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Colel Chabad (Hebrew: כולל חב"ד) was founded in Lithuania in 1788 and is the oldest continuously operating charity in Israel. [1] The institution runs a network of soup kitchens and food banks , dental and medical clinics, daycare centers , widow and orphan support, and immigrant assistance programs.
A Chabad House is a form of Jewish community center, primarily serving both educational and observance purposes. [17] Often, until the community can support its own center, the Chabad House is located in the shaliach's home, with the living room being used as the "synagogue".
Chabad centers exist around the world and serve as Jewish community centers that provide educational and outreach activities for the entire Jewish community regardless of degree of observance. [5] Each center aims to provide a cozy and informal place to learn about and observe Judaism, [ 6 ] and provides an atmosphere such that all Jews feel ...
Students 'made it work' after an arson fire put the Chabad UD home out of commission. Now construction is well underway on a new home for the off-campus facility. Chabad Center's new home a ...
The Jewish Children's Museum is a Jewish-themed children's museum at 792 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.It aims for children of all faiths and backgrounds to gain a positive perspective and awareness of the Jewish heritage, fostering tolerance and understanding.
The majority of the children that attend Chabad-Lubavitch summer camps are from unaffiliated Jewish homes. [7] To this end, camps offer introductory classes and programs in Judaism. In addition, a growing number of Chabad-Lubavitch summer camps are now equipped to aid children with special needs .
Central Chabad Lubavitch Library — home to 250,000 books and over 100,000 letters, artifacts and pictures [4] Its director is Rabbi Shalom Dovber Levine. [ 5 ] Chabad.org — an online repository of Jewish knowledge and information that attracts one million users per year [ 6 ]
Chabad.org has a Jewish knowledge base which includes over 100,000 articles of information ranging from basic Judaism to Hasidic philosophy taught from the Chabad point of view. The major categories are the human being, God and man, concepts and ideas, the Torah, the physical world, the Jewish calendar, science and technology, people and events ...