About Us
The Mission of Chabad of West Hampstead is to improve the world through education, action, and loving kindness; to help realize a moral, G‑dly world in which honesty, integrity, a sense of meaning and purpose, respect, responsibility for one another, knowledge, security, and peace prevail.
We recognize the innate goodness in humankind and seek to inspire and empower all people to maximize their potential on life's journey - with joy, passion, and enthusiasm.
To accomplish that, we work with all denominations, cultures, and faiths and reach out to help rather than wait to be called upon.
Chabad Worldwide Mission and History:
Simply put, Chabad's mission is to reach out to others with acts of goodness and kindness. A community-based nonprofit organization whose efforts are rooted in traditional Jewish values Chabad’s many programs help the needy regardless of background or belief.
'Chabad' is a Hebrew acronym for 'Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge. Founded in 1772 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, Chabad promotes the mystical, traditional, legal and social principles of the Torah — while using modern methods and technology for education, community outreach, crisis intervention, and other social services.
Chabad has consistently been at the forefront of Jewish education and community activism. The work of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe who assumed leadership of the movement in 1950, is legendary. Motivated by a profound love for humanity and spurred by boundless optimism, the Rebbe lifted the global Jewish community from the ashes of the Holocaust and launched an unprecedented range of Jewish institutions, outreach programs and social services.
Around the globe, tens of thousands of the Rebbe's emissaries, workers and volunteers continue his mission to create a world of goodness, kindness and G‑dliness.