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Chabad Lubavitch Leeds

(Lubavitch Centre of Leeds)

Leeds, West Yorkshire

 

 

   


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Chabad Lubavitch Leeds, May 2013
courtesy David Shulman 2013

 
Organisation Data

Name:

Chabad Lubavitch Leeds(ii)

also known as the Lubavitch Centre of Leeds(iii)

Address:

168 Shadwell Lane, Leeds, LS17 8AD, acquired in 1986(iv) 

Formation:

Formed 1975(v)

Current Status:

Active

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox - Lubavitch

Affiliation:

An autonomous constituent of the Chabad Lubavitch UK Network, and part of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement.

Website:

https://www.judaismlive.com

Rabbinic Couples:(viii) (To view a short profile of a rabbi whose name appears in blue - hold the cursor over the name.)

Rabbi Yirmiyahu Angyalfi and Mrs Shoshana Angyalfi, founders and directors from 1975 to present (November 2026)

Rabbi Reuven Cohen and Mrs Ruth Cohen, youth and community development, from 1980 until present (November 2026)

Rabbi Yossi Ives and Mrs Rivki Ives, coordinator and youth director, from 1995 until no later than 2000(ix)

Rabbi Eli Pink and Mrs Dabrushy Pink, education and community programmes from 2007 until present (November 2026).(x)

Rabbi Mendy Chazan and Mrs Bunie Chazan, Chabad Teen Network, from 2017 until an uncertain date (but no later than 2023).(xi)

Rabbi Sholem Kalmenson and Mrs Devorah Leah Kalmenson, children's and family programmes, from 2023 until present (November 2026).

Legal and Charitable Status:

Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital (company number 06494965) incorporated on 6 February 2008.(xiv)

It is also a registered charity, no. 1123578, registered on 11 April 2008.(xv)

Chabad on Campus:(xvi)

Name - Chabad Lubavitch at Leeds Campus

Address - Chabad House, 81 Clarendon Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9P

Established - 2007

Website - https://www.leedsuchabad.org

Directors - Rabbi Michoel Danow and Mrs Chana Sorah Danow from 2007 until present (November 2026)

Serving: University of Leeds; University of York; and University of Huddersfield.

 

Other Chabad Lubavitch Institutions in Leeds

 

 

Online Reports, Articles and Other Material
relating to these Organisations

 on Third Party Websites

  • The corporate filings of Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited with Companies House, including its trustees' reports and financial statements (financial year generally to 28 February) from 2009 to date (which had also been filed with the Charity Commission), may be viewed and downloaded from HERE.

 

Notes & Sources
(↵ returns to text above)

  • (i) Reserved.

  • (ii) This is the name appearing on the organisation's website. ↵

  • (iii) The name appearing on-site, outside the organisation's premises. ↵

  • (iv) Organisation's website, accessed Novembert 2026. ↵

  • (v) Organisation's website, accessed November 2026. ↵

  • (vi) and (vii) Reserved.

  • (viii) Organisation's website ("Meet our Team" and "A Little History"), accessed November 2026, unless otherwise stated. ↵

  • (ix) Jewish Chronicle reports. ↵

  • (x) Organisation's website ("A Little History"), accessed November 2026, and Rabbi Pink's LinkedIn account. ↵

  • (xi) Organisation's website ("A Little History"), accessed November 2026, relates that in 2017 "Rabbi Mendy and Bunie Chazan and family join the staff and open a branch of CTeen, the Chabad Teen Network. A Teen Loft opens in the Chabad Lubavitch Centre". By 2023, Rabbi and Mrs Kalmenson had succeded to the position. ↵

  • (xii) and (xiii) Reserved.

  • (xiv) Companies House website last accessed November 2026. Clicking on the company number of this will take you to the registration on the Companies House website. ↵

  • (xv) Charity Commission website, accessed November 2026. Clicking on the charity number of this will take you to the charity's registration on the Charity Commission website. ↵

  • (xvi) Chabad Lubavitch at Leeds Campus website. ↵

  • (xvii) Unless otherwise stated, all information from the websites of Chabad Lubavitch Leeds or Leeds Menorah School. ↵

  • (xx) Charity Commission website, accessed November 2026. Clicking on the charity number of this will take you to the charity's registration on the Charity Commission website. ↵

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Page created: 26 June 2013
Data significantly expanded and notes first added: 1 November 2026
Page most recently amended: 3 November 2026

Research and formatting by David Shulman


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