The Mitzvah Factory:Taking Fun Seriously
“Will your grandchildren be Jewish?” Rabbi Shraga Sherman of Chabad of the Mainline in suburban Philadelphia believes he has an answer to that question, so […]
By R. Wineberg
Adding Links to A Chain of Goodness
“I love this more than anything in the world,” says Jordan Fishman, 13, of her weekly visits with 11-year-old Stephanie, an autistic girl. Since joining […]
By S. Olidort
Torah in the Technology Corridor
Coined the “technology corridor” of Illinois, Naperville and its surrounding areas are home to dozens of hi-tech firms and company headquarters for several large companies. […]
By R. Wineberg
Bulgaria Blooms
For the better part of the last half-century, Bulgaria’s Jewish population (12,000) has not had the benefit of educational and social institutions so integral to […]
By S. Olidort
Memorial On The Black Sea
In a moment of heartrending closure, the kaddish was recited on a ship in the Black Sea in the area where flight Tu-154 went down […]
By S. Olidort
Emerging From the Floodwaters
Only several weeks after torrential rains and flooding left half of Prague submerged in water, Chabad here is back in business, and “stronger than ever,” […]
By R. Wineberg
Shabbos House All Week Long
Jason Kirsch, a sophomore psychology major, loves jamming nights at Shabbos House on campus. Jason is one of seventy students who bring their musical instruments […]
By S. Olidort
“Thank You for Your Salt Lake City Chabad”
Ten years ago, newly arrived Chabad representative to the state of Utah, Rabbi Benny Zippel, received a call from a fellow Chabad Rabbi in California. […]
By R. Wineberg
A Happy Reunion
The last time Karen Guttman, 28, had contact with her father was 14 years ago. By a series of serendipitous events that brought her to […]
By R. Wineberg
Sukkot in Donetsk
Like dozens of cities in Eastern Europe and the former USSR, Donetsk, one of the largest cities in Ukraine, was home to a thriving Jewish […]
By R. Wineberg
A Hut in Bryant Park
Only fifty feet from the glamour and glitz of the fall fashion show in Bryant Park last week, an odd looking hut became a curiosity […]
By S. Olidort
Eugene, Oregon
With the arrival this week of Rabbi Asi and Aviva Spiegel, the spiritual seekers of this city 100 miles south of Portland have a new […]
By R. Wineberg
A Sanctuary of Light
Surrounded by wetlands and woodlands in the heart of suburban West Bloomfield, The Shul, Chabad’s newest project, was completed just a couple of hours before […]
By S. Olidort
3,000 Tributes for 3,000 Victims
Fourteen hundred students and faculty members took part in a 36 hour-long September 11th commemorative event at Binghamton University last week. Chabad’s Mitzvah Marathon, co-sponsored […]
By S. Olidort
A Time To Be Merry
The Jewish month of Tishrei spans the entire gamut of spiritual experiences. In a dramatic shift from the intensity and seriousness of Rosh Hashana and […]
By S. Olidort
Yom Kippur At A Glance
HAWAII– Three Jews filming for the Miss America Beauty Pageant found themselves stranded on this island in the Pacific Ocean as Yom Kippur set in. […]
By S. Olidort
More On Yom Kippur
LAS VEGAS More than 800 people joined Chabad at four services conducted simultaneously this Yom Kippur in the premiere entertainment destination of the world. The […]
By S. Olidort
To Hope and Healing
On September 11, Chabad houses nationwide joined millions of Americans to commemorate and honor the lives of the thousands who perished on this tragic day […]
By S. Olidort
From Birobijan to Conejo Valley
When the shofar was sounded this Rosh Hashanah for the first time in hundreds of locations worldwide, among them places far removed from Jewish life, […]
By S. Olidort
A Wish Is Granted
BROOKLYN, NY—When Mishelet Lev—the Israeli branch of Make A Wish Foundation—contacted Snyr Cohen, a buoyant 15 year old who is in the fight of his […]
By S. Olidort
Thousands Observe Rosh Hashana In Thailand
For Israeli backpackers, Thailand–geographically and culturally remote from Israel–offers an escape from the tensions of home. By association, that has sadly come to mean anything […]
By S. Olidort
Light Behind Bars
MIAMI, FL–For Kenneth N., the loneliness and despair of life behind bars has no parallel. “It was a denial of my essential humanity,” he says, […]
By S. Olidort
Make Your Own Horn, Please
When the shofar is sounded during Rosh Hashana services tomorrow and Sunday, 10-year-old Shane Golden will have a better grasp than many of the adults […]
By R. Wineberg
A Reason to Hope
Here in the slums, among the open sewers and crime-ridden streets, young children amuse themselves, fashioning castles out of uncollected garbage heaps. This is where […]
By S. Olidort
Photo & Video
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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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