History of Kfar Chabad - Israeli hasidic village

Join me as I travel to the Hasidic village of Kfar Chabad where I visited the rebbe’s office in 770 and wrote a kvitel. Learn about the etrog trees, and the humble beginnings of the displaced persons from the shtetels turned Israeli farmers.

770 Kfar Chabad. Photo Credit: Ben Bresky, 2026.

The Rebbe’s office at 770 Kfar Chabad. Photo credit: Ben Bresky, 2026.

Zalman Kaminitzky installing a sprinkler system at Kfar Chabad. Credit: Zoltan Kulger, Sep. 1, 1949, Israeli Government Press Office.

Zisse Dworetz, one of the prominent Torah scholars, working on the laying of a road at Kfar Chabad. Credit: Zoltan Kluger, 1949, GPO.

Meir and Aharon Friedman harvesting potatoes at Kfar Chabad. Credit: Fritz Cohen, 1963, GPO.

Newly completed 770 Kfar Chabad in Israel, an exact copy of the one in New York. Credit: Nati Harnik, 1987, GPO.

Entrance to 770 Kfar Chabad. Credit: Ben Bresky, 2026.

NOTES:

• Founding of Chabad - The Rebbe’s Capital City

• This Man Knows His Citrus—His Etrog, to Be Exact - Chabad.org

• Vintage (1961) documentary on Kfar Chabad

• The quest for the perfect Etrog - Jerusalem Post

• Kfar Chabad official website - about us page

• Today in Jewish History: Kfar Chabad Established

• History of 770 Eastern Parkway