Editing Chabad (section)

==== CTeen ====
The '''Chabad Teen Network''' (CTeen) is an international organization dedicated to educating Jewish youth about their heritage. It is the teen-focused arm of the Chabad movement operated by [[Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch]]. There are over 100,000 members worldwide<ref name="timesofisrael.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-school-shooting-survivors-seek-healing-at-new-york-meet-up/|title=Jewish school shooting survivors seek healing at New York meet-up|newspaper=Times of Israel}}</ref> with 630 chapters across 44 countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cteen.com/|title=Chabad Teen Network|website=CTeen}}</ref> CTeen is open to all Jewish teens, regardless of affiliation, and has been called "the fastest growing and most diverse Jewish youth organization in the world."<ref name="heritagefl.com">{{Cite news|last=CTeen International|title=Orlando well represented at International CTeen Shabbaton|newspaper=Heritage Florida Jewish News|url=https://www.heritagefl.com/story/2018/03/30/features/orlando-well-represented-at-international-cteen-shabbaton/9544.html}}</ref>

The organization was launched in 2010,<ref name="ejewishphilanthropy.com">{{cite web|last=Levy|first=Faygie|date=28 May 2015|title=In Just Five Years, CTeen Movement Attracts Tens of Thousands of Young Jews|url=http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/in-just-five-years-cteen-movement-attracts-tens-of-thousands-of-young-jews/|url-status=live|website=eJewish Philanthropy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601004816/http://ejewishphilanthropy.com:80/in-just-five-years-cteen-movement-attracts-tens-of-thousands-of-young-jews/? |archive-date=2015-06-01 }}</ref> and operates worldwide in cities such as Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Leeds, Munich, Buenos Aires and New York.<ref name="israelnationalnews.com">{{Cite news|first1=Carin M. |last1=Smilk|title=Teens and mentors from Bangkok to Brazil at Poconos Retreat|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/232778|date=July 21, 2017  |access-date=2021-09-14|website=Israel National News|language=en}}</ref> Its director is Rabbi Shimon Rivkin, and Rabbi [[Moshe Kotlarsky]] serves as chairman.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bowling|first=Suzanna|title=Thousands of Jewish Teens Gather in Times Square For Havdalah – Times Square Chronicles|url=https://t2conline.com/thousands-of-jewish-teens-gather-in-times-square-for-havdalah/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Times Square Chronicles|date=2 March 2020 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524042421/https://t2conline.com/thousands-of-jewish-teens-gather-in-times-square-for-havdalah/ |archive-date=2020-05-24 }}</ref> Individual chapters and programs are managed by local directors.
[[File:Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch - 302 (2).jpg|thumb|300px|Picture of room '302']]

CTeen runs a number of ongoing and annual programs, some of which include:
* CTeen International Shabbaton, an annual inspirational weekend that brings together thousands of teens from around the world. The program includes a traditional Shabbat experience in the heart of Hasidic Crown Heights, a Torah completion ceremony in Times Square, and the CTeen Choice Awards at Brooklyn's Pier 12. The weekend includes a Saturday night concert in Times Square with guest performances by singers such as [[Gad Elbaz]], [[Shwekey|Yakov Shwekey]] and American Hasidic rapper [[Nissim Black]].<ref name="heritagefl.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jewishvoicesnj.org/articles/local-teens-have-time-of-their-lives-at-nyc-shabbaton/|title = Local teens have time of their lives at NYC Shabbaton |newspaper= Jewish Community Voice|date = 10 April 2019 }}</ref>
* CTeen XTREME, a summer travel camp where campers challenge themselves both physically and spiritually by partaking in extreme sports, observing a completely tech-free Shabbat, and keeping kosher on the road.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2015/02/chabad_of_hunterdon_teen_group_makes_impact_in_com.html|title=Chabad of Hunterdon CTeen group makes impact in community|newspaper=Nj|date=26 February 2015}}</ref>
* CTeen U, a college-accredited program where teens learn about Jewish philosophy, ethics and history. The program was launched in 2019 through a partnership with [[Yeshiva University]].<ref>{{cite web|first=|title=Chabad and Yeshiva University Offer Torah Class for High Schoolers|date=14 October 2020|url=https://jewishjournal.com/community/322869/chabad-and-yeshiva-university-offer-torah-class-for-high-schoolers/|url-status=live|access-date=|newspaper=Jewish Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014165912/https://jewishjournal.com/community/322869/chabad-and-yeshiva-university-offer-torah-class-for-high-schoolers/ |archive-date=2020-10-14 }}</ref>
* Heritage Quest, educational travel programs that aim to deepen the connection of Jewish teens to their heritage through trips to [[Poland]] and [[Israel]], offering teens the chance to explore their roots at the source.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/3239262/jewish/CTeen-Summer-Quest-to-Explore-Roots-in-Poland-and-Israel.htm|title=CTeen Summer 'Quest' to Explore Roots in Poland and Israel - Another adventure in the roster of programs for Jewish youth - Chabad.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubavitch.com/leading-voices/|title = Meet Hallandale's New CTeen Directors|date = 17 October 2019}}</ref>
*Kosher Food Club, a co-curricular high school club operating in over fifty high schools throughout the [[United States]] that serves as a humanitarian initiative to promote healthy lifestyles, feed the homeless, and provide educational and hands-on experiences making traditional Jewish foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cteen.com/highschoolclub|title=CTeen &#124; Leadership|website=CTeen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5144558/jewish/Jewish-Teens-in-Skokie-Ill-Respond-to-Hate-With-Celebration.htm|title=Jewish Teens in Skokie, Ill., Respond to Hate With Celebration - Windows smashed in nearby synagogue followed by outpouring of Jewish pride - Chabad.org}}</ref>
* National Campus Office, coordinator of [[Chabad on Campus International Foundation|Chabad on Campus]], a network of Jewish Student Centers on more than 230 university campuses worldwide (as of April 2016), as well as regional Chabad-Lubavitch centers at an additional 150 universities worldwide<ref name="The National Campus Office">{{cite web |url=http://lubavitch.com/department.html?h=674 |title=The National Campus Office |date=2009 |access-date=25 September 2010 |publisher=lubavitch.com |archive-date=19 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819210507/http://lubavitch.com/department.html?h=674 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Suicide Alert, workshops that equip teens to assist peers dealing with anxiety and depression resulting from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The workshops have been organized by CTeen chapters in Florida, New Hampshire and New Jersey, among others, in partnership with the Gelt Charitable Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livingworks.net/blog/by-us-for-us|title=By us, for us|website=LivingWorks}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/events/suicide-prevention-training-workshop|title=Suicide Prevention Training Workshop|website=TAPinto}}</ref>