Chabad affiliated organizations
organizations affiliated with the Chabad movement within Hasidic Judaism
Chabad affiliated organizations and institutions number in the thousands. Chabad is a Hasidic movement, a branch of Orthodox Judaism. The organizations and institutions associated with the movement provide social, educational and religious services to Jews worldwide. Local Chabad centers and institutions are often incorporated as separate legal entities.
Chabad organizational structure
Chabad organizations encompass a range of different entities, including individual organizations, central and umbrella organizations, and independent organizations in the US, Israel, and around the world. Many of the central organizations in the US have parallel sister organizations in Israel, headquartered in Kfar Chabad Israel.
Chabad's central organization, representing the movement at large, Agudas Chasidei Chabad, is headed by Rabbi Avraham Shemtov. The educational and outreach arm, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, is headed by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky. Other central organizations include and Mahane Israel.
Agudas Chasidei Chabad
Agudas Chassidei Chabad (English: Association of Chabad Chassidim), also known by its initials "Aguch" is the primary umbrella organization for the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
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