Why A Website - MyChabad.org

Why A Website?

Here are a few of the reasons we invested so much time and money to create an entirely new Chabad Centers Online:

There are an estimated 4 million Jews currently online.
More than 70 percent of Jews don't belong to a synagogue and the way to find them is online.*
33% of Jewish households relocate every five years and are seeking a community.*
Young, unaffiliated Jews are actively online.*
64% of people believe that the Internet provides easier access to religious study and educational materials than they can find offline.**

Here's what fellow shluchim have to say...

“The service is top notch!”
–Rabbi Shmuli Nachlas, Chabad @ Flamingo

“The minimal charge is well worth it! It’s a fraction of what you will spend anywhere else, and you will see a definite return on your small investment!”
–Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum, Chabad of Livingston

“The most amazing advance in Chabad’s presence on the web – for each individual shliach’s customization.”
–Rabbi Yossi Deren, Chabad of Greenwhich

“I am a big fan of the Chabad Centers Online concept. The quality of the articles and their presentation is amazing. I think we all have to support this initiative collectively.”
–Rabbi Yosef Kantor, Chabad of Thailand

“We publish our web info all over our community …the hits are rising every month and the people here love it.”
–Rabbi Ely Rosenfeld, Chabad of Fox Chapel

Today, every self-respecting organization is expected to have a website.

Keep your community informed about what’s going on
Attract new families to your community
Elevate your organization’s prestige
Encourage greater involvement
Foster education
Promote donor recognition and fundraising success

Easier said than done. Right?

All too many among us have eagerly set out with grandiose plans to create this really super knockout website, only to find our energy consumed, patience tested, bank accounts depleted and, and within a short time, our websites outdated and beyond repair.

To create, maintain and keep filling a website with local flavor that keeps drawing people back with stimulating, up- to- date and new content is far from an easy task.

This is why Chabad.org, under the auspices of the Chabad Lubavitch Media Center, launched Chabad Centers Online, led by a highly talented team of technology experts, with extensive knowledge of Chabad content and deep care for the special needs of shluchim.

This team has developed the technology and infrastructure to provide each of your institutions with a ready- made, state- of- the- art internet site that you can operate, regardless of your technology skills, or lack thereof.

Designed specifically for you, with your ease- of- use in mind, all you need to do is point and click from your online Site Control Center.

* According to a recent survey conducted by United Jewish Communities
** April 2002 MIT Communications Forum