Human Interest
Shin Bet Chief Visits 770
Shin Bet chief David Zini made a brief visit to Crown Heights recently, stopping at Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway while in the United States for meet-ings with American officials.
Zini, a former IDF major general, has headed Israel's internal security agen-cy since October 2025. Zini is reli-giously observant, a distinction that has drawn particular attention since he assumed leadership.
During the visit, he showed particular interest in the yeshiva's learning schedule and curriculum. Zini also raised questions about the Chabad understanding of Moshiach, including whether the Temple will be built be-fore Moshiach arrives or whether Moshiach himself will build it.
Israeli political, military and security figures have visited 770 over the dec-ades, including prime ministers, presi-dents and senior government officials.
Yaakov Peri, who was appointed head of the agency in 1988, met with the Rebbe during a subsequent visit to New York. Peri discussed terrorism, Israel's security and other security-related issues with the Rebbe, and said he was deeply impressed by the Rebbe's analysis. Peri said the Reb-be's observations later influenced his thinking on various security matters.
adapted from COLlive