Editing Kfar Chabad (section)

==== The First Years ====
In Tishrei 5710 (1949), a meeting was held among the residents where it was decided to appoint Rabbi Shneur Zalman Garelik as the village rabbi. The Rebbe Rayatz subsequently sent Rabbi Garelik a congratulatory letter on the appointment. One of Rabbi Garelik's first actions in his role was establishing the mikveh in the village, which was done with the Rebbe's encouragement.

Towards the Shemitah year that fell in 5712 (1952), the Rebbe sent a letter to the village residents instructing them not to rely on the heter mechirah, and simultaneously the Rebbe worked to obtain financial assistance for the village residents during the Shemitah year.

In 5712 (1952), the Rebbe announced in a letter to Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, one of the Chabad rabbis in Jerusalem, that if needed, he would pay half the construction costs of any new building in Kfar Chabad.

In 5715 (1955), the Rebbe encouraged the proposal to establish a second Kfar Chabad where Moroccan immigrants settled.

In 5715 (1955), the vocational school was established in the village. On Thursday night, the eve of 1 Iyar 5716 (1956), at around eight in the evening, while the students and instructors were standing in the evening prayer, the classroom and prayer room of the vocational school in Kfar Chabad was attacked by 'Fedayeen' infiltrators from Jordan. In the cruel massacre, the instructor Hatomim Simcha Zilberstrom and five students were killed. A printing house called 'Yad Hachamisha' was established in their memory.

After the Rebbe learned that the village girls had no educational institution to attend after completing their studies, the Rebbe instructed to work on establishing a Chabad high school in the village, while simultaneously instructing to ensure that the girls would be sent to the most Charedi institution that existed. In 5717 (1957), Beit Rivka Kfar Chabad was established.

In 5720 (1960), several new houses were built near the train in the village, which were then called "Kfar Chabad Beis."

In 5723 (1963), the Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva in Lod was transferred to Kfar Chabad.

In 5726 (1966), following the Rebbe's instruction, a special committee was established that took care of installing a generator in the village.

In 5730 (1970), the Bukharian Yeshiva "Or Simcha" was established in the village by R' Simcha Gorodetzky.

In 5733 (1973), the Talmud Torah Ohalei Torah Kfar Chabad was established by R' Menachem Mendel Futerfas and R' Moshe Vishetsky.

During those years, the construction of the Beit Menachem synagogue began, which was inaugurated on 11 Nissan 5738 (1978).

On 8 Sivan 5734 (1974), the village rabbi, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Garelik, was killed in a car accident. After his passing, it was decided to appoint Rabbi Nachum Trebnik as the rabbi, and Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi as Moreh Tzedek.