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His parents named him Sheftil Binyamin. He was born deaf and attended a Catholic school for children with special needs. In his early twenties he…

By Tzemach Feller

August 18, 2025

History

Remembering the Rebbe’s Father

Today marks the passing of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

By Staff Writer

August 13, 2025

Podcast

Ep. 57: The Over-The-Road Rabbi – Every Mile, Every Soul

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 57 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

August 12, 2025

A Floating Home for Jewish Students in Paris

Nestled on the left bank of the River Seine, Paris’ 13th Arrondissement bustles with college campuses, high-rise apartment buildings, and riverside cafes. Throngs of students…

By Tzemach Feller

August 4, 2025

Judaism

Tisha B’Av: Remembering for a Better Future

This evening, Jews around the world will remove their shoes, begin a 25-hour fast, and sit low on the floor in the manner of mourners.

By Staff Writer

August 2, 2025

Jewish Summer Fellowship in Catskill Mountains

A dozen Jewish students from across the U.S. and the U.K. are experiencing a six-week fellowship of Jewish education in New York’s Catskill Mountains. The…

By Tzemach Feller

July 31, 2025

Machne Israel Announces Grant Funding New “Mitzvah Tanks”

Machne Israel — the social services branch of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement — has announced a new initiative that will provide grants to three Chabad centers…

By Tzemach Feller

July 21, 2025

A Sprawling New Home for Jewish Life in the Berkshires

This summer, as visitors flock to the Berkshires for mountain views and musical performances at Tanglewood, Chabad of the Berkshires opened the doors to a…

By Leibel Kahan

July 20, 2025

Travel

Headed to a National Park? Chabad Has You Covered

Chabad Centers Near National Parks Make Judaism Accessible to Thousands of Visitors Each Year

By Tzemach Feller

July 20, 2025

Living Jewishly in Tatarstan

Far from St. Petersburg or Moscow, the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan is a booming industrial hub. For decades, the…

By Leibel Kahan

July 17, 2025

Features

From Dealing Drugs To Writing Scrolls

It took years in and out of physiatric wards, and several close brushes with death at the hands of mafia-hitmen and street toughs before Jordan…

By Yoni Brown

July 17, 2025

History

Today in Jewish History: 12-13 Tammuz

The twelfth of Tammuz (this year: July 6) is the birthday of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of blessed memory. It is…

By Staff Writer

July 7, 2025

Podcast

Ep. 56: Two Converts, One Mission – Reviving Jewish Life in Stellenbosch

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 56 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

July 6, 2025

Chabad Opens on the Dominican Republic’s North Coast

In the 1930s — when most countries had sealed their borders to Jewish refugees fleeing Europe — the Dominican Republic opened its doors, and a…

By Leibel Kahan

July 6, 2025

Chabad Brings a Jewish Revival to West Adams

Walking down a street in West Adams, California, on Purim eve, Rabbi Michoel Zajac spotted a couple wearing what looked like festive headgear. “Happy Purim!”…

By Leibel Kahan

July 1, 2025

3 Tammuz

The Rebbe’s Yahrzeit

The life of a tzaddik is not a life of the flesh, but a spiritual life consisting wholly of faith, awe, and love of G‑d.

By Staff Writer

June 27, 2025

Rebbe

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, A Master of the Spirit

What was it about the Rebbe, I am often asked, that set him apart as the Jewish leader par excellence of our generation?

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

June 27, 2025

Rebbe

Standing at Two Thresholds: A Chasid in Academe

We present one of 12 essays that were published in the Lubavitch International Journal, Thirty Years: A Deeper Look, honoring the Rebbe’s legacy.

By Naftali Lowenthal

June 25, 2025

Editorial

Any Given Sunday

Sunday Dollars became an institution in itself. In order to maintain an ample supply of newly minted dollar bills, I arranged with the Federal Reserve…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

June 25, 2025

New Chabad Reps in La Plata, Argentina, are “Building Community, Soul by Soul”

About an hour’s drive southeast of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the meticulously-designed and beautifully-maintained provincial capital, La Plata. Besides being the home to Buenos Aires…

By Tzemach Feller

June 24, 2025

10 Perspectives of the Lubavitcher Rebbe for Society in 2025

10 perspectives for present-day living, in the words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, garnered from the extensive collection of his talks, writings and in-person conversations.

June 24, 2025

History

Today in Jewish History: The 84th Anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Arrival in America

Today marks 84 years since the safe arrival of the Rebbe and his wife, on the shores of America after escaping from Europe.

By Staff Writer

June 23, 2025

Chabad on Wheels: A Lifeline for Jews in Rural Alabama

Isolation, intermarriage, and evangelical activism threaten to chip away at Jewish identity in America’s Deep South. Chabad on Wheels offers a hands-on solution — bringing…

By Leibel Kahan

June 17, 2025