Rabbi Chaim Abadi, Educator Who Founded Minyan Shelanu for At-Risk Teens, Dies
His relationship-first model reshaped how educators nationwide reach disconnected youth.
Overview
- Community outlet Matzav reported his passing and highlighted his decades of work guiding struggling teens.
- He founded and led Minyan Shelanu in Lakewood, a prayer space that served as a steady home base for boys who felt shut out elsewhere.
- Colleagues credit him with a compassionate, one-to-one approach that predated common use of the term “at-risk” in the community.
- Funeral plans called for a levaya at the Minyan on Route 88 in Lakewood with burial in Israel.
- He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fraidy Abadi, his family, and many former students who say his care changed the course of their lives.