From Humble Beginnings, A Global Achievement
Today, the 10th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is honored by Chabad-Lubavitch chasidim worldwide as a watershed in the movement's history. In 1950, Rabbi […]
When Jewish Children Go Off To College . . .
Matt Epstein of Tarzana, CA, says that his alma mater, Pomona College, one of the exclusive Claremont Colleges, was a great place for higher learning. […]
In Search of Jewish Roots?
Mysterious postcards written in Yiddish. Gravestone rubbings. Grandma’s deathbed confession. These fragments are often the first hints of long buried Jewish roots. A new organization […]
Chabad Alerts Students and Community to Proselytizers’ Techniques
On Saturday afternoons, Messianic missionaries, among them both Christians and Jews who believe Jews complete themselves by accepting Jesus, can be seen strolling around in […]
Chabad Launches the First Online International School For Jewish Children
Eyes glued to the screen, seven-year-old Devorah S. of Ithaca, NY, listens intently to her teacher’s voice through her headset. Devorah has 15 classmates whom […]
A Light Unto the Nations: Rabbis, Scholars and Leaders Have Their Say
The menu of classes at Leil Iyun, or “night of study,” sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey last Saturday night (January 13), […]
“Stars” Students Celebrate Bar Mitzvah
The Jewish community in Ukraine celebrated the bar mitzvahs of two of the students at the “Stars” Program. An educational program directed at college aged […]
Chabad Provides Assistance For Sderot Terror Victims
The Chabad Terror Victim Project offers emotional and financial support to the victims of the recent Sderet missile attack, reports the Israeli publication Hamodea. With […]
From South America to New Jersey for An Authentic Yeshiva Experience
One hundred Brazilian and fifteen Argentine young adults ditched beachside vacation plans and skipped Carnaval carousing for weeks of study in the frosty environs of […]
Defying Her Tormentors: A Survivor’s Legacy
Defiance marks her face with hundreds of little wrinkles, each etched into her skin by trials and tribulations of a saga that begins at the […]
106 Year-Old Chasidic Matriarch Passes Away
Maryasha Garelik, known to many in the international Chabad-Lubavitch community as Bubbe Maryasha, passed away late Wednesday night in Brooklyn. At 106 years of age, […]
News Briefs: Orthodox Jews and Muslims Join To Fight Drug Abuse
Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin of Chabad of Redbridge, UK is teaming up with Imam Haroon Rashid Patel of the Balfour Road Mosque Muslims to help provide […]
Keeping Pace With A New Generation of Russian Jewry
As a young generation of Russian-American Jews grows up, one organization makes changes in the way it reaches out. As 30 Jewish teens, all first […]
Jewish Camp Experience For Sunnyvale Children
The Sunnyvale Sun reports that 23 children experienced real Jewish living at a winter camp by Chabad of Sunnyvale. Field trips and camp activities in […]
News Briefs: Jewish Students Explore Judaism at Ski Resort
Jewish students on winter break took in some intensive exploration at Running Springs, California, during a Ski and Learn Retreat organized by the Chabad on […]
Opportunity in Romania Lures Growing Numbers of Israelis
Ideally, Chabad representatives to Romania would like to see Jews return to Israel. But for the growing numbers who opt to stay, Bucharest is experiencing […]
Jews Who Marry Out Slip Away, Studies Say. Now What?
Two new studies of US Jewry were hailed by the Jewish community as bearing good tidings: they found the US Jewish population to be larger […]
For Young Jews in Germany, Jewish Identity Is Joyful
When Sandra Habermann fished for a topic for her senior thesis, she hit upon a subject that she was sure no one in her Munich […]
News Briefs: Charity Box Display for Educational Programs
Artists in the Miami Valley of Ohio are decorating tzedakah boxes as part of a tzedakah box display that is being sponsored by Chabad of […]
News Briefs: Colel Chabad Assists Housebound Residents In Snow
When snowfall in Northern threatened to leave disabled and elderly residents stuck at home without food, Colel Chabad was ready to help. In preparation for […]
In the Wake of Tragedy, A Call for Unity
Within Chabad-Lubavitch communities internationally, shock and grief over the deaths of three young Chabad students two weeks ago have now given way to a more […]
Chabad House in Russia Target of Anti-Semitic Threats
At twilight on December 26, unidentified thugs plunged a swastika-engraved dagger through a note that threatened: “We should kill the Jews or teach our children […]
By E.J. Tansky
Chabad Solves Peru’s Kosher Flour Dilemma
Two hundred kosher challah loaves are sold each week from Chabad of Lima’s newly refurbished bakery. That’s one loaf for every thirteen Jews in Peru. Chabad’s […]
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Holocaust survivor Helga Melmed is giving her time, energy, and priceless life experience to educate and care for Jewish children at Chabad of Venice, Florida’s Camp Gan Israel.
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Mitzvahs at the World Cup
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Mitzvahs at the ADL Never Is Now Summit in New York City
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As 90,000 fans descend on Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for this year’s Super Bowl, Chabad is welcoming hundreds of Jewish visitors with kosher food, prayer services, and mitzvah opportunities throughout the weekend.
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New Chabad Center in Buckeye — The Gateway to Arizona’s West
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Chabad Young Professionals Rabbis Gather For Convention in Raleigh
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Texas Chabad Brings Aid To Flood Victims
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Chabad Brings Kosher Food To Wimbeldon


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