N'shei Chabad, also known as the Lubavitch Women's Organization, is a
Hasidic
Hasidism () or Hasidic Judaism is a religious movement within Judaism that arose in the 18th century as a spiritual revival movement in contemporary Western Ukraine before spreading rapidly throughout Eastern Europe. Today, most of those aff ...
women's organization associated with 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 ...
community. The group was initially titled Agudas N'shei U'bnos Chabad (Council of the Women and Daughters of Chabad, and was founded in
New York City
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in 1955 by Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Menachem Mendel Schneerson ( – June 12, 1994; Anno Mundi, AM 11 Nissan 5662 – 3 Tammuz 5754), known to adherents of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement as the Lubavitcher Rebbe or simply the Rebbe, was an American Orthodox rabbi and the most rec ...
(1902–1994), the
Rebbe
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of Chabad. The organization offered Chabad women the opportunity to take an active role in community life. The group published magazines, and organized conventions to promote Hasidic outreach work.
Chapters
In 1980, the N'shei Chabad had chapters in over 160 cities around the world, including close to 50 in Israel and close to 90 in the United States.
[N'shei Chabad (1980). Proceedings of the N'shei Chabad Conference 1980, Kehot Publication Society.]
See also
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Chabad organizations
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 serv ...
References
Chabad organizations
Jewish organizations established in 1955
Jewish women's organizations
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