At Wesleyan University, Jewish Life Sees Progress
"With the new center, all our programs will be under one roof. It will be a hub for Jewish life on campus,” says Rabbi Schectman of Chabad at Wesleyan University.
Wordsmith: Chayut
Chayut in this sense means a combination of verve, liveliness, spirit, enthusiasm, vigor. Pour all those words into a pot, stir on high until you get chayut, a useful new addition to your vocabulary that is ready to be used immediately in everyday conversation with your local Chasid.
The Shluchim Office Relaunches International Tefillin Bank
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the tefillin campaign, the Shluchim Office will reopen the International Tefillin Bank.
By Staff Writer
Estonian Jewry Celebrates 10 Years of First Jewish Center Since WWII
Last Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the Jewish Community Center in Tallinn, Estonia, celebrating ten years of the first Jewish establishment built in the country since the Holocaust and a decade since Estonia became the last European country to finally get its own synagogue.
By Staff Writer
Crown Heights Street to Be Named After Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson
Campus Chomesh, which is named for the Rebbe’s wife and is part of the flagship Beth Rivkah girls school, sits on the corner of Lefferts Avenue.
By Staff Writer
1967 News Piece: Half Million Jews Observe Tefillin at Western Wall
In honor of Yom Yerushalayim and 50 years since the reunification of Israel, we present this article, which was originally published by Lubavitch News Service in 1967, discussing the success of the Tefillin campaign since its inception days before the war began.
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A New Home for Calgary’s Jews
It was a cloudy day in May when Chabad of Calgary hosted 700 guests to celebrate the grand opening event of their new center.
By Staff Writer
Nine Million Dollar Building is First of its Kind in the World
The Jewish Youth Network offers programming and classes for Toronto’s younger set. Students can earn high school credits through after-school Torah classes, volunteer at a variety of teen-directed initiatives, participate in trips and retreats, and hang out in a fun and safe environment.
By Dvora Lakein
Of Boy Scouts, Rabbis, and Mikvehs
To become an eagle scout, Rochester boy scout Benjy Spanjer was required to undertake, lead, and manage a project that would benefit a school, religious institution, or community. His choice? Help renovate a local mikveh.
New Kids on the Block
As far as neighborhoods go, South of Market does not have the best reputation. The half-square-mile area is patchwork of abandoned warehouses and organic juice bars, where the homeless share sidewalks with robotics engineers fresh out of Stanford.
Re: In Conversation With Géza Röhrig, Lead Actor of Son of Saul
Re: In Conversation With Géza Röhrig, Lead Actor of Son of Saul
Re: Made in the Image of G-d: The Jewish Way in Death and Burial
Re: Made in the Image of G-d: The Jewish Way in Death and Burial
Re: Jewish Federations and Chabad Find a New Way Forward
Re: Jewish Federations and Chabad Find a New Way Forward
Arson at Chabad of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada
An arsonist at The Chabad Jewish Center of Las Vegas and Southern Nevada Monday set fire to cars in the building’s parking lot shortly after 8 p.m. after attempting to set fire to a restroom trashcan in the building.
By Esther Gopin
Los Alamitos HS Students Pick Up Shawarma, Hebrew, and Foreign Language Credits at Chabad
There are very few things that can stop teens from sleeping in on Sundays, but Los Alamitos Hebrew High has them jumping out of bed.
Low Tech Cool Brings Hi-Impact Change To South Africa
Everyone, no matter their financial capacity, has something to offer another and these little arks could be quickly and painlessly filled before being gifted to someone less fortunate.
By Dvora Lakein
For Jewish Students at ASU, It’s Time to Play Ball
Chabad’s new student recreation center gives Jewish ASU students a place to hang out and have fun
Florida Chabad Wins Grand Prize in “Give Day” Contest
Chabad of Clearwater, Florida, took home first place in a local contest this week, coming ahead of nearly 600 other nonprofits in the greater Tampa Bay area in a bid to win grand prize.
By Staff Writer
As French Jews Arrive In Israel, Chabad Reaches Out
French students and residents in the port area now have a Chabad center of their own
By Esther Gopin
What’s Your Hunger?
A members-only operation like Costco, The Family Store sells subsidized groceries and home goods to over 500 Jewish families. In a city where a bottle of kosher milk costs five dollars, even working individuals in Montreal struggle to put food on the table.
By Dvora Lakein
Survivors of Terror: Israel’s Double Orphans Grow Up
In Israel, doubly orphaned survivors of terror and their grandparents pick up the pieces.
By Rena Udkoff
Pie (No Longer) in the Sky
35 minutes is all it takes to cook one of the new, highly-anticipated kosher Gino’s East pizzas. But for Rabbi Yosef Moscowitz, the man responsible for bringing Chicago’s world-famous pie into kosher homes, it took closer to 5 years.
By Scott Hirsch
Moses, Mirrors and the Trauma of Birth
There is something starkly disconcerting—almost sacrilegious—about taking a “biographical approach” to the life of Moses.
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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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