Moving Forward
“Pray for the welfare of the government, for were it not for the awe of it, men would swallow one another alive.” (Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 3)
Life Sketches: The Empty Seat
A gentleman comes over and asks if he could sit down in the empty seat next to mine. It is the only available seat left in the whole place. I introduce myself. “I know who you are,” he says. “You’re the chief rabbi here.”
Portland, Oregon: School’s Closed, But Chabad Preschool Takes Shabbat Party Online
In a unique and creative effort to compensate for all the fun children are missing at school, The Gan - Portland Jewish Preschool is taking its weekly Shabbat party online.
By Staff Writer
Israeli President Ruvi Rivlin Visits Tbilisi’s Great Synagogue
Israeli President Ruvi Rivlin met with representatives of the Georgian Jewish community, including Chabad shliach Rabbi Meir Kozlovsky, in the Great Synagogue in Tbilisi Tuesday.
By Staff Writer
Chabad of Vail Overturns 1970s Amendment, Establishes Religious Center
Chabad Jewish Center has just purchased a building to be used as its permanent home, overturning a longstanding amendment in the process.
By Esther Gopin
Yeshiva Offers Progressive Masters In Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy opens up a world beyond the rabbinate, for women and others who want to be involved in pastoral care.
By Dvora Lakein
Australian Prime Minister Visits Central Synagogue in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy joined the pre-Shabbat menorah lighting ceremony at the Central Synagogue of Sydney this past Friday.
By Staff Writer
In Conversation With Géza Röhrig, Lead Actor of Son of Saul
I hope that twenty years of Torah study has affected me. It wasn’t like during the shooting of the movie I suddenly thought of a concrete concept. But it’s in the person I have become during the years. In the everyday choices I make. It’s in the fabric of my being.
Overview: Chanukah 5777 in Moscow, Russia
For Russia’s Jews, the Chanukah holiday, its lights and message of religious freedom and the triumph of good over evil has particular resonance. Here are some holiday highlights.
By Staff Writer
Hebrew Academy Attempts Guinness World Record for Biggest Latka
Bring on the puns: Huntington Beach community members, along with students and faculty of Hebrew Academy, took the adage “go big or go home” very seriously on Friday as they attempted to fry and flip the world's first 7-foot traditional Chanukah latka.
By Esther Gopin
New Center for Jewish Life Dedicated in Stamford, CT
Situated on a prime two acres of land along one of Stamford’s busiest thoroughfares, the 20,000-square-foot center provides much-needed space for Chabad’s many activities.
By Staff Writer
Who Is The Teacher In That Photo?
When you look at photographs of Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust, do you wonder who the people in this picture were? Did they survive the Holocaust? What were their names? And who are their children? Where are they now?
By Leah Namdar
Book Review: For the Love of Truth
Peace and Truth. The two qualities are often at odds. It is easy to maintain the peace if we are willing to bend the truth, and easy to tell the truth if we don’t need to worry about who will be hurt by it.
Berlin Jewish Community to Step Up Chanukah Activities Following Attack
Berlin’s grand menorah lighting will take place at the Brandenburg Gate as it has in years past. This year it will be dedicated to the victims of the attack.
By Staff Writer
Chabad of Aventura Breaks Ground on New Facility
Aventura Chabad’s new facility showcases incredible growth from trailer to multimillion-dollar center
By Staff Writer
Prime Minister and Sarah Netanyahu Visit Great Synagogue in Astana, Kazhakstan
Bibi Netanyahu shares words from the Rebbe at Kazhakstan Great Synagogue
By Staff Writer
Life Sketches: The Convert at Kol Nidre
It was 1991, our first year in Solon, and a week before our model Passover Seder when a woman in a local supermarket approached me.
Illinois Governor Takes Dreidel for a Spin
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Gets a Gimmel
By Staff Writer
Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Chabad School in Baku, Azerbaijan
Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and his wife Sarah met with children at the Azerbaijan Ohr Avner Chabad Jewish Day School today, where they spoke with the students about the miracle of Chanukah.
By Staff Writer
Stapleton Community Unites Across Faiths To Combat Anti-Semitism
After encountering anti-Semitism in their community, Jews and non-Jews unite to show support in Stapleton.
By Esther Gopin
New Shluchim to Spring Hill, Florida
Rabbi Chaim and Seema Lipszyc will be moving to Spring Hill, Hernando County shortly after Chanukah to provide Jewish resources to the 3000 Jews living in Hernando County and nearby Citrus County.
By Staff Writer
From Heartbreak to Hope
More than 700,000 children live in state-run institutions in Russia and Ukraine. Many go to bed hungry, never see the inside of a classroom and endure abuse, neglect, and deprivation. Approximately 8,000 Jewish children are orphaned and homeless throughout the former Soviet Union.
By Rena Udkoff
Editorial: Face Value
Some years ago while working on a story about a Chabad representative who led a dramatic Jewish revival in a South American country, I interviewed a local donor, an older European businessman with a thick Yiddish accent.
Chabad at Johns Hopkins Hosts 13th Annual Dinner
“Chabad’s acronym for Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge and its central philosophy and goals are remarkably similar to the mission of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.”
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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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