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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

Kindling Faith With The Chanukah Lights

Do miracles get in the way of your faith? Do you find them an obstacle to making a deeper commitment to Judaism? Many people find…

By Alex Troy

December 16, 2022

History

Remembering Chabad’s Beginnings, 223 Years Ago

It is the date on which, in 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Chasidism, was released from Czarist imprisonment.

By Baila Olidort

December 13, 2022

Podcast

Ep. 32: Connecting Two Generations Of Rabbis In A Boston NICU

The 32nd episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

November 28, 2022

Campus

Largest-Ever Pegisha Shabbaton Brings University Students to Crown Heights

Over 1,200 students, almost 200 Chabad emissaries, came for this year’s Pegisha

By Staff Writer

November 22, 2022

Kinus

Celebrating Gains in Jewish Life at Largest Ever Chabad Conference

Record-breaking attendance at this year’s International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, set to take place this weekend in Brooklyn, New York, highlights a year of continued…

By Yoni Brown

November 16, 2022

Features

Coming Back From Cancellation

The notorious practice of “cancellation” suggests that our society has forgotten how to forgive, and how to make amends. What is the Jewish perspective? Here…

By Boruch Werdiger

November 13, 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

United States

A Rabbi, a State Senator, and Seven Hundred Winter Coats for Ukrainian Orphans

Rabbi JJ Hecht and Senator Ray Lesniak gifted toys and designer winter coats to over seven hundred orphaned Ukrainian children, and got a glimpse of…

By Yoni Brown

November 2, 2022

Campus

Confronting Cancel Culture on Campus

As political discourse on campus approaches the point of no return, Jewish students and Chabad reps are mining their own argumentative tradition for guidance, inspiration,…

By Sarah Ogince

October 31, 2022

Podcast

Ep. 31: Merging Torah And Science: Lessons From The Life Of Dr. Binyomin Abrams

The 31st episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

October 30, 2022

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

High Holidays

Holidays after the Hurricane: Chabad of Cape Coral Observes Yom Kippur

Despite flooded streets, power outages, and evacuations, Cape Coral’s Jewish community came together for Yom Kippur services at Rabbi Yossi Labkowski’s Chabad center

By Yoni Brown

October 6, 2022

Four Communal Leaders Share Personal Regrets and Resolutions

The High Holidays are a time dedicated to repentance and reflection. We’ve asked four Chabad leaders to share with us some of the regrets they…

By Mussi Sharfstein

October 2, 2022

aid

Chabad Centers Gear Up for Relief Efforts in Hurricane-Battered West Florida

With thousands still trapped by Hurricane Ian’s storm surge, local Florida Chabad centers are offering a helping hand, delivering meals, and coordinating rescue and cleanup…

By Yoni Brown

September 29, 2022

High Holidays

Chabad of Puerto Rico Preps for New Year While Delivering Post-Hurricane Aid

In the wake of the severe damage to Puerto Rico’s infrastructure this week, caused by Hurricane Fiona, Rabbi Mendel Zarchi has worked with U.S. companies…

By Yoni Brown

September 25, 2022

Editorial

Prayers for a New Year

What a year it’s been. Rising prices, more crime, economic uncertainty, political instability, and social discord call to mind the words of the Machzor from…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 25, 2022

Weekly Torah Thought

To Grow or to Give?

On Rosh Hashanah, we reflect on Elkanah and Chana’s different approaches to the value of self-development, and how it relates to the value of helping…

By Yoni Brown

September 22, 2022

Reflections

The TSA Speaks: An Elul Encounter

The Jewish month of Elul is the time when God is most accessible. It is the season when “the King is in the field”—meaning God’s…

By Alex Troy

September 22, 2022

Historic Moment for Jewish Life and Leadership

(Cambridge, MA) — In a first for Jewish student life on campus, Harvard Chabad announces the establishment of the Harvard Chabad Endowment for Jewish Leadership,…

By Yoni Brown

September 22, 2022