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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

A Jewish Burial Ensured for a Jew from Chengdu, China

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

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…

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

June 9, 2022

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

Good Deeds for Daniel Perelman

June 8, 2022

Lifecycle

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

June 1, 2022

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

May 24, 2022

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

Young North American Jews Bond on Volcano Getaway

May 22, 2022

Young Professionals

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

Lisbon Conference Evokes Memories For Chabad Emissaries

May 20, 2022

Shluchim

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

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

May 18, 2022

Podcast

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

May 17, 2022

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

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky Visits Ukrainian Orphans

May 17, 2022

Ukraine

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

A Quarter Million Meals From Chabad of Nigeria

May 12, 2022

Africa

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…

May 11, 2022

I Will Learn It on a Train, I Will Learn It in the Rain

What was once the province of an elite few is now available for free online in every language

By Rena Udkoff

May 9, 2022

Holiday & Shabbos

Rabbi Dovid Olidort: Behind The Iron Curtain

These are the personal Shabbos stories of an eclectic group of influential personalities

By Rabbi Dovid Olidort

May 3, 2022

Podcast

Lamplighters 1 Year Anniversary: Our Favorite Stories

The 23rd episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

Paris, Mexico, and Gresham, Oregon

May 3, 2022

New Centers

After bumping into Chabad rabbis around the world, Jack Skiterman knew he had to reach out to the new Chabad couple in his own Oregon…

Small Town, Small Miracles, Big Impact

May 2, 2022

Memories of the Heart

Elisha Wiesel speaks with Lubavitch International about his famous father and raising his children to love Yiddishkeit

By Baila Olidort

April 27, 2022

Community

A Chabad couple puts their gift for leadership, friendship, and partnership to work, enriching the Jewish community of Las Cruces, NM

By Dvora Lakein

April 25, 2022

Passover

Massive Pesach Seders Welcome Refugees Across Europe

This Pesach, Chabad centers across Europe are hosting the largest seders in their history

Talmud Teasers: Moses, Miracles & Matzah

April 15, 2022

Talmud

Passover is packed with more traditions, customs, and historic significance than any other holiday on the Jewish calendar. The Talmud dedicates considerable discussion to these,…