Chabad on Campus International is a division of

Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch ( lit. Central Organization for Education) is the central educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. It was founded in 1943 by the sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, who served as president, and appoi ...

, the educational arm of the

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movement. It is the umbrella organization for the Chabad on Campus network one of the largest Jewish organizations serving college campuses, with over 482 permanent branches on North American campuses, and an additional 468 globally.

Mission

The Chabad on Campus International assists local Chabad Student Centers worldwide. This includes logistical support and staff training, as well as centralized programming such as national Shabbatons and student leadership retreats. The foundation provides grants to encourage creative local programming.

History

The first campus Chabad House, UCLA Chabad House, was established under the Lubavitcher Rebbe's direction by Rabbi Shlomo Cunin on the

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

campus in 1969. Since 2001 the Chabad campus presence has tripled (78 new centers). In August 2015, Chabad on Campus announced that 19 "emissary couples" would be sent to schools across the United States to open up Jewish cultural centers. Target campuses include "the

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, the

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, and the

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.” Chabad mentioned increasing

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as a partial motive for its expansion. Chabad is generally more known for its outreach to non-religious Jews than for pro-Israel activism. According to a report by

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, the number of Chabad on Campus centers grew from 36 in 2000 to 258 in 2021. Chabad claims that it serves Jewish students on over 950 colleges internationally. Chabad_on_Campus_Shabbaton_2014

References

External links

Chabad on Campus Official Website
{{Authority control Jewish youth organizations Chabad houses Chabad organizations Jewish organizations established in 1969 International student religious organizations Student religious organizations in the United States Chabad-Lubavitch (Hasidic dynasty)

Mission

History

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