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| | Chabad Lubavitch: Orthodox Jews are a growing Utah community |
 | | There are now approximately 2,600 Lubavitch centers in some 2,000 Jewish communities worldwide, the rabbi said, adding that some of the centers are permanent facilities like Bais Menachem, while others are “personal centers” offered by individual Lubavitchers to facilitate Jewish holiday celebrations in remote areas of the world. |
 | | Rabbi Zippel said he often explains why his organization has two names: Chabad, which is a Hebrew acronym for wisdom, understanding and knowledge; and Lubavitch, which is “village of love” in Russian. |
 | | He views the group that actually comes to the synagogue as Chabad, and the dispersed congregation he finds in rural outposts in bordering states, as well as prisons and youth detention centers, as the Lubavitch. |
| www.religionnewsblog.com /494/chabad-lubavitch-orthodox-jews-are-a-growing-utah-community (1284 words) |
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