members of the Kfar Chabad Committee. Rabbi Shimon Rabinowitz received the highest number of votes, and at a meeting held on the evening of Yud Shevat after the vote count, in the presence of the Mara D'Atra Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi and in the presence of the council chairman David Yifrach, Rabbi Rabinowitz was elected by all committee members to serve as chairman of the village committee. In a speech he gave afterwards, he committed to preserving the physical and spiritual character of Kfar Chabad for the Rebbe's nachas.

In Adar 5778 (2018), additional elections were held for the village committee. The election campaign was turbulent mainly due to the intervention of Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi who supported the new committee. In a meeting he held on the 20th of Adar, the Rabbi asked very pointed questions about the full conduct of the previous committee headed by Rabbi Shimon Rabinowitz and showed dissatisfaction with another run by most committee members. Following the committee's run despite the Rabbi's speech, the Rabbi emphasized to the residents the magnitude of responsibility and potential chillul Hashem (desecration of God's name) and prominently supported the new committee. On Thursday, the 28th of Adar, elections were held and the new committee headed by Rabbi Nachman Reichman was elected.