Chabad at USC Opens New Center With Campus’s First Kosher Restaurant
“A proud Jew rather than a fearful one.” That, student Noah Razak told some 400 people gathered on Severance Street Sunday night, is what Chabad […]
By Leibel Kahan
Faces of Chabad: Shmuli Nachlas
“My parents gave us a home where Judaism, the Rebbe, and education weren’t just talked about—they were lived. Going to the Rebbe in New York […]
By Leibel Kahan
Chabad Marks Birthday of Movement’s Founder
On 18 Elul, we celebrate the birthday of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
By Staff Writer
Fourth Chabad Center Opens on the Island of Corsica
A storefront on the main road in Calvi, on Corsica’s northwest coast, is now home to the island’s fourth Chabad center. Walk out of the […]
By Leibel Kahan
Chabad Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod Inaugurated as Chief Rabbi of Moldova
Chabad Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod was installed Wednesday as the new Chief Rabbi of Moldova in the historic Glazers’ Synagogue in Chișinău. Rabbi Axelrod has […]
Building Connection in Barbados
Shabbos comes at nearly the same time every week in Barbados, the furthest southeast island in the Caribbean. Close to the equator, the days barely […]
By Leibel Kahan
Faces of Chabad: Talia Voskoboynik
“I grew up in California in a traditional conservative family. I always had a strong sense of Jewish identity, but Judaism was never something I […]
By Leibel Kahan
Ep. 67: The Storm That Nearly Swept Away Everything They Built
Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 67 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives
By Staff Writer
New Youth Center and Mikvah for Thornhill’s Russian Jewish Community
In the 1950s, Chaya Esther Zaltzman traveled 36 hours by train each way — every month — from Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to reach a mikvah in […]
By Leibel Kahan
Innisfil Gets Its First Year-Round Jewish Home
For decades, Jewish families from Toronto have spent their summers on the shores of Lake Simcoe. “This is the Canadian Catskills,” said David Turk, a […]
By Leibel Kahan
Faces of Chabad: Elie Estrin
“I remember seeing on the news that the army would allow bearded chaplains. I figured—let me go to a recruiter. I thought that being a […]
By Leibel Kahan
Remembering the Rebbe’s Father
Today marks the passing of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
By Staff Writer
Lake Oconee Chabad Pop-Up Builds “New Jewish Family” In Georgia
Lake Oconee is a reservoir in central Georgia that has become a vacation destination. Dozens of towns, resorts, and golf communities dot the 374 miles […]
Where the Continent Ends
Newfoundland runs on its own time — literally. The province keeps a half-hour time zone found almost nowhere else in the Western Hemisphere, thirty minutes […]
By Leibel Kahan
Immersive Summer Fellowship Brings Jewish Confidence to Students
This summer, more than 40 Jewish college students applied for one of the 15 spots in the Jewish Summer Fellowship, a program under the auspices […]
Tisha B’Av: Remembering for a Better Future
This evening, Jews around the world will remove their shoes, begin a 25-hour fast, and sit low on the floor in the manner of mourners.
By Staff Writer
Faces of Chabad: Judy Lazar
“My childhood was quite picturesque until I was three. That was when the Nazis invaded Hungary. We had to leave our hometown and hide in […]
A Mikvah in Mat-Su, Alaska
More than 350 residents of Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley contributed to the construction of a local mikvah. The first to be built in the state outside […]
By Leibel Kahan
Iceland Gets Its First Jewish Center in History
The sign went up on one of Reykjavik’s main streets, and people stopped to stare. For a community that had spent decades gathering in living […]
By Leibel Kahan
From Florida to Hawaii, Chabad Rabbis Fight for the Right to Gather
A Legal Battle in Boca Raton For fifteen years, Rabbi Naftaly and Henya Hertzel ran the Chabad Israel Center in Boca Raton. For fifteen years, […]
By Leibel Kahan
Faces of Chabad: Dovid Gurevich
“I had a pretty typical Soviet upbringing—just being aware of my Jewishness without really knowing what it entailed. There was little access to anything Jewish […]
By Leibel Kahan
Ep. 66: Kosher Corned Beef On The Emerald Isle
Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 66 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives
By Staff Writer
On the Eve of 250: Jews and the American Experiment
As the United States nears its 250th birthday, a once-settled confidence has given way to uneasy questions. What does Jewish belonging mean when the promise […]
Today in Jewish 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 also the day when the Rabbi received a notice of freedom from his exile in Kastroma, Russia.
By Staff Writer
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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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