Chabad of Hebron
Chabad centre in occupied Hebron
Chabad of Hebron (Hebrew: בית חב"ד חברון) is a Chabad centre in the Israeli settlement in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. It works mainly with Israeli soldiers stationed in the city, and is led by Rabbi Danny and Batsheva Cohen. Its address is 770 Avraham Avinu, Hebron 90100.[1]
History
The Chabad house in neighbouring Kiryat Arba was opened in 1986 by Rabbi Victor Atiyah and his wife Devorah Nechama, née Nachshon (see Chabad of Kiryat Arba). According to the centre's own account, Rabbi Danny and Batsheva Cohen joined in 2002, "officially establishing a Chabad branch within the city limits" of Hebron; Danny Cohen had served in the Givati Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces about ten years earlier.[2] The Jewish Community of Hebron, the settlers' organisation, says the Cohens have led Chabad of Hebron "since the mid 2000s", and that in 2005 Chabad of Hebron restored the Menucha Rochel Synagogue, which Chabad had owned since the early nineteenth century.[3]
Activities
Chabad of Hebron says it has grown to seven emissary families, and that thousands of Israeli soldiers stationed in the area visit it every week. It also runs Torah study groups and programmes for families. It describes itself as an independent body, "fully and entirely funded by our supporters", within the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement.[2] The Lubavitch.com directory lists three departments and seven emissaries.[1]
Context
B'Tselem reported in 2019 that about 700 settlers lived in the Israeli-controlled H2 area of Hebron, some 400 permanently and about 300 students of Yeshivat Shavei Hevron, among about 7,000 Palestinians. It says that in October 2000 a-Shuhada Street "was permanently closed off to Palestinian foot and car traffic and all Palestinian commercial activity was banned".[4]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters, Chabad centers: Hebron Lubavitch.com, accessed 23 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chabad of Hebron, About Us chabadhebron.com, accessed 25 October 2026.
- ↑ The Jewish Community of Hebron, The History of Chabad in Hebron hebron.org.il, 1 January 2019, accessed 23 October 2026.
- ↑ B'Tselem, Playing the Security Card: Israeli Policy in Hebron as a Means to Effect Forcible Transfer of Local Palestinians btselem.org, September 2019, pp. 8–9, accessed 25 October 2026.