Dreams Come True: Himalayan Hike for the Blind
The idea of arranging a hike for the blind and visually impaired came from Rabbi Chezky and Chani Lifshitz of Chabad of Kathmandu, Nepal. "We have plenty of visitors, but we wanted to give the opportunity to experience the beauty and thrills of Nepal, to those who otherwise wouldn’t have it.
By Yossi Sirota
Miami and Rostov Bat Mitzvah Girls Celebrate Together
When Ava Greenwald celebrated her bat mitzvah last September in Bal Harbour, Florida, her parents went all-out. The party included a DJ, a special dress, a catered dinner in a hotel hall—all standard for her community.
Focus on the Individual at Chabad Banquet
Over 5,800 Chabad rabbis and lay leaders celebrated the culmination of the weekend International Conference of Chabad Shluchim with the grand Gala Banquet on Sunday night night.
By Ashira Weiss
Chabad Conference Goes All-Inclusive
A collaboration by the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative (RCII) and the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim will ensure that the conference, taking place this weekend in New York, is an example of inclusion.
By Ashira Weiss
Chabad Counts Over 130 New Emissary Couples Since Last Year’s Conference
The thirty-first annual International Conference of Shluchim is taking place this weekend in Brooklyn, New York. Among the 5,800 directors and lay leaders of Chabad centers in 100 countries who are expected to attend, over 130 of them are new emissaries.
Hungarian Government Recognizes Chabad of Hungary
Today, the government of Hungary officially recognized EMIH, the Orthodox Jewish Communities Association, the umbrella organization of Chabad of Hungary, granting them “special status.
Amid Unrest, New Emissaries Join Chabad of Hong Kong
Rabbi Mordechai and Goldie Avtzon at Chabad of Hong Kong are maintaining steady calm and focus. Last month, they recruited Rabbi Chaim and Menuchy Birnhack to serve the younger demographic of Asia’s World City.
Digging the New Digs at Chabad of Indiana University
Chabad of Indiana University’s new home is only a short block away from its predecessor, but its central location acts as a magnet to the school’s 3,000 Jewish students.
By Dvora Lakein
It’s Just About Being Jewish
The ballroom pulsated with the energy of 1200 college students meeting, dancing, playing games and snacking at the penultimate event of the 2019 Chabad on Campus International Shabbaton this Saturday night.
By Ashira Weiss
The Israeli of Alamo
Together with Yossi Posner, Goldshmid spent the month of August visiting Jewish inmates in 32 prisons across the American South. The pair, both 25 years old, brought Judaism and hope to inmates on behalf of the Aleph Institute.
By Dvora Lakein
Isolated, But Not Alone
What’s it like to keep a kosher home where kosher food isn’t available? Or to give your children a Jewish education where none exists?
The geographic isolation experienced by growing numbers of Chabad representatives who serve in places far from Jewish life, has spawned a community of its own.
Poway Street Renamed For Terror Victim
“This is an important moment to pay tribute to a life ended far too soon and one more special than I think we will ever know,” says Vaus.
Montenegro Appoints Country’s First Chief Rabbi
On Thursday, Montenegro, in the Balkans, appointed its first Chief Rabbi, at the opening ceremony of the Mahar conference.
A Path Out of Poverty and Into Jewish Service
Fifty students from Odessa and abroad currently attend Chabad’s Jewish University in Odessa. The Jewish University is the only institution of higher learning in the region where students can earn accredited bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, law, and humanities while also engaging in Jewish studies.
By Rena Udkoff
As Getty Fire Burns in LA, Chabads Offer Assistance
At about 1:34 on Monday morning, in the hills of Brentwood, California, a eucalyptus branch fell onto a power line, sparking a fire that quickly burned more than 500 acres. By 3:15 10,000 homes were evacuated.
By Ashira Weiss
University of Pittsburgh Marks One Year for Tree of Life
On October 27, 2018, the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh became the site of the worst mass killing of Jews in America. At the nearby University of Pittsburgh, the outpouring of support for the Jewish community on campus was instant and firm. The product of a longstanding and warm relationship between university administrators and Chabad, this advocacy was again on display as the university became the first in the world to host a travelling art exhibit and Holocaust memorial. The opening reception, held last week, was timed to occur close to the first anniversary of the attack.
By Ashira Weiss
Odessa’s Orphans
The Ukrainian port city of Odessa has seen a Jewish Renaissance in recent decades. Its now robust infrastructure of Jewish schools and community centers, packed […]
By Rena Udkoff
Hot Meals and Warm Jewish Spirit Uplift Stranded Passengers in Barcelona
After technical delays forced a Norwegian airline traveling from Israel to New York to land in Barcelona, Spain, more than 100 passengers found themselves stranded with nothing to eat. The passengers, returning from the Sukkot holiday in the Holy Land, had already experienced a delayed departure. Many of them, kosher consumers, and unable to to exit the airport without visas, left many adults and children had run out of food.
12 Hours in the Heart of the Hood
Members of 10 Atlanta Chabad centers met at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport for a six a.m. flight last Wednesday. The 83 travelers, ranging in age from four months to their mid-70s, took off into the sunrise for 12 hours of Soul travel.
By Dvora Lakein
Two Lesser-Known Jewish Holidays Occur this Week
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are the last two festivals during this month of the High Holidays. Shemini Atzeret is an extension of the Sukkot holiday, and will begin this year on Sunday evening, October 22 and is followed the following evening by Simchat Torah.
Meet Hallandale’s New CTeen Directors
That’s the winter I met the guy who would, some years later, become my husband. I met Joey at the CTeen International Shabbaton in New York.
How Can I Make This World A Better Place?
The plethora of biographical books and articles about the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, have typically summarized his impact on the Jewish community by emphasizing his love and care for every individual.
Breaking Ground In Clearwater
One hundred and fifty community members gathered to break ground and lay the cornerstone of the new Feldman Campus for Jewish Life and the Tabacinic Chabad Center at Chabad of Clearwater, Florida
Learning Leadership, Life Skills, Love At South Florida Jewish Academy
They come from public schools, day schools, and yeshivahs, from homeschool and from no school. Fewer than half have diagnosed disabilities. Others are academically gifted, but socially challenged. Many are anxious or discouraged. And Baila Gansburg, principal of South Florida Jewish Academy (SFJA), believes in each of them.
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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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Hundreds of young Dallas Jewish professionals joined Shabbat 500, an annual project of the Intown Chabad.
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Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedlander was laid to rest after her passing at 103.


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