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== Chabad Community in Los Angeles == | == Chabad Community in Los Angeles == | ||
In 1949, the Frierdiker Rebbe sent Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Raichik to serve as the Chabad shliach in Los Angeles, where he established the Chabad community in the city. At that time, there were only a few families and the community was small. In 1965, the Rebbe sent Rabbi Shlomo Cunin to serve as the shliach for the state of California. Over the years, new educational institutions, shuls, and centers were opened, and the Chabad community in the city grew and flourished. | In 1949, [[The Rebbe Rayatz|the Frierdiker Rebbe]] sent Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Raichik to serve as the Chabad shliach in Los Angeles, where he established the Chabad community in the city. At that time, there were only a few families and the community was small. In 1965, the Rebbe sent Rabbi Shlomo Cunin to serve as the shliach for the state of California. Over the years, new educational institutions, shuls, and centers were opened, and the Chabad community in the city grew and flourished. | ||
Today, there are more than 50 active Chabad houses in the city. The Chabad community in the city numbers approximately 750 families according to estimates, making it the second-largest concentration of Chabad chassidim in the United States (after Crown Heights). The community primarily resides in the Hancock Park neighborhood (Levi Yitzchak community) and the Pico-Robertson neighborhood (Beis Bezalel community). There is also a small concentration of Chabad chassidim in North Beverly Hills under the leadership of shliach Yosef Shusterman. The community operates dozens of shuls spread throughout the city (mostly concentrated in the Hancock Park and Pico-Robertson neighborhoods) as well as dozens of educational institutions including several schools, Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim, a high school, and many chesed organizations. | Today, there are more than 50 active Chabad houses in the city. The Chabad community in the city numbers approximately 750 families according to estimates, making it the second-largest concentration of Chabad chassidim in the United States (after Crown Heights). The community primarily resides in the Hancock Park neighborhood (Levi Yitzchak community) and the Pico-Robertson neighborhood (Beis Bezalel community). There is also a small concentration of Chabad chassidim in North Beverly Hills under the leadership of shliach Yosef Shusterman. The community operates dozens of shuls spread throughout the city (mostly concentrated in the Hancock Park and Pico-Robertson neighborhoods) as well as dozens of educational institutions including several schools, Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim, a high school, and many chesed organizations. | ||