Colel Chabad

Rabbi Shneur Zalman developed an approach that incorporated the enthusiasm of chassidus with intellectual rigor and scholarship

A leading role model for pro-Israel activism actually lived long before the founding of modern State of Israel

For hundreds of thousands of Israelis‑from the core of the country to the farthest reaches of its borders‑month by month, day by day, moment by moment‑the work of Chabad profoundly affects the very fabric of daily life in Israel.

During the Thursday afternoon assault, another Katyusha rocket landed about five meters away from the Kaplans' home, with their children and mother inside.

Safed has become a virtual ghost town in the last three weeks. Streets normally full of children are now practically empty, save for the occasional cat or dog. “Listen to the quiet,” said Rachel Chitrik, “Normally it would be so noisy...”

Thousands of families, couples, and singles from Israel's north have left to stay with family or friends farther south. More than 400 residents of Safed have found their way to Kfar Chabad.

Chabad-Lubavitch embraced the Russian Jews who flooded Israel following the fall of communism, assisting them physically and spiritually. With no friend or family in Israel, Colel Chabad became their family and arranged a grand Bar Mitzvah party at the ...

More than 100 children and their widowed mothers are taking part in a retreat organized by Colel Chabad.

As Holocaust survivors and their supporters negotiate an increase in the Israeli government’s relief package, Colel Chabad continues to expand its operations, many of which directly benefit the survivor community.

An Israeli Cabinet member visited Colel Chabad’s packing center in Ashdod as the organization finishes preparations for a massive food distribution to benefit some 120,000 people living below the poverty line.