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SOTW: “Bubby” In Virginia

The strange, funny and meaningful things that happen out in the trenches as Chabad representatives go about their business . . .

October 28, 2020

New Shluchim To Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Rabbi Mendel and Esty Khutoretsky established a Chabad center on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. They joined the team of Chabad of Rural and…

Interview: Subliminally Speaking

October 27, 2020

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz, a towering figure of Jewish scholarship, became world renowned for his groundbreaking work: the translation of the Babylonian Talmud from Aramaic…

By Baila Olidort

October 26, 2020

Australia

Perth, Australia: Where the Swan River Meets the Southwest Coast

One afternoon in early September, four young men stepped onto Trigg Beach, a haven for surfers just north of Perth, Australia. A spring storm was…

By Sarah Ogince

October 26, 2020

Statement

Chabad Explores Opening New Centers in Muslim Countries

With the growing normalization between Muslim countries and Israel, we can expect to see a significant increase in the number of Jewish travelers and businesspeople…

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

October 26, 2020

Judaism

Ancient Scroll Sparks New Journey For Iranian Teen

It was about thirty years ago when an old Sephardic Jew named David Abtan walked into my office and said ‘Rabbi, I need a favor…

October 25, 2020

Education

A Quiet Moment

It is a typical, bustling morning at a middle school in Camarillo, California, and the students are about to take an algebra quiz. But first,…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

October 21, 2020

SOTW: I Spy In Frisco

The door opened up a tiny crack. “Sorry, not interested,” said the gentleman on the other side.

October 21, 2020

New Shluchim To West Bel Air, California

Rabbi Mendy and Dobie Mentz were recently appointed to establish a Chabad community in West Bel Air, Los Angeles.

Talmud Teasers: Tishrei Tractates

October 20, 2020

Talmud

How's your knowledge of the Talmud? Test yourself with these Talmud Teasers.

October 19, 2020

SOTW: Flood Catastrophe At Chabad

Soon the water began seeping into the hall. By 5:45 it was rising to levels that seemed unsafe

A Searching Teenager Becomes Rabbi to His Hometown

October 15, 2020

Shluchim

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…

October 14, 2020

Cranberry Township, On The Precipice Of A Jewish Future

New Shluchim bring Jewish community to Pittsburgh suburb

Sukkah On Wheels – Around The World! {Updated}

October 13, 2020

Holiday & Shabbos

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

October 5, 2020

SOTW: Running Commentary

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

“G-d” Is Not a Jewish Word

October 1, 2020

Features

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 Center For Chabad At Oberlin

New Chabad center is first permanent Jewish presence in Ohian city

The Sound Of A Thin Silence

September 22, 2020

High Holidays

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?

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…

After a Dreary Summer, a Ray of Sun

September 16, 2020

Virtual

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…