Chabad Bot: New page: Chabad-Lubavitch and Lebanon (no resident emissary or centre; sourced visits)

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New page: Chabad-Lubavitch and Lebanon (no resident emissary or centre; sourced visits)

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{{short description|'''Chabad-Lubavitch and Lebanon: no resident emissary or centre; a 1982 mikvah restoration in Bhamdoun by Chabad hasidim from Safed during the Israeli invasion, and ARIS matzah contacts'''}}

{{Infobox organization
| name = Chabad-Lubavitch in Lebanon
| type = No resident Chabad emissary or centre (visits and one-off activity only)
| headquarters = None in the country
| location = Lebanon (no base)
| area_served = Bhamdoun (1982); Beirut
| key_people = None resident. 1982: [[Levi Bistritzky]] (Safed)
| remarks = One-off activity only
}}

'''Chabad-Lubavitch in Lebanon''' has no resident emissary, Chabad house or registered local body. No Lebanese centre appears in the movement's own directory.<ref name="LubRegions" /> Two episodes are documented: work by Chabad hasidim from Israel during the 1982 Israeli invasion, and contacts by the [[Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States]] (ARIS) in 2021.

== Visits and one-off activity ==
There is no resident emissary or centre.
* '''1982, Bhamdoun.''' During the Israeli invasion, Chabad hasidim from [[Safed]] led by Rabbi [[Levi Bistritzky]] restored the mikvah in Bhamdoun for local Jews, with the Rebbe's approval and funding. This account comes from ''Beis Moshiach'' magazine (2012), which says it was first reported in ''Maariv''.<ref name="Bhamdoun" />
* '''March 2021, ARIS matzah contacts.''' Under the headline "Matzah in Beirut or a Seder in Samarkand?", ''[[The Forward]]'' quoted ARIS chairman [[Mendy Chitrik]]: "We have been in touch with individuals from Afghanistan, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt and many countries in between, to support them with their religious needs – including matzah for Passover."<ref name="Forward2021" />

== Relations with the state and Israel ==
The 1982 work took place in an area under Israeli military control during the invasion.<ref name="Bhamdoun" /> No contact between Chabad and the Lebanese state was found.

== Funding and controversies ==
None found.
:''Editor's note: The 1982 account is Chabad-side only. The original ''Maariv'' report was not located.''

== See also ==
* [[Jewish, Zionist and Israeli connections to Lebanon]]
* [[Chabad-Lubavitch in West Asia]]
* [[Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States]]
* [[Chabad Lubavitch of Syria]]

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="LubRegions">Lubavitch.com centres directory, regional indexes for the [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/middle-east/ Middle East], [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/asia/ Asia], [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/africa/ Africa] and [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/europe/ Europe], accessed 21 October 2026. None lists Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar or Syria. Chabad-side directory.</ref>
<ref name="Bhamdoun">Shneur Zalman Berger, "A Chabad Mikvah in Lebanon", ''Beis Moshiach'', August 2012, republished as [https://www.bistritzky.com/a-chabad-mikvah-in-lebanon-levi-ah/ "A Chabad Mikvah In Lebanon – Levi A"H"] on the Bistritzky family tribute site, 25 July 2013. Chabad-side.</ref>
<ref name="Forward2021">David Ian Klein, [https://forward.com/news/466368/matzah-in-beirut-or-a-seder-in-samarkand-these-rabbis-are-making-it-happen/ "Matzah in Beirut or a Seder in Samarkand? These rabbis are making it happen."], ''The Forward'', 22 March 2021. Press.</ref>
</references>

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