Machne Israel is the social service organization of the

Chabad-Lubavitch Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (; ; ), is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism. Belonging to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) branch of Orthodox Judaism, it is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, as well as one of ...

movement.

Founding

Machne Israel was founded by the Lubavitch leader Rabbi

Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn Yosef Yitzchak (Joseph Isaac) Schneersohn (; 21 June 1880 – 28 January 1950) was an Orthodox rabbi and the sixth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement. He is also known as the Frierdiker Rebbe (Yiddish for "Pre ...

in May 1941, he remained at the head of the organisation until his death in 1950 and appointed his son in-law Rabbi

Menachem Mendel Schneersohn Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (; September 20, 1789 – March 17, 1866) also known as the Tzemach Tzedek (Hebrew: "Righteous Sprout" or "Righteous Scion") was an Orthodox rabbi, leading 19th-century posek, and the third rebbe (spiritual leader) o ...

as the executive director. Rabbi

Yehuda Krinsky Chaim Yehuda ("Yudel") Krinsky (born December 3, 1933, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a rabbi and a leader in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. He served in various positions of the movement's administrative staff since 1954, and as a personal secret ...

serves as chairman. The Machne Israel Development Fund was later founded in 1984 in order to help fund and expand

Chabad Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (; ; ), is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism. Belonging to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) branch of Orthodox Judaism, it is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, as well as one of ...

institutions.

Mission

The organisation attempts to encourage

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observance, performance of Mitzvot and bring people back to

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. Additionally, the organisation's stated goal was to spread the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe's message of "The quicker to

, the quicker the redemption (

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) will arrive".

Community projects

Mahane Israel has initiated a number of community projects, including: *''Mishnayoth Baal Peh'' – The six parts of the Mishna would be divided among the members with a raffle with the whole Mishna being completed once a year. *''Tehillim Societies'' – Mahane Israel would also create Tehillim societies for the daily saying of psalms as well as enhancing and encouraging the existing ones. These societies work with the Universal Tehillim Society founded in the Old City of Jerusalem. *''Chalukat Hashas'' – The whole Talmud is split amongst the members of Mahane Israel, with each member taking upon himself one tractate to complete by year's end. *''Keren Hashana'' – A yearly fundraiser for the needy taking place during the High Holidays.Rabbi Menachem M. Shneersohn. Hayom Yom-From Day to Day. - Brooklyn, NY 2010. - p.202

References

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