Tzivos Hashem, is a Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York based organization that was founded in 1980 by the Lubavitcher Rebbe as a youth group to serve both the physical and spiritual needs of Jewish children.

Participants

Participants in Tzivos Hashem programs are under the age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah from backgrounds spanning the spectrum of levels of Jewish education and commitment to Jewish affiliation, without regard to social and economic status.

Goals

Tzivos Hashem aims to revive Jewish identity in children and provide them with a Jewish education through informal and entertaining programs, publications and personal encounters. It is their belief that enrolling in Tzivos Hashem and following its program of Torah

Torah

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 study and performance of Mitzvos, prepares today’s children for a seamless transition into Jewish adulthood, ensuring continuity of Jewish values and traditions.

History

Tzivos Hashem began its programs in the autumn of 1980. Over their first ten years programs were expanded to include a magazine, comic books, a radio show, and Shomer Shabbat

Shomer Shabbat

A shomer Shabbat or shomer Shabbos is a person who observes the mitzvot associated with Judaism's Shabbat...

 Little League baseball teams, in addition to other educational programs. Since then the organization has expanded even further and includes video productions, a website, international contests, and involvement in the construction and funding of orphanages in the Ukraine

Ukraine

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 , food pantries, and even a museum for Jewish children.

Publications

Tzivos Hashem publishes three children's periodicals: Moshiach Times, HaChayol, and Tzivos Hashem KIDS! Moshiach Times was printed at the behest of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. HaChayol is geared towards children from the Chabad community. Tzivos Hashem KIDS! is distributed to Chabad House

Chabad house

A Chabad house is a centre for disseminating Orthodox Judaism by the Chabad movement. Chabad Houses are run by the local Shaliach , who was sent to that place by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who founded all Chabad Houses...

s throughout the world. Moshiach Times has employed the services of MAD Magazine editor, of Spy vs. Spy

Spy vs. Spy

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, Al Jaffee

Al Jaffee

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. HaChayol has employed Rabbi Chanan Krivisky as an editor in recent times.