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Chabad Brings a Jewish Revival to West Adams
Walking down a street in West Adams, California, on Purim eve, Rabbi Michoel Zajac spotted a couple wearing what looked like festive headgear. “Happy Purim!”…
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Chabad on Wheels: A Lifeline for Jews in Rural Alabama
Isolation, intermarriage, and evangelical activism threaten to chip away at Jewish identity in America’s Deep South. Chabad on Wheels offers a hands-on solution — bringing…
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Ireland’s Jews Respond to Hate
Over one-third of Irish Christians polled in 2024 believed that Jews “still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust.” The findings,…
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Chabad of Madison Unveils New Center Amid Jewish Growth
Despite rising antisemitism that makes headlines almost daily, Chabad continues its activities, building and growing Jewish communities across the country, reminding everyone that Jewish life…
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Chabad Opens on Mykonos Island
“There was nothing Jewish here,” says Ori Philosof, a businessman who has called the island of Mykonos home for the past several years. “We were…
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Chabad Opens in Portugal’s Coastal Paradise
Pristine beaches, world-class golf courses, and a sun-drenched coastline — Portugal’s Algarve region is a place people come to escape. But for Rabbi Menachem  and…
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Waterford, Michigan Welcomes its First Synagogue
Waterford, Michigan, is a 25-minute commute from the nearest synagogue. Too far for local Jews–many who grew up in urban Detroit with Jewish traditions.  Enter…
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New Opening in Martinique
Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean with a rich and often overlooked Jewish history, is looking forward to a new boost in Jewish life.…
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Jewish Professionals Meet Up in Singapore
They came from seventeen countries — including Cambodia, Taiwan, Israel, Australia, Austria, and the Netherlands—for a weekend in Singapore. “Encounters,” as the experience is called,…
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New Haven Synagogue Turns 100
Despite the ebb and flow of changing demographics in the seacoast city of New Haven, Connecticut, the iconic Orchard Street Shul with its weathered brick…
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Santa Fe Foodies Welcome Chabad’s Manhattan Avenue Deli
The aromas of fresh pastrami and homemade matzah ball soup wafting through the heart of Santa Fe, a city more known for its chile verde…
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Trois-Rivières Historic Jewish Community Welcomes Chabad Center
Sometime during the height of the COVID pandemic, Rabbi Aaron Spiro posted an ad on Facebook — something that read along the lines of: “Are…
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Finding the Hidden Jews of Brazil
Several summers ago, on the 7,000-mile “Southern Route,” a group of Chabad yeshiva students visited the city of Pelotas, Brazil, planning to spend Shabbat at…
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Building Jewish Pride on the North Shore
Every few weeks, as the sun dips below the horizon on Friday night, casting a glow over the historic streets of Salem, Massachusetts, you might…
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