Editing Neighborhood (section)

== Establishment of Neighborhoods by the Rebbe ==
The first neighborhood that the Rebbe instructed to establish was Shikun Chabad in Yerushalayim. In 5718 (1957-1958), the Rebbe instructed Rav Slonim to establish a Chabad neighborhood in Yerushalayim. The cornerstone was laid in 5720 (1959-1960), and the first residents moved in before Rosh Hashanah 5722 (1961).

The second neighborhood, Nachalat Har Chabad, was established in Kiryat Malachi. The establishment came after an instruction from the Rebbe to find a neighborhood to settle immigrants from Russia, and Chabad activists in Israel suggested Kiryat Malachi. On 23 Shevat 5729 (1969), the Rebbe gave a positive response. The neighborhood's name "Nachalat Har Chabad" has the initials "Chana," named after Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe's mother.

The third neighborhood is Kfar Chabad in Tzfat, built in 5733 (1973) by Rav Kaplan. Under the Rebbe's instruction, Rav Kaplan gathered ten young married men from the kollelim then existing in Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad, and established the first nucleus with them. Today, nearly 800 Chabad families live in Tzfat. The original size of the neighborhood is 3 tall buildings, containing nearly 200 families. As the community expanded, four additional smaller buildings were added, and today the neighborhood extends into nearby neighborhoods.

In 5743 (1983), about two years after Beit Romano was redeemed from the Arabs, there were plans to establish a large Chabad yeshiva in Chevron, and to establish a Chabad neighborhood around it. Initially, the Rebbe showed a positive direction to the proposal, and practical plans for establishing the neighborhood began. The plans were presented to the Prime Minister at the time, Menachem Begin, and Housing Minister Mr. David Levy, who agreed in principle to the plans. But at a later stage, the Rebbe froze the plans. In a letter he sent, he explained that despite the desire to renew the Chabad settlement in Chevron, he was not willing to take responsibility for sending his chassidim there, as the current security situation was not safe enough. The Rebbe concluded his letter with a promise that as soon as the security situation changes and it becomes possible to settle in Chevron without security risks, the plan would be raised again.

Additional Chabad neighborhoods were formed as a result of the natural development of the local community, such as the Chabad neighborhood in Rechovot.