Chabad Lubavitch of Namibia

Chabad of Namibia
Type	Chabad house
Founded	November 2021
Founder(s)	Yosef Rahimi and Mushka Rahimi
Headquarters	20 Arians Street, Windhoek
Area served	Namibia
Key people	Yosef Rahimi (Rachimi) and Mushka Rahimi
Remarks	Affiliations: Not stated; Chabad of Central Africa earlier made visits "In Conjunction with Windhoeck Jewish Community". Website chabadnamibia.com (Hebrew and English)

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Overview
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Rebbes
Shneur Zalman of Liadi \| Dovber Schneuri \| Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (Tzemach Tzedek) \| Shmuel Schneersohn \| Shalom Dovber Schneersohn \| Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn \| Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Ideology and texts
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History
Crown Heights riot \| Schneerson library case \| Ohel (Chabad)
Leading figures
Yehuda Krinsky \| Berel Lazar \| Moshe Reuven Azman \| Yitzchak Ginsburgh \| Shmuel Butman \| Shmuley Boteach (former)
Institutions
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Outreach
Chabad House \| Chabad on Campus \| Chabad emissaries \| Mitzvah campaigns
Controversies
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The Americas
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In occupied Palestine
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In the UK
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In Scotland
The Shul in The Park/Shul in the Park (Scotland) \| Chabad of Edinburgh/Chabad Lubavitch of Edinburgh Limited \| Lubavitch of Scotland/Friends Of Lubavitch Scotland \| L'Chaim's (Giffnock) Ltd/L'Chaim's Kosher Catering Limited/L'Chaim's Restaurant Ltd
In West Asia and North Africa
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Europe
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Asia and Australia
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In Sub-Saharan Africa
Chabad Lubavitch of Angola \| Congo (DRC) \| Congo (Republic) \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ethiopia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ghana \| Chabad Lubavitch of Ivory Coast \| Chabad Lubavitch of Kenya \| Chabad Lubavitch of Mauritius \| Chabad Lubavitch of Namibia \| Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria \| Chabad Lubavitch of Rwanda \| Chabad Lubavitch of Senegal \| Chabad Lubavitch of South Africa \| Chabad Lubavitch of Tanzania \| Chabad Lubavitch of Uganda \| Chabad Lubavitch of Zambia Visits only: Cameroon \| Equatorial Guinea \| Gabon \| Sierra Leone

Chabad-Lubavitch in Namibia: the Rahimis' Windhoek Chabad house since November 2021, serving about 100 local Jewish families and Israeli tourists

Chabad-Lubavitch in Namibia is a Chabad house in Windhoek, opened in November 2021 by Rabbi Yosef Rahimi (also spelled Rachimi) and his wife Mushka. They arrived soon after that year's International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.^[1] Chabadinfo described a local community of "about 100 Jewish families", with "hundreds more Jewish tourists and business-people" each year.^[1] The house's website, in Hebrew and English, offers Jewish travellers tourist information, details of kosher food in Namibia and safety advice; it is signed "Rabbi Yosef and Mushka Rachimi, Chabad Namibia". It describes the couple's mission as one "from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Melech Hmoshiach shlit”a, to prepare the world for the coming of the Mashiach".^[2]

Emissaries and centre

On arrival the Rahimis "immediately rented a large space, slated to be the headquarters of Chabad activities".^[1]
Address: 20 Arians Street, Windhoek.^[2]
Before 2021, Chabad of Central Africa listed "Punctual visits to Namibia", made "In Conjunction with Windhoeck Jewish Community", offering synagogue services, holiday programmes and an online Hebrew school.^[3]

Relations with the wider Jewish community

Before 2021, Chabad of Central Africa worked with Windhoek's existing Jewish community.^[3]

Messianism

The house's website calls the late Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, "Melech Hmoshiach shlit”a" ("King Messiah, may he live long and good days").^[2]

Relations with the state, business and Israel

None found.

Funding and donors

The house asks for donations through its website and through Chabadinfo's 2021 appeal.^[2]^[1] No accounts or named donors were found.

Controversies

None found, apart from the messianist wording noted above.

Timeline

Year	Event
before 2021	Chabad of Central Africa visits, with the Windhoek community
Nov 2021	The Rahimis open Chabad of Namibia in Windhoek

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Namibia: New Shluchim Arrive in Wake of Kinus Hashluchim", Chabadinfo.com, November 2021. Chabad-side.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Chabad of Namibia, home page, chabadnamibia.com, accessed 20 October 2026. Chabad-side.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa, "Our Locations", JewishAfrica.com, accessed 20 October 2026 (undated). Chabad-side.

[ChInfo2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Namibia: New Shluchim Arrive in Wake of Kinus Hashluchim", Chabadinfo.com, November 2021. Chabad-side.

[ChNamibia-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Chabad of Namibia, home page, chabadnamibia.com, accessed 20 October 2026. Chabad-side.

[JALocations-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa, "Our Locations", JewishAfrica.com, accessed 20 October 2026 (undated). Chabad-side.

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