כולל חב"ד | |
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| Formation | 1788 |
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| Founder | Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi |
| Founded at | Jerusalem,  Ottoman Empire |
| Type | Charitable organization |
| Purpose | Social welfare, support for the poor and needy |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem,  Israel |
Region | Israel |
| Services | Soup kitchens, food banks, medical clinics, daycare centers, widow and orphan support, immigrant assistance, interest-free loans, career training, job placement, subsidized weddings |
Director | Rabbi Sholom Duchman |
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Colel Chabad (Hebrew: כולל חב"ד) was founded in 1788 and is the oldest continuously operating charity in 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 Lubavitcher 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. Its current director is Rabbi Sholom Duchman.
In 2005, Colel Chabad ranked #117 among the top Canadian registered charities by expenditures outside Canada, with $2,623,290 in expenditures.[2]
- ^ Philip Spiegel (October 2008). Triumph over tyranny: the heroic campaigns that saved 2,000,000 Soviet Jews. Devora Publishing. p. 413. ISBN 9781934440131. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Top Canadian Registered Charities by Expenditures Outside Canada" (PDF). blumbergs.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.