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A Searching Teenager Becomes Rabbi to His Hometown

One afternoon in the mid-nineties, an unaffiliated teenager from Krefeld, Germany, signed onto his AOL account to find G-d. He typed the words “rabbi” and…

By Dvora Lakein

October 14, 2020

Military

Chabad Rabbi Becomes Colorado National Guard’s First Jewish Chaplain

At a small, socially distanced ceremony held last week in Colorado, Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik made history as he became the Colorado Army National Guard’s first-ever…

By Ashira Weiss

October 14, 2020

New Centers

Cranberry Township, On The Precipice Of A Jewish Future

New Shluchim bring Jewish community to Pittsburgh suburb

By Ashira Weiss

October 13, 2020

Holiday & Shabbos

Sukkah On Wheels – Around The World! {Updated}

Send in your pictures to our inbox (info@lubavitch.com) to feature your city’s Sukkah on wheels!

By Staff Writer

October 5, 2020

Shluchim Of The World

SOTW: Running Commentary

I started running about ten years ago, just to get some oxygen into my brain.

By Staff Writer

October 1, 2020

Features

“G-d” Is Not a Jewish Word

A long pause—I needed to think. Finally, I said: “No, I don’t believe in ‘G-d.’” Another pause. “Not with the meaning that word has in…

By Susan Handelman

September 29, 2020

High Holidays

To Pray Alone: Days of Awe in the Age of Covid-19

Marc Zell was used to traveling, just not like this. The American-Israeli is an international lawyer, and it was his work in political consulting that…

By Boruch Werdiger

September 23, 2020

New Centers

New Center For Chabad At Oberlin

New Chabad center is first permanent Jewish presence in Ohian city

By Ashira Weiss

September 22, 2020

High Holidays

The Sound Of A Thin Silence

In the hushed stillness between the prayers and the poems, in the breath between the soulful tunes, we hear. Muted sobs, a whispered plea, the…

By Baila Olidort

September 17, 2020

High Holidays

Creative Beginnings: Rosh Hashana 2020

What is Chabad around the world doing for Rosh Hashanah?

By Ashira Weiss

September 16, 2020

Lifecycle

Paying It Forward

The post on the WhatsApp group shared by Chabad reps described the situation: A young dad in some remote town in a province of northern…

By Staff Writer

September 16, 2020

Virtual

After a Dreary Summer, a Ray of Sun

When she opted to study musical theatre in England at Chichester College, Las Vegas native Jessica Plummer didn’t envision spending this summer alone and under…

By Ashira Weiss

September 13, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Nearly Distant

Across the river, we could see the continuation of our road – just as depicted on the map. The only problem was that there was…

By Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz

September 11, 2020

Travel

Idaho: The Gem State

Think Idaho, and you’re likely to envision potatoes. While the state’s potato crop comprises around one-third of the national yield, Idaho’s draw lies in its…

By Ashira Weiss

September 10, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Tamim

The tamim is unflappable. He does not sway with the winds of change, nor bend to meet the expectations of others. He is a simple…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

September 9, 2020

Lifecycle

Why Won’t You Call My Daughter Up To The Torah?

The prevailing myth of bar and bat mitzvah as being the finale of their Jewish education marked by the memorization and chanting of a Torah…

By Sarah Alevsky

September 8, 2020

New Centers

New Shluchim to the Crescenta Valley, CA

Rabbi Mendy and Mushka Grossbaum have been appointed to open the first Chabad center in Los Angeles’ Crescenta Valley. The couple plans to move to…

By Staff Writer

September 7, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Aware But Alive!

A Russian soldier was being disciplined by his commander. The soldier's crime? While standing watch on a frigid winter night, his feet froze in their…

By Rabbi Eli Pink

September 4, 2020

Travel

Gateway To The Galapagos

Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be--not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #TravelThursday…

By Ashira Weiss

September 3, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Shtus D’kedusha

As is true of every close-knit cultural group that enjoys a history, traditions and habits particular and peculiar to it, conversations among Chabad Chasidim are…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

September 2, 2020

Lifecycle

Mental Health Support and Memorial in Mineola

Rabbi Anchelle Perl has officiated at what he called “an inordinate amount” of funerals since the coronavirus pandemic began.

By Ashira Weiss

September 1, 2020

Centers

Fire at UD Chabad Ruled Arson

Authorities have ruled that Tuesday night’s fire at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, was intentionally set.…

By Ashira Weiss

August 27, 2020

Travel

Gone To Ghana

Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be--not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #ThursdayTravel…

By Ashira Weiss

August 27, 2020

Ukraine

President Zelenskyy Meets With Jewish Leaders

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukrainian Jewish leaders, among them many Chabad emissaries, to discuss safety and compliance with pandemic regulations during the upcoming High…

By Staff Writer

August 27, 2020