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Remembering The Struggle for Russian Jewry

Ninety-three years ago today, Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn, sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, was freed from Soviet-imposed exile.

By Baila Olidort

July 3, 2020

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Wordsmith: Tamim

The tamim is unflappable. He does not sway with the winds of change, nor bend to meet the expectations of others. He is a simple…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

October 31, 2017

Remembering Rebbetzin Chana: Jewish Feminine Role Model

Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, a feminine role model of Jewish activism and proponent of Jewish scholarship, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and wife of Rabbi Levi…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 26, 2017

Defying Religious Stereotypes on Israel’s College Campuses

By the time Zehavit Mohager, a psychology student, began her studies at the University of Haifa at age 23, she had already completed her army…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

October 14, 2015

Interview with Russian Transportation Magnate David Aminov

Russian businessman and philanthropist David Aminov exudes a mellow humility, weighing his words thoughtfully as he considers Jewish identity, commitment and the revival of Jewish…

By Baila Olidort

August 11, 2015

Desperately Seeking Jews in the Australian Outback

Traveling in a motor home, armed with Jewish gear, Rabbi Yossi and Malki Rodal are making their way around the Australian outback in search of…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

August 3, 2015

Helping Jews Meet & Marry

Pamela Kandil and David Danciger’s “Meet Cute” is a jet-setting tale of Jewish dating with a uniquely European flair. Seated next to each other at…

By Rena Greenberg

July 29, 2015

In The Footsteps of Their Parents

At a time when other faith communities are experiencing a dearth of young religious leadership, within Chabad there are many like Mendel and Avremel: 20…

By Rena Greenberg

July 28, 2015

Women Front, Center of Budapest’s Budding Jewish Community

When Kata Nádas, 31, a Hungarian Jew, first began attending Chabad programs at sixteen, her parents were concerned. Their associations with Judaism were all dark:…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

July 22, 2015

In Once-Judenrein Germany Jewish Life Blossoms

Twenty five years ago, he says, the attitude was that “Jewish life should be kept in the backyard,” and he didn’t see a need for…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

July 16, 2015

Learning Life Lessons From Wacky Science

As electric leaf blowers blow rolls of toilet paper, a delighted crowd of young children listen to Dr. Schnitzel derive life lessons from Newton’s laws…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

July 9, 2015

Soul Strings Beckon, A Conductor Follows

When Israel Edelson, a rising conductor under the tutelage of legendary maestro Leonard Bernstein, arrived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights, he was searching…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

July 2, 2015

The Rebbe’s Advice for Life

This Shabbat, 3 Tammuz, is the 21st yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

June 18, 2015

After 30 Years, Rabbi Fulfills Promise to Dying Mother

Matthew Jurgens has one vague and cherished memory of his mother that he holds on to “ever so tightly:” playing a card game with her…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

May 14, 2015

Preparing Them for Bar Mitzvah: Rabbi Works With Special Children

Resourceful mom of three boys with special needs finds success with local Chabad representatives

By Michele Alperin

May 11, 2015

Des Moines Diary: Pastrami for the Soul

Corned beef, pickled just right, on thick slices of rye, with pumpernickel seeds embedded in the chewy thick crust. A juicy, firm garlicky pickle. The…

By Miriam Karp

April 28, 2015

Judaism Grows in Pacific Northwest

It is surprising that this city, which claims the smallest percentage of religiously affiliated citizens in the U.S., counts some 11 Chabad centers.

April 22, 2015

Abandoned in Kharkiv? Community in Crisis Struggles for Survival

Kharkiv’s Jewish community’s leaders are holding together a now fragile phenomenon, working to maintain the infrastructure, the programs and services they’ve painstakingly established to raise…

By Baila Olidort

April 9, 2015

Education Lessons from President Reagan’s Speech

On the Chabad calendar, and in Jewish communities worldwide, today, the 11th of Nissan, is celebrated as the birth date of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

March 31, 2015

Nonagenarian Thanks Russia for Liberating Her from Auschwitz

“I have come here to thank the soldier from the Red Army who came to save me. Who knows where I would be today, if…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

March 9, 2015

Chabad Families, Communities, Grow in Small, Remote Communities

A growing number of Chabad couples who give up the material bounty and spiritual security of life in a developed, Jewish community, choosing instead to…

By Rena Greenberg

February 12, 2015