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Chabad House is a Jewish center where shluchim (emissaries), Chabad chassidim, carry out their activities. These are the Rebbe of Lubavitch's shluchim who are sent to places where there are Jews in order to establish Jewish community infrastructure or to strengthen existing institutions. Chabad Houses were first established in the 1950s (5710s). Each Chabad House has a director-shliach who oversees the organizational and financial aspects of the Chabad House. Usually, there are additional institutions under the management of the Chabad House, such as synagogues, mikvahs, schools and yeshivas, stores for holy items and kosher food, chesed centers, and more. | [[he:בית חב"ד]] | ||
The '''Chabad House''' is a Jewish center where shluchim (emissaries), Chabad chassidim, carry out their activities. These are the Rebbe of Lubavitch's shluchim who are sent to places where there are Jews in order to establish Jewish community infrastructure or to strengthen existing institutions. Chabad Houses were first established in the 1950s (5710s). Each Chabad House has a director-shliach who oversees the organizational and financial aspects of the Chabad House. Usually, there are additional institutions under the management of the Chabad House, such as synagogues, mikvahs, schools and yeshivas, stores for holy items and kosher food, chesed centers, and more. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The first Chabad center in the world was established by Rabbi Shlomo | 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. | 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. | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* Chabad Houses in Israel | * [[Chabad Houses in Israel]] | ||
* | * [[Chabad Houses in the United States]] | ||
* Shliach (emissary | * [[Chabad Houses worldwide]] | ||
* [[Shlichus|Shliach]] (emissary) | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* | * [https://www.chabad.org/jewish-centers/ Chabad House Locator] (Chabad.org) | ||