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Talmud

Talmud Teasers: Staying Safe

The coronavirus pandemic has made us sensitive to the risks we take in our day-to-day living, and helped us become aware of the different ways…

By Baila Olidort

July 23, 2020

Books

Hippy In the Mikvah

“The Rebbe encouraged me to continue with the doctorate. I blurted out, ‘But what about the heresy?’ The Rebbe answered: ‘You should write all the…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

July 22, 2020

Community

Hanover, Germany: A Tragedy and a Choice

Fifteen years ago, Zev Iluz’s phone rang. The Israeli expat had settled in Hanover, Germany, to escape the pressures of life in Israel. He wanted…

By Frayda Kaplan

July 21, 2020

Outreach

“Excuse me, are you Jewish?”

Does stopping people at random to talk about Judaism even work? And what actually happens inside a Mitzvah Tank?

By Rena Udkoff

July 20, 2020

Halacha

Pandemic And Priorities

Hospitals agonize over the allocation of limited medical supplies; city officials weigh the risk of an outbreak against the crushing cost of a prolonged lockdown.…

By Boruch Werdiger

July 19, 2020

Lifecycle

A Final Passage, From China to Israel

A Jewish man dies alone in Suzhou, China. Chabad engages an international effort to prevent cremation and bring his body for burial to Israel. To…

By Ashira Weiss

July 16, 2020

Camp

Camp Gan Israel, Sleepaway Edition

55 Attend CKids’ Inaugural Overnight Camp

By Ashira Weiss

July 14, 2020

Lifecycle

Emerging From Lockdown, Romance Returns to Rome

With a tragic national death toll of 34,000, these moments of joy are particularly poignant for the Jewish community of Rome.

By Ashira Weiss

June 24, 2020

Holiday & Shabbos

20,000 Party For Shabbat

First-ever global pre-Shabbat party brings together families of special needs individuals and celebrities.

By Ashira Weiss

June 12, 2020

Inclusion

Friendship Circle: Embracing the Individual

The sound of blaring sirens heralded a flashing motorcade of fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars driving down her block. To Read The Full Magazine…

By Liba Rimler

May 27, 2020

Humanitarian

770 Food Packages For Muslim Families

25,000 meals delivered to 770 single-parent Muslim families in Nigeria as Ramadan ends.

By Ashira Weiss

May 24, 2020

Holiday & Shabbos

Lag B’Omer Innovation Under Lockdown

On Monday evening at 18:00 sharp, 45,000 individuals tuned into the livestream at 18for18.com.au. Narrated and presented by children and individuals from Jewish communities across Australia…

By Ashira Weiss

May 22, 2020

Hospital

Fighting For His Life, A Rabbi Inspires Music and Mitzvot

Sarah Dukes is sure that her comatose husband hears the music she plays for him. The accomplished composer sits at her piano every night, her fingers…

By Tzipora Reitman

May 10, 2020

Community

The First Outpost: Casablanca, Morocco

In the early 1950s, these young couples were dispatched by the Rebbe to Morocco to help its illustrious, Sephardic Jewish community under threat. To Read…

By Rena Udkoff

May 7, 2020

Reflections

A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE NIGHT

This past week was incredibly challenging for our family. As I have shared, my first cousin Rabbi Benny Wolff, Chabad rabbi in Hanover, tragically passed away…

By Rabbi Levi Wolff

May 5, 2020

Headquarters

Court Confirms Chabad’s Exclusive Rights To Flagship Synagogue At 770 Eastern Parkway

“Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters is gratified by the decision handed down last week by the Civil Court of the City of New York, confirming exclusive rights…

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

May 4, 2020

Holocaust

Adopted at Age 91, A Holocaust Survivor Finds Love and Hope

Patty Picarelli wasn’t very hopeful as she dialed the number for the Chabad Jewish Center of Barrie, Ontario. To Read The Full Magazine Story Log…

By Ashira Weiss

April 29, 2020

Campus

Two Universities React as Antisemitism Steps Out of the Shadows

While college administrators debate the limit of free speech, Chabad campus leaders take action. To Read The Full Magazine Story Log In Subscribe Subscriptions to…

By Sarah Ogince

April 24, 2020