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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,…

Leibel Kahan | July 14, 2026

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

July 15, 2026

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

July 14, 2026

Podcast

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

July 7, 2026

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…

By Boruch Werdiger

July 2, 2026

History

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…

By Staff Writer

June 26, 2026

Going to Yeshiva for Johnny

Johnny Ellis had a plan. He’d wrapped up his old job, had a new one starting in June, and was going to spend the time…

By Leibel Kahan

June 24, 2026

Faces of Chabad: Amanda Spiro

“I grew up in a very well-to-do home. From a young age, I was searching—I just didn’t know what I was looking for. When I…

By Leibel Kahan

June 24, 2026

From Ellenville to Everywhere: Camp Gan Israel Turns 70

This summer in Bangkok, a group of Jewish children will sing the same Hebrew songs being sung in Tucson, and wear t-shirts with the same…

By Leibel Kahan

June 23, 2026

The Jewish State You’ve Never Heard Of

Eight hours by plane from Moscow, wedged between Siberia and the Chinese border, sits the only place on earth besides Israel with the word “Jewish”…

By Leibel Kahan

June 23, 2026

Chabad Set to Welcome World Cup Visitors Across North America

More than a million fans will attend the games of the FIFA World Cup across North America in the coming weeks. Jewish fans will be…

By Tzemach Feller

June 22, 2026

After Centuries of Jewish Life, Pensacola Gets Its First Mikvah

Jews have lived in Pensacola a while — they built Florida’s first synagogue here in 1876. But in all that time, the city never had…

By Leibel Kahan

June 21, 2026

3 Tammuz

The Rebbe’s Yahrzeit

The life of a tzaddik is not a life of the flesh, but a spiritual life consisting wholly of faith, awe, and love of G‑d.

By Staff Writer

June 17, 2026

Rebbe

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, A Master of the Spirit

What was it about the Rebbe, I am often asked, that set him apart as the Jewish leader par excellence of our generation?

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

June 17, 2026

Editorial

Any Given Sunday

Sunday Dollars became an institution in itself. In order to maintain an ample supply of newly minted dollar bills, I arranged with the Federal Reserve…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

June 17, 2026

In Conversation: Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky was secretary to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, for a period of 40 years. As a young boy of 13,…

June 17, 2026

10 Perspectives of the Lubavitcher Rebbe for Society in 2026

10 perspectives for present-day living, in the words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, garnered from the extensive collection of his talks, writings and in-person conversations.

June 17, 2026

Torah Scroll Welcomed to the Rebbe’s Home

In a joyous ceremony, a newly-written Torah scroll was dedicated and brought to its home: 1304 President Street, the home of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin,…

By Tzemach Feller

June 17, 2026

Robert Kraft “Picks His Team” at Chestnut Hill Chabad Gala

Nearly 500 people filled Boston’s JFK Presidential Library on May 14 to mark the 25th anniversary of Chabad of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. While the occasion…

By Leibel Kahan

June 16, 2026

History

Today in Jewish History: The 85th Anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Arrival in America

Today marks 85 years since the safe arrival of the Rebbe and his wife, on the shores of America after escaping from Europe.

By Staff Writer

June 12, 2026

Podcast

Ep. 65: The Question That Changed Their Shlichus

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 65 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

June 11, 2026

Creating Community in Cambodia

It was the worst possible week to leave Phnom Penh. A shipping container from Israel was arriving — filled with matzah, wine, and kosher supplies.…

By Leibel Kahan

June 8, 2026

A Welcome Center Nearly 4,000 Years in the Making

In 1677 BCE, Abraham purchased a plot of land in Hebron to bury his wife Sarah — the first Jewish land acquisition in history. The…

By Leibel Kahan

June 5, 2026

Ask the Rabbi: Meaningful Chats and Viral Moments on the Beltline

On any given morning, the Atlanta Beltline moves the way most city trails do — runners with earbuds, dog walkers, cyclists cutting through. Just off…

By Leibel Kahan

June 3, 2026

Bondi Terror Victim Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s Book Hits Shelves

The book that Rabbi Eli Schlanger never lived to see published is now in reader’s hands. Conversations With My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured…

By Leibel Kahan

May 29, 2026