
Finding Their Place: Israelis in America
It was the winter of 2011, and Rabbi Shmulik Gurary was driving up and down the streets of suburban Baltimore looking for a sign.
By Rena Udkoff

St. Thomas: Preparing for Rosh Hashana Amid Irma Recovery
It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Irma smashed through St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands on September 6, and Chabad Rabbi Asher Federman is making the rounds, surveying the damage as he speaks by phone.
By Esther Gopin

Battered by Irma, Chabad of Florida Organizes Relief Efforts
It was Friday morning as Floridians were bracing for Hurricane Irma, when Rabbi Mendy Dubrowski, director of Tampa’s Chabad Young Professionals chapter, received a call from his colleague.
By Staff Writer

Chabad of Bakersfield Cuts the Ribbon
After fifteen years of fostering Jewish life in sunny California, Rabbi Shmuly Schlanger and his wife Esther have finally opened the doors to the permanent home of Chabad of Bakersfield.

Repost: Chabad Marks Birthdate of Movement’s Founder
On 18 Elul, Jewish communities the world over will mark the anniversary of the birthdate Rabbi Schneur Zalman on Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
By Staff Writer

CTeen Takes On Summer 2017
With four travel programs and a new initiative assisting chapters in facilitating local road trips, CTeen has used the summer months to reach and engage with over 200 teens by providing them with immersive overnight experiences.
By Staff Writer

Illinois CTeen Organizes Houston Food Drive
Teens around Northbrook, IL geared up last week to help those in need in Texas with food drives, fundraisers, and bake sales.
By Staff Writer

Colorado Governor Vows Zero Tolerance for Anti-Semitism
After a recent rash of anti-Semitic attacks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper showed his support for the Jewish community with a visit to Chabad of Colorado Springs.
By Staff Writer

Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Ukraine
A few days before UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pronounced anti-Semitism “alive and well,” the Jewish cemetery of Svalyava, Ukraine, was vandalized.

Emerging From the Flood Waters: True Kindness
The Jewish community is pulling its weight, and Sunday saw a relief effort mobilized by Chabad on Campus made up of hundreds of college students from seven universities, as far as Boulder, CO, Kansas

Holy Cow!
Until last July, Downtown Brooklyn, the third largest business district in New York and home to five local universities with many Jewish students, did not have any local kosher eateries.

Small Town, Big Dreams
In a small corner of southwestern New Jersey lies little known Gloucester County. In 2007, with a Jewish population of about 1,000, the sleepy town was not the most promising destination for a rabbi looking to build.

The Great American Jewclipse
“The world will be getting dark for two minutes. It’s a great opportunity for us mortals to add light to this universe.”

The Kitchen Table and Other Sacred Spaces
As I spoke to the people who collaborated with their Chabad representatives on this project, I understood: they are not visitors and this was not a dispensary. Chabad, it was clear, had become their home.

Jewish Community of Curitiba, Brazil, Honors IDF Soldiers
Nearly 400 members of the Jewish community of Curitiba, Paraná, in South Brazil packed a lavish hall last Monday evening to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the victory of the Six Day War and the launching of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s tefillin campaign.
By Staff Writer

Teens and Seniors Link Hearts
At a time when most middle-schoolers and teenagers are preoccupied with their Snapchat stories or the latest Adidas shoe, Shelly Klein finds it a refreshing shift to see her son “slow down” and be committed to bringing joy to the elderly and the community at large.

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
The 20th of Av marks the 73rd year since the passing of the Rebbe's father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson.
By Staff Writer

Remembering Summer 1956
Sixty one years ago this summer, Friday morning, July 13,1956, concluding the two weeks in Europe, we flew from Rome to the Holy Land.

Torah Receives Royal Welcome in Queensland, AUS
Two hundred people danced through Kewarra Beach’s streets Sunday accompanied by a live band, a passel of photographers, and a ritual canopy. The center of all that attention? A brand new Torah scroll.
By Esther Gopin

Chabad Unveils New Tech Innovation Lab on Campus
In their latest move, Illini Chabad has unveiled a purpose-built innovation and study co-working space.
By Staff Writer

“Talmud Day” Commemorates Years of Learning in Sacramento
Five years ago, Rick Brodovsky, a Sacramento, California native, was at a crossroads. Confronted with difficult decisions and an unclear future, Brodovsky turned to his local Chabad rabbi for advice.

Kosher Comes to Jamaica—in the Form of Jerk Falafel
With the opening of the Kosher Hot Spot & Welcome Center in Montego Bay, Chabad of Jamaica is fusing two different food styles into an incredible Israeli-Jamaican culinary experience.
By Esther Gopin

History in the Making: A Jewish Revival Sweeps Yiddish-Speaking Birobidzhan
A mikvah under construction in Birobidzhan? Yes, and it will be the first for the Jews of the Jewish Autonomous Region in Russia’s Far East, where Chabad is leading a revival.
By Staff Writer

Meet Randy Kersh
Meet Randy Kersh. A 22-year old student at the University of North Florida, Randy dreams of becoming a Reform rabbi. He was prom king at his high school in Cooper City, and he’s the co-president of his campus Chabad student group, the Jewish Ospreys. Randy also has Down syndrome.



























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Photo & Video
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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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A Brooklyn Street is now named Lubavitcher Rebbe Way
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150 Jewish service members gathered at The Shul of Bal Harbour for the 18th annual Aleph Military Symposium and Shabbaton.
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Spirituality on the slopes


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