About Kfar Habad
Kfar Chabad is a Chabad-Lubavitch village in central Israel. Located between Beit Dagan and Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2009, it had a population of 4,900. Kfar Chabad was established in 1949 by Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. The first inhabitants were mostly recent immigrants from the Soviet Union, survivors of World War II and Stalinist oppression. The village features a full-scale replica of "770", the Chabad headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Kfar Chabad is 10 minutes drive from Tel Aviv and 50 minutes from Jerusalem located between "Bait Dagan Junction" and the city of Lod. The climate produces cool damp winters and hot dry summers, all the rainfall is between the months of October and April.