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Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch[ 2 ] (US: / xəˈbɑːdluˈbɑːvɪtʃ /; Hebrew: חב״ד לובביץּ׳; Yiddish: חב״ד ליובאוויטש), is a branch of Orthodox Judaism, originating from Eastern Europe and one of the largest Hasidic dynasties. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements.
Jewish business ethics is a form of applied Jewish ethics that examines ethical issues that arise in a business environment. It is noted [1] that in the Torah, there are over 100 Mitzvot concerning the kashrut (fitness) of one's money, many more, in fact, than concerning the kashrut of food. The subject thus receives an extensive treatment in ...
Chabad.org was the pioneer of “ Ask the rabbi ” sites. Kazen reached out to thousands of people on Fidonet, an online discussion network, as far back as 1988. [5] In 1994, Kazen launched the first version of Chabad's “Ask the Rabbi” website. Today's version, in which 40 rabbis and educators field questions via e-mail, answered more than ...
The Jewish Virtual Library (JVL, formerly known as JSOURCE) [1] is an online encyclopedia published by the American foreign policy analyst Mitchell Bard 's non-profit organization American–Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE). [2] It is a website covering topics about Israel–United States relations, Jewish history, Israel, the Holocaust ...
The house, in Collegiate Gothic Revival style, was built in 1920, designed by Edwin Kline, and originally served as a medical office. [2] In 1940, with the assistance of Jacob Rutstein and his son Nathan Rothstein, the building was purchased by Agudas Chasidei Chabad on behalf of the Chabad Lubavitch movement and as a home for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn when he arrived in the United ...
Chabad's central organization representing the movement at large, Agudas Chasidei Chabad, is headed by Rabbi Avraham Shemtov. The educational and outreach arm, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, is headed by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky. Other central organizations include Lubavitch Youth Organization and Mahane Israel. Local Chabad centers and institutions are ...
Messianism in Chabad[1] refers to the core belief within the Chabad-Lubavitch community—a prominent group within Hasidic Judaism —regarding the Jewish messiah (Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ, mashiach or moshiach). Central to this belief is the conviction that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, is ...
Chabad on Campus International is a division of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad Lubavitch movement. It is the umbrella organization for the Chabad on Campus network one of the largest Jewish organizations serving college campuses, with over 482 permanent branches on North American campuses, and an additional 468 globally.