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| − | '''Colel Chabad''' is is | + | '''Colel Chabad''' was founded in 1788 and is the oldest continuously operating charity in what is now the "state of Israel".<ref name="Spiegel2008">{{cite book |author=Philip Spiegel|title=Triumph over tyranny: the heroic campaigns that saved 2,000,000 Soviet Jews|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dI0tAQAAIAAJ|access-date=22 September 2011|date=October 2008|publisher=Devora Publishing|page=413|isbn=9781934440131}}</ref> 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. It also provides interest-free loans, camp scholarships, career training and job placement, subsidized weddings for the poor, and many other social-welfare projects. |
| − | = | + | Colel Chabad was founded by the first [[Chabad]] Rebbe, Rabbi [[Schneur Zalman of Liadi]], and was headed by each Lubavitcher Rebbe thereafter. It is also known as the charity of Rabbi [[Meir Ba'al HaNes]]. According to Colel Chabad, Shneur Zalman of Liadi set it up in 1788 to support the Hasidim in the Holy Land.<ref name="ColHist">Colel Chabad, [https://colelchabad.org/history-of-colel-chabad-2/ History of Colel Chabad] ''colelchabad.org'', accessed 23 October 2026.</ref> |
| − | + | In 2005, Colel Chabad ranked #117 among the top Canadian registered charities by expenditures outside Canada, with $2,623,290 in expenditures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blumbergs.ca/images/uploads/T3010_information_2005_by_Total_Expenditure_Outside_of_Canada_-_over_1_million_version_2.pdf |title=Top Canadian Registered Charities by Expenditures Outside Canada |access-date=26 September 2010 |publisher=blumbergs.ca |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313040012/http://www.blumbergs.ca/images/uploads/T3010_information_2005_by_Total_Expenditure_Outside_of_Canada_-_over_1_million_version_2.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |
| + | [[File:Screenshot 2023-06-26 at 09.07.28.png|right|thumb|800px|Colel Chabad active in illegal settlements including [[Ariel]], [[Beitar Illit]], [[Mateh Binyamin]], [[Modi'in Ilit]], [[Nazareth]], [[Nazareth Illit]] - From their 2022 Shareholders Report]] | ||
| + | ==Services== | ||
| + | Colel Chabad presently operates 19 soup kitchens in Israel: 3 in Jerusalem, 3 in Safed, 4 in Ashdod, 4 in Lod, and one each in Ashkelon, Beersheva, Dimona, Ramle, and Yerucham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colelchabad.org/Soup_Kitchen_Locations.bp |title=USK Locations |year=2010 |access-date=25 September 2010 |publisher=Colel Chabad sidebar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501160156/http://www.colelchabad.org/Soup_Kitchen_Locations.bp |archive-date=1 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> These kitchens feed 3,000 poor and elderly people daily.<ref name="dinner">{{cite web |url=http://www.5tjt.com/local-news/5717-colel-chabad-international-awards-dinner-december-17.html |title=Colel Chabad International Awards Dinner, December 17 |date=16 December 2009 |access-date=26 September 2010 |work=5 Towns Jewish Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721201209/http://www.5tjt.com/local-news/5717-colel-chabad-international-awards-dinner-december-17.html |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> One of the Jerusalem soup kitchens is located directly opposite the Western Wall. | ||
| − | == | + | A Meals on Wheels program delivers 1,500 meals daily to the homebound, sick and elderly through five kitchens nationwide.<ref name="year">{{cite web |url=https://www.colelchabad.org/221Years.pdf |title=Colel Chabad: The 221st Year |year=2009 |access-date=26 September 2010 |publisher=Colel Chabad sidebar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725185237/https://www.colelchabad.org/221Years.pdf |archive-date=25 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
| − | + | The charity's food banks, constituting Israel's largest food-bank network, distribute crates of foodstuffs to 5,000 impoverished families monthly and 25,000 families before [[Passover]] and [[Rosh Hashana]]. The charity also distributes 700 brown-bag lunches to poor children in Safed schools.<ref name="year" /> | |
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| + | In 2009, Colel Chabad opened its own chain of at-cost stores located in [[Beitar Illit]], [[Bnei Brak]], and Safed. An estimated 12,000–15,000 shoppers per month patronize the stores, realizing savings of 30–40% off groceries and cleaning supplies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colelchabad.org/News.bp?aId=86 |title=Colel Chabad Supermarkets: Making the basics affordable |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=26 September 2010 |publisher=Colel Chabad sidebar}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Colel Chabad runs the Larissa Blavatnik Network of Daycare Centers, named after the wife of [[Leonard Blavatnik]]. It says the network serves 970 children in "16 strategic locations", and its website lists 18 centres, two of them in the West Bank settlement of [[Beitar Illit]].<ref name="ColDC">Colel Chabad, [https://colelchabad.org/childcare/daycare-centers Colel Chabad Daycare Centers for Needy Children] ''colelchabad.org'', accessed 25 October 2026.</ref> On 20 June 2025 an Iranian missile damaged its daycare centre in Beersheba, the Tchelet Mordechai Campus, outside operating hours; eJewishPhilanthropy described the centre as one of 18 daycares run by Colel Chabad and part of the Ohr Chaya and Larissa Blavatnik chain.<ref name="EJP2025">Nira Dayanim, [https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/chabad-daycare-in-beersheva-sustains-significant-damage-from-iranian-missile-strike/ Chabad daycare in Beersheva sustains ‘significant damage’ from Iranian missile strike] ''eJewishPhilanthropy'', 20 June 2025, accessed 26 October 2026.</ref><ref name="CHI2025">Moshe New, [https://crownheights.info/chabad-news/912218/iranian-cluster-bomb-strikes-chabad-daycare-in-beer-sheva/ Iranian Cluster Bomb Strikes Chabad Daycare in Be’er Sheva] ''CrownHeights.info'', 22 June 2025, accessed 26 October 2026.</ref> ''COLlive'' identified the centre as the Tchelet Mordechai Campus, York Center, in [[Be'er Sheva]], and reported that no children or staff were hurt but that the building was significantly damaged. Colel Chabad's director, Rabbi [[Sholom Duchman]], said it would be repaired and reopened, and an emergency appeal was launched.<ref name="COLliveBS">COLlive, [https://collive.com/colel-chabad-daycare-in-beer-sheva-struck-by-rocket/ Colel Chabad Daycare in Be'er Sheva Struck by Rocket] ''COLlive'', 20 June 2025, text supplied by David Miller, accessed 28 October 2026.</ref> | ||
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| + | The Lubavitch.com directory lists an "Eshel at the Western Wall by Colel Chabad" at Hakotel Street 7, Jerusalem, 92144, and Colel Chabad's office at Hachnasat Orchim Street 5, Jerusalem, 95242.<ref name="Lub-jerusalem">Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters, [https://www.lubavitch.com/centers/middle-east/israel/jerusalem/ Chabad centers: Jerusalem] ''Lubavitch.com'', accessed 23 October 2026.</ref> | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
| − | + | *Rabbi [[Yosef Yitzchak Chitrik]] Managing Director | |
| + | *Rabbi [[Yoram Mauda]] Executive Director | ||
| − | + | ==See also== | |
| + | *[[Colel Chabad (UK)]] | ||
| + | *[[Colel Chabad (US)]] | ||
| + | *[[Colel Chabad Australia Ltd.]] | ||
| + | *[[Colel Chabad Lubavitch Foundation of Israel]] | ||
| + | *[[Chabad in occupied Palestine]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Israel]] | + | [[Category:Israel]][[Category:Chabad-Lubavitch]] |
Latest revision as of 10:26, 28 October 2026
Colel Chabad was founded in 1788 and is the oldest continuously operating charity in what is now the "state of 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. It also provides interest-free loans, camp scholarships, career training and job placement, subsidized weddings for the poor, and many other social-welfare projects.
Colel Chabad was founded by the first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, and was headed by each Lubavitcher Rebbe thereafter. It is also known as the charity of Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNes. According to Colel Chabad, Shneur Zalman of Liadi set it up in 1788 to support the Hasidim in the Holy Land.[2]
In 2005, Colel Chabad ranked #117 among the top Canadian registered charities by expenditures outside Canada, with $2,623,290 in expenditures.[3]
Services
Colel Chabad presently operates 19 soup kitchens in Israel: 3 in Jerusalem, 3 in Safed, 4 in Ashdod, 4 in Lod, and one each in Ashkelon, Beersheva, Dimona, Ramle, and Yerucham.[4] These kitchens feed 3,000 poor and elderly people daily.[5] One of the Jerusalem soup kitchens is located directly opposite the Western Wall.
A Meals on Wheels program delivers 1,500 meals daily to the homebound, sick and elderly through five kitchens nationwide.[6]
The charity's food banks, constituting Israel's largest food-bank network, distribute crates of foodstuffs to 5,000 impoverished families monthly and 25,000 families before Passover and Rosh Hashana. The charity also distributes 700 brown-bag lunches to poor children in Safed schools.[6]
In 2009, Colel Chabad opened its own chain of at-cost stores located in Beitar Illit, Bnei Brak, and Safed. An estimated 12,000–15,000 shoppers per month patronize the stores, realizing savings of 30–40% off groceries and cleaning supplies.[7]
Colel Chabad runs the Larissa Blavatnik Network of Daycare Centers, named after the wife of Leonard Blavatnik. It says the network serves 970 children in "16 strategic locations", and its website lists 18 centres, two of them in the West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit.[8] On 20 June 2025 an Iranian missile damaged its daycare centre in Beersheba, the Tchelet Mordechai Campus, outside operating hours; eJewishPhilanthropy described the centre as one of 18 daycares run by Colel Chabad and part of the Ohr Chaya and Larissa Blavatnik chain.[9][10] COLlive identified the centre as the Tchelet Mordechai Campus, York Center, in Be'er Sheva, and reported that no children or staff were hurt but that the building was significantly damaged. Colel Chabad's director, Rabbi Sholom Duchman, said it would be repaired and reopened, and an emergency appeal was launched.[11]
The Lubavitch.com directory lists an "Eshel at the Western Wall by Colel Chabad" at Hakotel Street 7, Jerusalem, 92144, and Colel Chabad's office at Hachnasat Orchim Street 5, Jerusalem, 95242.[12]
People
- Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Chitrik Managing Director
- Rabbi Yoram Mauda Executive Director
See also
- Colel Chabad (UK)
- Colel Chabad (US)
- Colel Chabad Australia Ltd.
- Colel Chabad Lubavitch Foundation of Israel
- Chabad in occupied Palestine
Notes
- ↑ Philip Spiegel (October 2008) Triumph over tyranny: the heroic campaigns that saved 2,000,000 Soviet Jews. Devora Publishing . ISBN 9781934440131.
- ↑ Colel Chabad, History of Colel Chabad colelchabad.org, accessed 23 October 2026.
- ↑ Top Canadian Registered Charities by Expenditures Outside Canada. blumbergs.ca.
- ↑ USK Locations. Colel Chabad sidebar.
- ↑ Colel Chabad International Awards Dinner, December 17. 5 Towns Jewish Times.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colel Chabad: The 221st Year. Colel Chabad sidebar.
- ↑ Colel Chabad Supermarkets: Making the basics affordable. Colel Chabad sidebar.
- ↑ Colel Chabad, Colel Chabad Daycare Centers for Needy Children colelchabad.org, accessed 25 October 2026.
- ↑ Nira Dayanim, Chabad daycare in Beersheva sustains ‘significant damage’ from Iranian missile strike eJewishPhilanthropy, 20 June 2025, accessed 26 October 2026.
- ↑ Moshe New, Iranian Cluster Bomb Strikes Chabad Daycare in Be’er Sheva CrownHeights.info, 22 June 2025, accessed 26 October 2026.
- ↑ COLlive, Colel Chabad Daycare in Be'er Sheva Struck by Rocket COLlive, 20 June 2025, text supplied by David Miller, accessed 28 October 2026.
- ↑ Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters, Chabad centers: Jerusalem Lubavitch.com, accessed 23 October 2026.