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Chabad House In A Car

Rabbi Saadya Kaufmann, director of Chabad of Texas Towns, runs his Chabad house from the driver’s seat of his car.

By Noa Blokh

October 14, 2021

Books

A Defense Of Torah Judaism

As a Chabad representative at a major university, I observe that students’ big questions today center on whether the religion delivers on its ethical promise…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

October 13, 2021

Africa

A Family Affair In Africa

Off The Beaten Path: Chabad Houses You Didn’t Know Existed, Part 4

By Dvora Lakein

October 12, 2021

Podcast

Ep. 10: Finding Beautiful Melodies In Torah-Observant Life

The 10th episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

October 11, 2021

Centers

Tomsk Educational Center Heralds Jewish Renewal

The new center boasts 25,000 square feet of modern facilities, making it the largest Jewish educational center east of the Ural Mountains.

By Yoni Brown

October 9, 2021

Centers

Restoration of Historic Russian Synagogue Begins

A landmark moment in the effort to return the crown jewel of Samara’s Jewish past to its former glory

By Yoni Brown

October 6, 2021

History

A Man of the People in the City of Mystics

Teacher, preacher, proto-Chasidic outreacher? How Rabbi Moshe Alshich’s new approach to Torah teaching in sixteenth-century Safed prefigured the Chasidic movement two centuries later and half…

By Boruch Werdiger

October 5, 2021

Community

From Sinai To The Sonoran Desert

Scottsdale’s Jewish Community Turns Thirty

By Mussi Sharfstein

October 4, 2021

New Centers

A Personal Rabbi, A Personal Home

The two towns of Portola Valley and Woodside, California are peaceful, rural neighborhoods, located hip to hip, known for their rugged beauty and scenic country…

By Noa Blokh

September 30, 2021

Mivtzoim

Sukkahs Worldwide On the Move

Chabad Lubavitch worldwide brings the joy of Sukkot to the streets with their legendary Sukkah Mobiles.

By Staff Writer

September 24, 2021

Holiday & Shabbos

An Out-of-the-Box Way to Celebrate in the Sukkah

Those peculiar huts are popping up again on driveways and porches in Jewish neighborhoods around the world. The Feast of the Tabernacles, or Sukkot, is…

By Yoni Brown

September 19, 2021

High Holidays

Yom Kippur With The Rebbe

The highest moment, for me, came at the end of Yom Kippur, when—after fasting for twenty-five hours—we affirmed loudly in unison, with all our energy,…

By Mariashi Groner

September 14, 2021

High Holidays

Who’s afraid of the Days of Awe?

When my daughter was about five, she wrote a story called “You Should Be Punished For This and I Am Very Mad.” This pretty much…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

September 13, 2021

New Centers

Recovery Community Celebrates Opening of Chabad Center

Hundreds gather to celebrate Chabad of Berks County's new state-of-the-art Hospitality Center

By Yoni Brown

September 13, 2021

Campus

Kugel for Culinary Students?!

New Shluchim to the Culinary Institute of America and Marist College

By Noa Blokh

September 10, 2021

High Holidays

Home Alone on the Holidays

For many of us, the High Holidays will look quite different this year. This year, we are called upon to lead those services ourselves, to…

By Boruch Werdiger

September 6, 2021

High Holidays

Record Numbers to Hear Shofar in the Parks

Shofar in the Park brings the essence of Rosh Hashanah to the public in a Covid safe, picturesque environment.

By Yoni Brown

September 5, 2021

Editorial

The Year Of Shabbos

When the condominium towers in Surfside collapsed because of structural fatigue, the question was deafening: Were we thinking?

By Baila Olidort

September 5, 2021

Campus

Torah Learning for College Students, Redefined

New JewishU program offers high-quality Torah courses

By Noa Blokh

September 2, 2021

Editorial

Beginning With Shabbos

Start the children’s school day right, and the rest will follow.

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 1, 2021

Books

Children’s Book Turns Personal Tragedy Into Communal Healing

A new book about Moussia Zaltzman’s life and legacy models the process of discussing painful realities with children

By Yoni Brown

August 31, 2021

Podcast

Ep. 9: An Unforgettable Simchas Torah Celebration For Abrams’ Ailing Mother

The 9th episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

August 30, 2021

Community

Chabad Community in Louisiana Braces for Hurricane Ida

With Hurricane Ida bearing down on Southern Louisiana, the Chabad Jewish Center community in Metairie, Louisiana, came together to prepare the synagogue and ensure community…

By Yoni Brown

August 29, 2021