t is evident to most Jews who care about the Jewish future that, individual exceptions in every movement notwithstanding, the one successful movement in contemporary Jewish life is Chabad.
So, then, what is Chabad to do now?
I ask this question because Chabad is entering a new and challenging phase. There are simply not enough Jews in the world to keep opening Chabad Houses at the rate it has in the last 25 years. This is a personal tragedy for the many young Chabad rabbis who ache to become shluchim (emissaries). And it is a tragedy for the larger Jewish world because these Chabad Houses add Jewish vitality wherever they are present.
Having spoken at Chabad Houses for decades, and after many discussions with Chabad rabbis, I offer two suggestions.
Via Jewish Journal