After many long months of planning and Tishrei behind us, work has begun on pointing and restoring the facade of the Lubavitch World Headquarters office complex.
Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky, director of the Machne Israel Development Fund, is heading up the project. He thanked the donors who have already stepped up to kick start this project.
“It’s heartwarming to see how enthusiastically the call to help restore the famous facade is being received. it is a real Kiddush Lubavitch,” Rabbi Shmaya said.
As reported, work is already progressing on the crumbling section of the 770 garden walls. According to Rabbi Shmaya–who saw to it that the wall be completely enclosed during Tishrei for the safety of the teeming throngs of visitors to 770–the wall is being shored up and then refinished with the original, irreplaceable bricks which are unique to 770. He appealed to those who unlawfully took bricks from the construction site to return them immediately. “The bricks are the property of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, and they belong at 770,” he said.
As scaffolding was seen going up on the Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue sections of the twin office buildings, bystanders were overheard lauding the project and adding the wish of all chasidim to see the ultimate expansion of the premises in accordance with the wishes and actions of the Rebbe.
“With all the funding not yet committed,” says Rabbi Shmaya, “and with further infrastructure repairs sorely needed on the exteriors of 770 and the office complex, Machne Israel is accepting donations from individuals who are seeking to donate to this cause.”
Contributions can be made at Bedek Habayis: https://lubavitch.com/donate.html, or contact Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky at: [email protected], or at 718-774-4000.
The people want to expand 770! Restoring it is great, but we must follow the Rebbe’s marching orders of EXPANDING!
770 belongs to Agudas Chasidei Chabad and no one could take that away
the chabad people believe that 770 is today as holy as the temple mount, therefor those bricks are holy and should be treated with great respect
The leaks in the roof must be fixed as well to stop flooding in the rain
a double wall?
…looks that way
Will you also be repainting the white part surrounding the windows on the facade of the shul building (Eastern Parkway), That needs to be done too.
Thank you for all your efforts.
Any resotoration of any historic site is done with much consideration and care that the original bricks stay in tact not to mention this site that mean so much to chasidim..when I walked by and saw many bricks cracked.. and the removing of areas that were seemingly completely intact, I wasn’t thrilled, and nowone should be so whomever is involved please explain what’s the plan … before of know the original 770 will be redone becouse there’s a chip on the top of the building..
beautiful thank you
wow its great that people are takeing care of 770