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Ep. 63: The Once-Reluctant Speaker Who Reaches Millions

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 63 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

March 9, 2026

London’s Lubavitch Library Lends Millionth Book

On December 15, 2025, in the Stamford Hill neighborhood of London, England, a customer with the last name Warhaftik, from Portland Avenue, checked out the…

By Tzemach Feller

January 6, 2026

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At Abuja School’s Grand Opening, Donor Pledges a Second for Lagos

When Avda Saar moved from Israel to Nigeria in the midst of war two years ago, she worried her daughter would grow up forgetting Shabbat.…

By Leibel Kahan

December 22, 2025

History

Remembering Rebbetzin Chana: Jewish Feminine Role Model

A feminine role model of Jewish activism and proponent of Jewish scholarship, is being remembered today, on her yahrzeit.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 27, 2025

Building Community in Bowie

On August 24th, Bowie baseball fans celebrated the annual Jewish Heritage Day at Prince George’s Stadium — home of the Minor League Chesapeake Baysox. Beyond…

By Leibel Kahan

September 7, 2025

Features

Custom Made: What is the Power of the Minhag?

Stranded in the Australian outback, the small team of explorers were exhausted, hungry, and a thousand miles from home. Robert Burke and William Wills had…

By Boruch Werdiger

June 12, 2025

1,000 Gather for Chabad Kids’ Shabbaton; Jewish Knowledge Championship

More than 1,000 Jewish children and parents gathered in Crown Heights, New York for the CKids International Shabbaton, the largest summit of Hebrew School families.…

By Tzemach Feller

April 16, 2025

Lubavitcher Rebbe’s 123rd Birthday Marked as Education and Sharing Day

In houses of legislature across the United States and beyond, the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s 123rd birthday — this year on April 9 — is being marked…

By Tzemach Feller

April 8, 2025

Moment of Silence Becomes Law in Kentucky

A bill to enact a Moment of Silence in Kentucky passed with a majority in both houses of legislature. The new law establishes “a moment…

By Tzemach Feller

March 28, 2025

Features

Leading with Autism

Gedaliah Shaffer wasn’t thrilled when his mother enrolled him in Shrub Oak International School. His mother, Liba Shaffer, was herself ambivalent about the decision. But…

By Staff Writer

September 9, 2024

Podcast

Ep. 46: The Myrtle Beach Makeover

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 46 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Shneur Brook

July 14, 2024

Features

20,000 to Join Lag B’Omer Celebration of Jewish Pride and Unity

“The Great Parade” Will Welcome Jews of All Backgrounds

By Tzemach Feller

May 26, 2024

Education

JewQ International Championship Puts Jewish Learning Onstage

Shifra Reuben wasn’t always this excited about Jewish learning. But that changed when she joined 1,000 others from 25 countries at the Ckids Shabbaton. The…

By Staff Writer

April 9, 2024

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Podcast

Ep. 41: Holy High: How Milwaukee Became Home to a Revolutionary Jewish Prep School

The 41st episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

January 17, 2024

Education

Small, Scrappy, Innovative: Hebrew School 3.0

A new census of North American Jewish supplementary schools found an alarming decline in attendance. But the data also tell another story: across the country,…

By Yoni Brown

January 14, 2024

Holocaust

At Auschwitz, Jewish Students Recommit to Proud Jewish Life on Campus

Amid Spike in Campus Antisemitism, Chabad’s LivingLinks Trip Inspires Students

By Staff Writer

January 4, 2024

Education

From Virtual to Reality: Jewish Online School Hosts First In-Person Gatherings

Thirteen groups gathered throughout the United States at centralized meet-up locations

By Liba Rimler

August 14, 2023

Features

Why I Choose A Yeshiva Education For My Children

For all its shortcomings and insularity, it is what I want for my children.

By Boruch Werdiger

May 15, 2023

Features

I Will Learn It on a Train, I Will Learn It in the Rain

What was once the province of an elite few is now available for free online in every language

By Rena Udkoff

May 9, 2022

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Ukraine

Vienna Springs into Action to Take In Ukrainian Students

The Lauder Chabad School in Vienna is going to extreme lengths to accommodate 700 Ukrainian refugee families—free of charge.

By Yoni Brown

April 13, 2022

Education

110 Schoolchildren Show Off Jewish Knowledge at Championship Game Show

On March 13th, one hundred and ten Jewish schoolchildren marched into a Princeton, New Jersey ballroom for CKids’ annual JewQ International Torah Championship 5782 and…

By Yoni Brown

March 24, 2022

Education

Tuesdays With Steve

Berger’s pomegranate trees are so verdant that every student picks his own glossy red fruit to bring home each Rosh Hashanah

By Dvora Lakein

January 30, 2022

Editorial

Beginning With Shabbos

Start the children’s school day right, and the rest will follow.

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 1, 2021

Education

Jewish In Berlin And Scoring High

If Jewish parents in Berlin worried that sending their children to a traditional Jewish school would leave them with compromised scholastics in math, history, and…

By Yoni Brown

August 16, 2021