News - Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters

With Hundreds of Anglos Arriving, Chabad is a Beacon in Neve Shamir

When Daniel Lubat and his family settled in Neve Shamir, Israel, they were struck by the energy and diversity of the young English-speaking community taking…

By Leibel Kahan

December 3, 2025

Chabad Reps Graduate IDF Officers’ Course

Rabbi Netanel Ben Maas is a Chabad-Lubavitch representative in the town of Mikhmoret, Israel, a small seaside moshav located north of Netanya. Like most Israeli…

By Tzemach Feller

August 31, 2025

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Judaism

Tisha B’Av: Remembering for a Better Future

This evening, Jews around the world will remove their shoes, begin a 25-hour fast, and sit low on the floor in the manner of mourners.

By Staff Writer

August 2, 2025

Israel

What Israel Means To Them Now: Shehekhiyonu

Following the events of October 7, I reached back to a poem I committed to memory when I first read it—a poem written when we…

By Ruth Wisse

November 18, 2024

Israel

What Israel Means To Them Now: The Gift

In the days following October 7, when the scope and horror of the Shemini Atzeret massacre became clear, I felt my mother’s experiences during the…

By Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe

November 11, 2024

Editorial

Editorial: The People Of Israel Live

It was a sunny, balmy day when I visited the site of the Nova Festival, and the Nahal Oz army base several months ago. As…

By Baila Olidort

October 8, 2024

Education

The October 8th Jew

When tragedy shatters belief, the conversation may continue in a different form

By Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman

October 7, 2024

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Tefillin

Ties That Bind

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

Israel

Turn Our Eulogies to Dance

Israel’s military cantors have had little reprieve during this war. The units, which usually officiate at formal state events, have been leading funerals back to…

By Baila Olidort

May 8, 2024

Israel

Changing The Conversation: Ditzah Or

Baila Olidort speaks with Ditzah Or

By Baila Olidort

April 2, 2024

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Purim

Around the World, it’s Purim in Israel

Chabad Centers Showcase Jewish Connection to the Holy Land with Israel-Themed Purim Events

By Staff Writer

March 22, 2024

With Mitzvahs and Prayers, Jewish Communities Celebrate Hostage Rescue

When 70-year-old Louis Har and 60-year-old Fernando Simon Marman were rescued in a daring joint operation involving the IDF and Israeli police and intelligence, Jewish…

By Staff Writer

February 15, 2024

Headquarters

Speaker of the Knesset Visits Chabad Headquarters

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, who is visiting New York, met with Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky at Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters Saturday night. Ohana shared warm…

By Staff Writer

February 10, 2024

Shluchim

Israeli Delegation to The Hague Finds Warm Jewish Welcome Courtesy of Chabad

Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands: “Chabad … Radiates Warmth and Hope”

By Staff Writer

January 17, 2024

Israel

How the IDF Unity Torah Was Born

When Rabbi Shuey Biston of Chabad of Parkland, Florida, visited the Re’im Base on the Gaza border, he was deeply taken by what he saw.…

By Staff Writer

November 30, 2023

Judaism

Hundreds of Family Members of Hostages Pray for their Return at the Ohel

On Trip Courtesy of Chabad in Israel, Family Members are Uplifted and Inspired, Pray Together for Their Loved Ones Still in Gaza

By Staff Writer

November 14, 2023

Missouri Restaurant Goes Kosher for a Day to Support Israel

“Kosher Night at Novellus” in Partnership with Chabad of S. Charles County, MO, Aims to Raise 100k for Humanitarian Aid in Israel

By Staff Writer

October 25, 2023

Israel

After Two Jewish Hostages Freed, Their Rabbi is Thankful, Prayerful Amid Continuing Crisis

Evanston Chabad Rabbi Meir Hecht “Grateful” After Community Members Judith and Natalie Raanan Freed from Gaza; Rabbi Prays for Hostages Still in Captivity

By Staff Writer

October 22, 2023

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Israel

As “Second Front” Threatens to Flare Up, Chabad Works Tirelessly for the Jews of Israel’s North

Metulla, Israel, is all but deserted today. As mortars, rocket artillery and missiles are launched by terror groups into Northern Israel, the Israeli military has…

By Staff Writer

October 16, 2023

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