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Today in Chabad History: 12-13 Tammuz
The twelfth of Tammuz (this year: July 6) is the birthday of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of blessed memory. It is…
Ep. 4: Last Rites for a Lone Jew in China
Lubavitch International drops the fourth episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives. 
Ep. 3: Kligman Wants To Be First Shabbos-Observant Big Leaguer
Lubavitch International drops the third episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives. 
Ep. 2 – Lamplighters: Judaism Gains Official Status In Iceland
In Episode 2 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik tells the story of Rabbi Avi and Mushky Feldman,…
Lubavitch.com Launches New Podcast
Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier is a bimonthly podcast focusing on Chabad emissaries, or shluchim, their personal struggles and the people…
Today in Jewish History: Kfar Chabad Established
The village of Kfar Chabad was established 72 years ago today.
SOTW: Car Noise
The strange, funny, and meaningful things that happen out in the trenches as Chabad representatives go about their business . . .
Return To Chengdu
The Chabad emissaries in Chengdu, China must leave in a hurry to protect their children, and the community they built with love and care falls…
Book Notes
Scott Frank is a business executive. Yossi Lerman is a Chabad rabbi. Both have been on a quest to find more joy in life.
SOTW: My Child’s Kvetching
The strange, funny, and meaningful things that happen out in the trenches as Chabad representatives go about their business . . .
Personal Journeys: A Child of the Holocaust
Dozens of eyes silently follow the slender man on the speaker's dais. The only sound in the hall is his voice, which captivates the audience.…
A Stranger in the Land
I had never seen thirty-three degrees Fahrenheit on the weather forecast. My English isn’t great, and I felt so alone.
“And You Shall Tell Your Child” Part 1
We asked individuals engaged in various Jewish educational models to explore "how we might better nurture Jewish children today to grow proud to identify with…
A Homecoming
Rabbi Shmuel and Shterni Freedman arrived with their baby in December, just as the annual Chabad menorah lighting was about to begin. The community turned…
Feeling Stuck? Roll On!
When the Chabad rabbi of Los Alamitos was feeling stuck some months ago, he wrote a song. “I thought about the Jews who came before…
New Shluchim to Casa Grande, AZ
Casa Grande, located approximately halfway between Phoenix and Tuscon in Arizona is quickly becoming a city of choice for families and individuals looking for cheaper,…
New Shluchim to Tracy, CA
As many people transferred to a work-from-home model during the last year due to COVID restrictions, many, especially those with young children, began to look…
College-Level Courses for Jewish Teens Picks Up Pace
CTeen U, the Chabad teen program will be launching a new college-accredited course in February. The 14-week Spring course, titled “Introduction to Jewish Law,” a…
New Shluchim to Burien, WA
Rabbi Moshe and Devorah Wolff have been appointed to establish a new Chabad center to service the cities of Burien, Federal Way, and the surrounding…
SOTW: Kosher in Indiana
The strange, funny and meaningful things that happen out in the trenches as Chabad representatives go about their business . . .
Talmud Teasers: Teacher Training
The word Chanukah in Hebrew comes from the same root as chinuch—education, and, indeed, one of the central messages of Chanukah concerns the significance of…
Sofia, Bulgaria: Fire Destroys Home, Chabad Family of 12 Safe
A Saturday night fire sparked by an electric short, left the home of the city’s Chabad representatives and their ten children a charred skeleton.
SOTW: Shabbos Goy
The strange, funny and meaningful things that happen out in the trenches as Chabad representatives go about their business . . .
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