Chabad-Lubavitch is an archaic hasidic Jewish movement, and the movement continues to flourish across the globe. Extreme religious movements are often characterized by their self ostracization from the majority culture, but Chabad-Lubavitch embraces and welcomes those who are not religious extremists, but still practice Judaism. Despite its differences, Chabad is just as, if not more, successful than other extremist religious groups that remain self-inclusive, though the success of Chabad is unique from other extreme religious groups. Throughout the world, there are over 3,600 Chabad institutions that are visited by more than 1 million Jewish people every year. The institutions are spearheaded by shluchim, Hasidic religious emissaries. Chabad’s …show more content…
The campaigns reach out to less observant Jews, and each time a mitzvah is performed the followers of Chabad believe it furthers the cosmic war between good and evil, and helps bring the coming Messiah. The mitzvah’s offered the less observant Jews a connection to their faith, through easy to perform mitzvahs’ such as giving charity, lighting Shabbat candles, staying kosher, or men wrapping their arms in tefillin.
This method of worship is extremely attractive to members of the Jewish community that do not have very much time to spare or are less committed to the faith, Lubavitch followers bring acts of faith to them and assist them in carrying the acts out, there is very little effort on the less observant Jews part. This ease of access to worship is an essential component in the success of Chabad. It is easier to participate in an activity when it is brought to you, this method is utilized by Lubavitch groups in large cities and it is extremely prosperous on large streets and urban