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Podcast

Ep. 33: A Small Jewish Community in an African City of 20 Million

The 33rd episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

January 9, 2023

New Centers

A Jewish Community Life Sprouts in Elk Grove, California

Rabbi Chaim and Raizel Groner moved to Sacramento’s fastest-growing suburb in September to connect local Jews and build the city’s first Jewish community

By Yoni Brown

January 8, 2023

Centers

From Small Beginnings, Chabad Builds Big in S. Mateo, California

Over twenty-one years, Rabbi Yossi and Esty Marcus built a close-knit Jewish community, a successful summer camp, and a prestigious preschool. The $20 million Lent…

By Yoni Brown

January 2, 2023

Community

German City Celebrates New Torah Scroll

Its main synagogue was torched by the Nazis, its Torahs destroyed and its Jews murdered. Today, Karlsruhe, Germany is seeing a Jewish revival

By Staff Writer

December 16, 2022

Centers

Kenosha, Wisconsin, Gets New Jewish Home in Stunning Turnaround

After three years of meticulous planning fell apart, Rabbi Tzali and Rivkie Wilschanski found a new home for their 118-year-old Jewish community in just three…

By Yoni Brown

November 7, 2022

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Community

After Joyous Sukkot, Long Road Ahead for Fort Myers Jewish Community

The Chabad of Fort Myers community took time out from urgent repairs and water-damaged homes to celebrate a “phenomenal” community Sukkot complete with dancing.

By Yoni Brown

October 23, 2022

New Centers

Jewish Community and Culture Comes to Life in Martha’s Vineyard

Ahead of the summer of 2022, the Alperowitzes booked a one-way ticket to the island on the ferry and launched Chabad of Martha’s Vineyard out…

By Yoni Brown

October 23, 2022

4

Centers

Jeff Brought Chabad to Guelph, Now It Carries His Name

This July, on Jeff’s yahrzeit, the Dr. Jeff & Lisa White Chabad of Guelph was dedicated in his honor

By Yoni Brown

August 1, 2022

1

Centers

Nourishing Souls in Laguna Niguel One at a Time

One person at a time, a small California community outgrew their existing space. Now they purchased a new 12,000 square foot building to house Chabad…

By Yoni Brown

July 7, 2022

3

New Centers

Paris, Mexico, and Gresham, Oregon

After bumping into Chabad rabbis around the world, Jack Skiterman knew he had to reach out to the new Chabad couple in his own Oregon…

By Yoni Brown

May 2, 2022

2

Community

Small Town, Small Miracles, Big Impact

A Chabad couple puts their gift for leadership, friendship, and partnership to work, enriching the Jewish community of Las Cruces, NM

By Dvora Lakein

April 25, 2022

3

Lifecycle

Starr’s Yahrzeit Project

“It’s so personal, it touches people profoundly. And it creates a deep sense of community.”

By Staff Writer

January 18, 2022

1

Campus

A Bridge Built In Buffalo

Fifty years of Chabad at SUNY Buffalo

By Mussi Sharfstein

January 16, 2022

3

Community

Texas Ten Talkers Dig Deep

Chabad in San Antonio challenges the community to dig inside and find the Jewish values they already live by

By Yoni Brown

January 6, 2022

Africa

A Family Affair In Africa

Off The Beaten Path: Chabad Houses You Didn’t Know Existed, Part 4

By Dvora Lakein

October 12, 2021

2

Community

From Sinai To The Sonoran Desert

Scottsdale’s Jewish Community Turns Thirty

By Mussi Sharfstein

October 4, 2021

Community

Chabad Community in Louisiana Braces for Hurricane Ida

With Hurricane Ida bearing down on Southern Louisiana, the Chabad Jewish Center community in Metairie, Louisiana, came together to prepare the synagogue and ensure community…

By Yoni Brown

August 29, 2021

Centers

Turning Lament to Laughter

“I will never forget that horrific day,” says Rabbi Friedman. “I’ll never forget when Andy told me his daughter was probably among the fatalities. And…

By Mussi Sharfstein

January 13, 2021

Centers

Where the KKK Once Marched, a Thriving Jewish Presence

Earlier this month, the Jewish community in Forsyth County, Georgia, laid the cornerstone for the first Jewish establishment in an area where it once would…

By Ashira Weiss

December 28, 2020

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Community

Hanover, Germany: A Tragedy and a Choice

Fifteen years ago, Zev Iluz’s phone rang. The Israeli expat had settled in Hanover, Germany, to escape the pressures of life in Israel. He wanted…

By Frayda Kaplan

July 21, 2020

Community

The First Outpost: Casablanca, Morocco

In the early 1950s, these young couples were dispatched by the Rebbe to Morocco to help its illustrious, Sephardic Jewish community under threat. To Read…

By Rena Udkoff

May 7, 2020