Construction Begins for New ‘Ohr Chabad’ Town in the Negev
After 11 years of overcoming hurdles, official permission was granted for 30 Lubavitch families to build a new town in the south of Eretz Yisroel, to be named “Ohr Chabad.” The first construction trucks arrived today, and plans are in place for the development of 5,000 family homes.
Construction Begins for New Chabad Town in Southern Israel
It’s a sight that the group of pioneers dreamed of for 11 years: bulldozers plowing through the land, preparing for construction. “It’s an overwhelming happiness,” says Chaya Hendel. “I’ve been waiting to see this for so long—and now it’s begun!”
New Chassidic Town in Israel to Combine Torah and Tourism
After years of comprehensive bureaucratic planning and collaboration with the Israeli government and Chabad-Lubavitch leadership, the town of Ohr Chabad (“Light of Chabad”) will literally be on the map of Israel in the coming months, nestled in the beautiful Yatir forest on the edge of the Negev Desert in southern Israel.
New Chabad Yishuv Approved In The Northern Negev
After nine years of work, countless ups and downs, Ohr Chabad, a new Chabad Yishuv in the Northern Negev, has been approved to become a reality.