Agudas Chasidei Chabad
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| Nickname | Aguch |
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| Formation | April 13,1923 |
| Founder | Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn |
| Headquarters | 770 Eastern Parkway |
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Chairman | Abraham Shemtov |
| Website | http://agudaschassideichabad.com/ |
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Agudas Chassidei Chabad (Hebrew:אַגּוּדַת חַסִּידֵי חַבָּ"ד ʔagudat ḥasidē ḥabad. lit. 'Association of the Hasidim of Chabad') is the umbrella organization for the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The chairman of the executive committee is Rabbi Abraham Shemtov.
History
Agudas Chasidei Chabad was established by the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn in 1923. The founding meeting was in the early spring (27 Nisan), attended by about ten Lubavitcher Chassidim.
The American branch existed at least as far back as 1927.[1] It was led by lay officers, and four rabbis serving as directors (Lakshin, Simpson, Mendelson, and Rabinowitz).[1] In 1940, after arriving in the United States, Schneersohn became president, effectively making the American branch the worldwide organization base. In 1941, following the arrival of his son-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, he appointed him as executive chairman.[2][3][4]
After Schneersohn died in 1950, his son-in-law succeeded him as President of Agudas Chassidei Chabad.[5]
Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad
During World War II, Schneersohn was forced to flee from the USSR and went to Poland. He was given permission by the Soviet government to take many of his religious texts from his library with him. In March 1940, Schneersohn escaped Europe and immigrated to the United States, though he was unable to bring his library with him. During the 1970s, a significant portion of the collection was recovered in Poland and returned to Chabad. The library, now overseen by Rabbi Shalom Dovber Levine, holds over 250,000 volumes..[6][7]
Ownership of 770 Eastern Parkway
In 2010, a New York judge ruled in favor of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, deciding over an ownership dispute between the organization and the Gabbayim of the synagogue housed at 770 Eastern Parkway. The court ordered the Gabbayim to deliver possession of the premises of 770 Eastern Parkway to Agudas Chasidei Chabad.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Letter to Felix Warburg seeking help for Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson". 1927-07-07.
- ^ "Ancient Tales Reveal Answers to the Greatest Mysteries of Life – Boulder Jewish News". boulderjewishnews.org. 23 April 2013.
- ^ "JLI Launches New Course on Fascinating Talmudic Tales • CrownHeights.info - Chabad News, Crown Heights News, Lubavitch NewsCrownHeights.info – Chabad News, Crown Heights News, Lubavitch News". crownheights.info. 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Chabad offers new six-week course in Clinton". 17 April 2013.
- ^ American Jewish Year Book 2014. Page 498.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Sean M. (13 March 2013). "Teachings of the Torah brought to life weekly at Linwood Library".
- ^ "Learning to Live with Integrity". 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Line, Chabad On (18 June 2010). "Aguch Wins 770 Shul". collive. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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