Chabad Jewish Center of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada
1261 Arville Street
Las Vegas, NV
89102-1600
About
About Chabad-Lubavitch
A movement of Jewish learning and love for every Jew — guided by 250-year-old principles, and reaching almost every corner of the world.
The philosophy
Wisdom, comprehension and knowledge
“Chabad”A Hebrew acronym for the three intellectual faculties of chochmah — wisdom, binah — comprehension and da’at — knowledge. This philosophy teaches understanding and recognition of the Creator, the role and purpose of creation, and the unique mission of each creature — and guides a person to refine their every act and feeling through wisdom, comprehension and knowledge.
“Lubavitch”The name of the town in White Russia where the movement was based for more than a century. Appropriately, in Russian it means the “city of brotherly love” — conveying the responsibility and love the Chabad philosophy engenders toward every single Jew.
The movement
From Russia to the whole world
Following its inception 250 years ago, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement — a branch of Hasidism — swept through Russia and spread to surrounding countries. It provided scholars with answers that eluded them, and simple farmers with a love that had been denied them. Eventually its philosophy and adherents reached almost every corner of the world, and affected almost every facet of Jewish life.
The leadership
Seven Rebbes, one mission
The movement is guided by the teachings of its seven leaders, the Rebbes, beginning with Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi of righteous memory (1745–1812). They expounded upon the most refined aspects of Jewish mysticism, creating a corpus of study thousands of books strong — and concerned themselves with the totality of Jewish life, spiritual and physical. No person or detail was too small for their love and dedication.
The organization
Serving every Jew
The origins of today’s organization trace to the early 1940s, when the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of righteous memory (1880–1950), appointed his son-in-law and later successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, to head its newly founded educational and social service arms. Motivated by his profound love for every Jew, the Rebbe set into motion a dazzling array of programs, services and institutions to serve every Jew.
5,000+Full-time emissary families
2,000Emissary families in the United States
3,500+Institutions worldwide
250Years of Chabad philosophy
Here in Las Vegas
Part of a worldwide family
Chabad of Southern Nevada is a major outpost of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, bringing Jewish education and outreach to the whole Valley since 1990.