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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

Chabad Opens at America’s Top Liberal Arts College

At many universities, there are more Jewish students than Williams College’s total student body. Ranked the #1 liberal arts college in the United States and…

By Leibel Kahan

April 28, 2026

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Revolutionary Mikvah Educational Center Opens in College Station, Texas

For those living in College Station, Texas, visiting a mikvah used to mean a 100 mile drive. Five years ago, the Chabad representatives at Texas…

By Leibel Kahan

April 19, 2026

Shawarma Between Classes: The New Flavor of Jewish Life at Indiana University

The lunchtime line at Yalla moves fast — shawarma sizzling, pitas flying, students lingering long after their plates are empty. On a campus that never…

By Leibel Kahan

March 9, 2026

Chabad at OSU Opens Landmark Home for Jewish Students

On a campus the size of a small city, the nearly 3,000 Jewish students at The Ohio State University have long gravitated to the local…

By Leibel Kahan

March 8, 2026

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Newly Expanded Chabad House Opens at UChicago

On Family Weekend this fall, the University of Chicago’s Jewish students had something to celebrate — the grand opening of an expanded Chabad House, marking…

By Leibel Kahan

November 23, 2025

Grand Opening for World’s First Carbon-Neutral Chabad House at Vassar College

Vassar, a small Upstate New York college of 2,400 students, offers a boutique, curated campus experience. Now, Vassar’s estimated 600 Jewish students have a space…

By Leibel Kahan

November 7, 2025

From Converts to Campus Shluchim: The Unlikely Story of South African Chabad Reps

Growing up in a Christian home in Cape Town, South Africa, Chananyah Duthie never met a Jew until he stumbled, curious, into a synagogue in…

By Leibel Kahan

October 29, 2025

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Chabad Lounge is First-Ever Jewish Space on Utah Campus

For the first time in 175 years, Jewish students at University of Utah have a space to call their own. Just a few steps away…

By Leibel Kahan

September 18, 2025

Podcast

Ep. 58: The Tennis Star and the Country Girl Changing Jewish Life in Milwaukee

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 58 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

September 10, 2025

A Moment of Truth

The tents are gone. But last year’s encampments on U.S. campuses have wrought a change in mindset and mood so profound, there’s no going back…

By Baila Olidort

September 1, 2025

Jewish Life Thrives at VCU

As a recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Ariel Binyamin can remember back to when there was virtually no sense of Jewish representation there. Especially…

By Leibel Kahan

August 25, 2025

A Floating Home for Jewish Students in Paris

Nestled on the left bank of the River Seine, Paris’ 13th Arrondissement bustles with college campuses, high-rise apartment buildings, and riverside cafes. Throngs of students…

By Tzemach Feller

August 4, 2025

Jewish Summer Fellowship in Catskill Mountains

A dozen Jewish students from across the U.S. and the U.K. are experiencing a six-week fellowship of Jewish education in New York’s Catskill Mountains. The…

By Tzemach Feller

July 31, 2025

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Podcast

Ep. 56: Two Converts, One Mission – Reviving Jewish Life in Stellenbosch

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 56 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

July 6, 2025

Chabad on Wheels: A Lifeline for Jews in Rural Alabama

Isolation, intermarriage, and evangelical activism threaten to chip away at Jewish identity in America’s Deep South. Chabad on Wheels offers a hands-on solution — bringing…

By Leibel Kahan

June 17, 2025

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Kosher

Chabad at George Mason University Helps Open Kosher Restaurant

Jewish students at George Mason University in Northern Virginia are welcoming the opening of the Mason Mensch, the first kosher restaurant at the college—and in…

By Tzemach Feller

February 10, 2025

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Campus

Lubbock, Texas Welcomes Chabad Presence

It was a Friday afternoon, and the hot, northwest Texas sun was beating down on students as they walked to and from classes along the…

By Tzemach Feller

November 21, 2024

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Campus

Thousands of Jewish College Students Meet Up at International Shabbaton

After the year Jewish students have had, Rabbi Ariel Stern knew he had to do something special for them. Rabbi Stern and his wife Mushky…

By Tzemach Feller

November 14, 2024

New Centers

University of Kansas Chabad Breaks Ground on 10,000-Square-Foot Chabad House

$6M Building Campaign Comes as Chabad Sees Record Crowds Post-October 7

By Tzemach Feller

September 18, 2024

Podcast

Ep 48: Black, Jewish and Proud: How Rabbi Yossi Kulek Promotes Inclusion

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 48 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

September 15, 2024

Campus

Jewish Pride Tour Coming to Your Campus

Encampments, protests, and antisemitic rhetoric may be ramping up as students return to campus this fall, but something else is coming, too: A Jewish pride…

September 14, 2024

On American college campuses, on street corners in Israel, and on Instagram, one ritual has emerged as a symbol of Jewish identity and shared experience.

By Sarah Ogince

June 2, 2024

Campus

New Student Lounge at Pratt Chabad “Comes at the Right Time”

Esther Sonnenschine has eaten lunch in her car more times than she cares to count. For the graduating architecture student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn,…

By Tzemach Feller

May 27, 2024