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Holiday & Shabbos

It’s A Lemon. It’s An Orange. It’s An Esrog!

It may bear resemblance to its cousins, but the esrog is no simple citrus.

By Dvora Lakein

September 27, 2023

Reflections

86th Street L’Chaim

Is there a lonelier place than the waiting room of a cancer hospital?

By Alex Troy

September 18, 2023

High Holidays

In Canada’s Prairies, a Sweet New Year is Produced Locally at Chabad

Saskatchewan Jewish families join Chabad rabbi to extract fresh, local honey at Chabad's apiary

By Staff Writer

September 14, 2023

All Together, Now

As we approach the conclusion of this Hakhel year, we have reason to be hopeful about the Jewish future.

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 13, 2023

High Holidays

Machzor Marginalia

Between the lines, at the High Holiday services

By Boruch Werdiger

September 12, 2023

aid

Amid Earthquake’s Devastation, Chabad-Lubavitch of Morocco an Oasis of Aid

Chabad checking in on survivors, organizing food and water distribution, and aiding those displaced from their homes

By Staff Writer

September 10, 2023

Camp

Jewish Children Put War Out of Mind at Camp Gan Israel — Kharkiv, Ukraine

For children from the beleaguered city of Kharkiv, near the border with Russia in northeastern Ukraine, the sounds of war have been a part of…

By Staff Writer

September 4, 2023

Sports

Creating Community on the Ball Court

They come for basketball. They stay for Judaism.

By Staff Writer

August 30, 2023

Campus

City Names Street “Chabad Way,” Recognizing Chabad at University of Illinois’ 20-Year-Anniversary

When the 4,000 or so Jewish students who call the University of Illinois home walk down Armory Ave. in Champaign, Illinois, they’ll notice a new…

By Staff Writer

August 28, 2023

Community

Launching Chabad Centers — No Longer Just a Young Person’s Game

Until recently, there had been no synagogue active in the town.

By Staff Writer

August 23, 2023

Campus

141-Year-Old College Now Offers Kosher in Every Dining Hall

For the first time in the university’s 141-year history, hot kosher meals will be available at all campus dining halls

By Staff Writer

August 16, 2023

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

aid

Maui Chabad Under Evacuation Orders as Wildfires Rage

Chabad Initiates Rescue Efforts Amid Emergency

By Staff Writer

August 10, 2023

Reflections

Spotting Moshiach In Midtown

What signs will tell us when the Moshiach (the Messiah) has finally arrived? That question was far from my mind when, recently, I booked a…

By Alex Troy

August 9, 2023

Judaism

The Songs of the Soul on Shakedown Street

In a unique cultural phenomenon, an outsize percentage of Deadheads — fans of the Grateful Dead band — are Jewish, and when Phish did a…

By Staff Writer

August 6, 2023

Community

Summer Festivals: Chabad Cuts the Mustard

Summer festivals have been in the Chabad wheelhouse for years, but they are new and especially exciting for the smaller, more isolated Jewish communities that…

By Staff Writer

July 31, 2023

Editorial

Toward A Resilient Jewry

What are those truths for which we are hated? And how do we build resilience against this onslaught?

By Baila Olidort

July 26, 2023

New Centers

Second Chabad Center Opens in Cowboy State

With the opening this past spring of Chabad of Laramie, the campus town now has a Chabad House as well, and the Cowboy State's 1500…

By Staff Writer

July 11, 2023

Shluchim

Making Waves in Montego Bay

Jewish life flourishes in Jamaica

By Liba Rimler

July 6, 2023

History

Remembering The Struggle for Russian Jewry

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

By Staff Writer

June 30, 2023

Podcast

Ep. 39: Five Aussies’ Journeys To Jewish Observance

The 39th episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

June 27, 2023

Judaism

Stranded in Portland, Jewish Merchant Marine Midshipman Finds Warm Home

When a Jewish U.S. Merchant Marine midshipman found herself stranded in Portland, Oregon, thousands of miles from home, she knew where to find kosher food,…

By Staff Writer

June 26, 2023

The Rebbe’s Advice for Life

This Shabbat, 3 Tammuz, is the 28th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

June 22, 2023

Ukraine

New Wave Of Ukrainian Jewish Refugees En Route To Poland In Wake Of Kakhovka Dam Collapse

WARSAW – Following the breach of the Kakhovka dam in Southern Ukraine earlier this week, Ukrainian Jews are boarding buses and fleeing the country towards…

By Staff Writer

June 12, 2023