Shlomo Cunin
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Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Eliyahu Cunin (Hebrew ברוך שלמה אליהו קונין) (Shlomo Cunin) is a Hasidic Rabbi, associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Cunin is the director of Chabad-Lubavitch of California, and Chabad activities on the West Coast of the United States.Pool, Bob (December 13, 1989). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-13-me-240-story.html "Hanukkah Dispute : Menorah in City Hall Shines Light on Controversy"]. Los Angeles Times.
Activities
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In 1965, he was appointed by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as a head shaliach to the West Coast of the United States. Cunin built one of the first of over 5,000 chabad houses worldwide. Under his guidance Cunin has a network of over 200 Chabad Houses throughout California and Nevada.{{fact|date=March 2021}}
Chabad of California's mission is to reach out to others with acts of goodness and kindness. West Coast Chabad is a community-based nonprofit organization whose efforts are rooted in traditional Jewish values—and many of its programs help the needy regardless of background or belief.Greene, Velvl. [http://www.chabadnews.us/Old%20Aricles/AT%2000006.htm "West Coast was a challenge to Chabadniks and they defied odds to rekindle faith"]. Chabad Cronicals. Chabad of California.[http://www.chabad.com/about.html "About us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602100201/http://www.chabad.com/about.html |date=2013-06-02 }}. West Coast Chabad Lubavitch.
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Cunin began West Coast Chabad in 1967. Chabad now runs the largest network of nonsectarian educational and social services under Jewish auspices on the West Coast.{{fact|date=March 2021}}
West Coast Chabad Lubavitch is a division of Chabad-Lubavitch, one of the largest religious Jewish organizations in the world. Chabad embraces a philosophy of study, meditation, and social outreach. Combining religious study with proactive community involvement, Chabad's growing array of educational and social services programs has made it a dynamic force in modern Jewish life.
Involvement with Chabad of Russia
Cunin is a member of Agudas Chasidei Chabad of Russia and United States. He is involved in a recovery effort to reclaim ownership of a portion of the Chabad library, controlled by the Russian government.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-07-mn-388-story.html "U.S. Senate Asks Yeltsin to Return Sacred Hebrew Texts"]. Los Angeles Times.
Family
Shlomo Cunin married Miriam Loksen on November 19, 1964. They had 13 children together. Shlomo has one brother, Rabbi Pinchas Cunin (d. 2011), who was a rabbi in the Crown Heights Chabad community.[https://collive.com/rabbi-pinchas-cunin-72-obm/ Pinchas Cunin, 72, OBM"]. COLlive.com. July 11, 2012.
References
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External links
- [http://www.chabad.com Chabad West Coast Headquarters official website]
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Category:American Hasidic rabbis
Category:Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis