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Ukraine

Two Boys Cross Front Line of Ukraine War to Rejoin Friends

Until late February, Avraham and Mendel called Zhytomyr home. The Alumim residential facility there gave a safe and nurturing environment to the two young boys…

By Yoni Brown

June 21, 2022

Features

The Self I Tried To Lose

Individuals who have come to Torah study as adults reflect upon something that they have learned

By Hen Harpaz

June 20, 2022

Features

The King’s Cups

Individuals who have come to Torah study as adults reflect upon something that they have learned

By Sarah Crews

June 19, 2022

Weekly Torah Thought

The Perfect Verb

An unlit candle is only missing one tiny detail, but that tiny detail is its entire purpose

By Yoni Brown

June 16, 2022

Features

We’re Taking the Ramp

There are seventy “faces” to the Torah, says the Midrash. Like a prism refracting disparate colors of light, Torah enlightens the entire spectrum of humankind…

By Donny Friend

June 15, 2022

Features

Let My People Know!

Torah study isn’t just for school, or only in the shul. It isn’t limited to a particular age or stage in life, nor to a…

By Boruch Werdiger

June 13, 2022

Funeral

A Jewish Burial Ensured for a Jew from Chengdu, China

Having left his native Philadelphia behind to practice and teach law in China, professor David Ginsberg grew to appreciate the small Jewish communities he frequented…

By Yoni Brown

June 9, 2022

Ep. 25: Transforming Unfathomable Loss Into Jewish Light And Warmth

The 25th episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

June 8, 2022

Lifecycle

Good Deeds for Daniel Perelman

After a young man passed away in an airplane crash, his Wisconsin community is coming together to do mitzvot in his memory

By Yoni Brown

June 1, 2022

Features

A Question of Social Tact

In this feature, we invited individuals who have come to Torah study as adults, to reflect upon something that they have learned.

By Ari Hoffman

May 29, 2022

Lifecycle

A Funeral & a Bar Mitzvah

After Naomi Rosenberg’s funeral, Rabbi Alter Korf brought her dream true by celebrating a bittersweet Bar Mitzvah with her two sons

By Rabbi Alter Korf

May 26, 2022

Ukraine

Rabbi Moscowitz Returns to Wartorn Kharkiv

Three months after the war began, Rabbi Moshe Moscowitz drove fifteen hours back to his Kharkiv community and synagogue

By Yoni Brown

May 24, 2022

Features

Rifka’s Hot & Cold Journey to Judaism

After her stormy teenage years, Rifka Chilungu gave up on atheism, got hooked on Judaism, and missed her college graduation to attend a Brooklyn seminary

By Yoni Brown

May 22, 2022

Young Professionals

Young North American Jews Bond on Volcano Getaway

Dozens of young Jewish professionals from across the United States bonded on a Chabad getaway to Antigua, Guatemala last weekend

By Yoni Brown

May 20, 2022

Shluchim

Lisbon Conference Evokes Memories For Chabad Emissaries

Chabad emissaries from across Europe and Africa gathered on the Portuguese pier where the Lubavitcher Rebbe escaped Nazi-occupied Europe in 1941

By Yoni Brown

May 18, 2022

Podcast

Ep. 24: Bagels, Bears & Baalei Teshuva in Berkeley

The 24th episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

May 17, 2022

Features

Anatomy of a Law

Most commandments in the Torah are so cryptic that a straightforward perusal will leave the reader without the knowledge necessary to understand or fulfill them

By Staff Writer

May 17, 2022

Ukraine

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky Visits Ukrainian Orphans

Secured by Chabad Headquarters, a generous grant allows the weary Zhytomyr community to begin rebuilding their lives

By Yoni Brown

May 12, 2022

Africa

A Quarter Million Meals From Chabad of Nigeria

As part of Chabad's humanitarian efforts to combat hunger in Nigeria, a quarter of a million meals were distributed to single-parent families last week, just…

By Yoni Brown

May 11, 2022