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10 Perspectives of the Lubavitcher Rebbe for Society in 2019

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.

July 5, 2019

In the Numbers: Chabad’s Growth in the Past 25 Years

"Will Chabad survive?" asked a headline in a leading Jewish journal in the days following the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1994. At the…

July 4, 2019

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Passing to be Marked Worldwide

July 6 (Tammuz 3) will mark twenty-five years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s passing in 1994. To commemorate, Chabad centers worldwide celebrated the Rebbe’s life and…

By Mussi Sharfstein

July 3, 2019

Russia: Humanitarian Aid During Flooding Disaster in Irkutsk

Torrential rains hit the Russian region of Irkutsk this week, causing the area to declare an immediate state of emergency. In response, volunteers in nearby…

July 2, 2019

Prison Reform Summit Brings Together 350 Leaders In Criminal Justice System

Three hundred and fifty people gathered together this week at Columbia Law School for Rewriting the Sentence, a two-day, high-level summit on alternatives to incarceration.

July 2, 2019

In Conversation with Nobel Prize Winner Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel, one of the most passionate Jewish voices of our time, enjoyed an enduring correspondence and personal relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Mr. Wiesel,…

By Baila Olidort

July 1, 2019

Serving Up Kosher at Wimbledon Tennis

Wimbledon Tennis starts this Monday and for the eleventh year, a kosher food stand will serve the needs of Jewish patrons.

By Ashira Weiss

June 27, 2019

Poway Rabbi Addresses UN Session on Anti-Semitism

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad of Poway addressed the UN General Assembly this morning during a special session on combating anti-Semitism. “Anti-Semitism is not a…

By Ashira Weiss

June 26, 2019

Illness Doesn’t Disrupt Israeli Children’s Summer Fun

It’s Firefighting Day at the Lev Chabad day camp at Meir Hospital, and four-year-old Shira Maatuf is impatient for activities to begin. She has been…

By Frayda Kaplan

June 21, 2019

It’s Forty Years for Chabad of the Conejo

Over 1,300 people gathered at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza to celebrate forty years of Chabad in the Conejo, California. Headed by Rabbi Moshe…

By Aidel Cohen

June 19, 2019

Summer Is Conference Season for Chabad Emissaries

Summer is conference season for Chabad emissaries. Whether they serve college students, teenagers, the elderly, the ill, or the professionals, a tailor-made conference provides them…

By Mussi Sharfstein

June 18, 2019

Tennis Capital Gets New Center and Scores “Advantage Chabad”

It's a little over thirty years in the making, but Chabad of Wimbledon now has its very own center! Original concern: regulations in England specify…

By Ashira Weiss

June 18, 2019

Limmud FSU Conference Addresses Anti-Semitism

Leading the commemoration for victims of recent anti-Semitic attacks at Limmud FSU’s second annual conference for Jewish Russian-speakers was Rabbi Avi Bukiet, director of the…

By Shaindle Fogelman

June 17, 2019

Hamas Rocket Falls Outside the Chabad Center in Sderot

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday night fell less than fifteen meters (fifty feet) from the Chabad center in Sderot and hit…

By Frayda Kaplan

June 14, 2019

A Compact Study Routine

On a recent flight somewhere over the Rocky Mountains, Doug Revere pulled out his trusty Chayenu, a weekly compilation of Torah lessons and thoughts. When…

By Dvora Lakein

June 13, 2019

Two New Jersey Teens Honored for Meal Program Initiative

It’s not very common for teenagers to be the honorees at a gala event, but that’s exactly what happened on May 22 at Chabad of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

June 11, 2019

Massachusetts Rally Combats Anti-Semitism

Hundreds bearing supportive signs and Israeli flags gathered at City Hall in Peabody, MA on Wednesday for a peace rally. The event was the community’s…

By Aidel Cohen

June 6, 2019

Union College Chabad Celebrates First Shavuot with a Torah of its Own

When Sara Covelli walked across the stage at Union College last spring and accepted a rolled parchment proclaiming that she had earned her bachelor’s degree…

By Tzipora Reitman

June 6, 2019

South London’s First Kosher Shop Honors Memory of Rabbi’s Slain Brother

London's new kosher shop had previously operated informally out of the home of Rabbi Nissan and Sarah Dubov, who founded Chabad of Wimbledon in 1988.…

By Tzipora Reitman

June 5, 2019

Leadership Training Trip to Begin for Young, Jewish Professionals

This upcoming June 16-23, Chabad's Young Professionals program is organizing a leadership trip to Russia for a select group of "ambassadors." Eligibility is restricted to…

By Staff Writer

June 4, 2019

Aleph Institute to Host National Summit for Alternative Sentencing

This June 17-18, Aleph Institute will partner with Columbia Law School to host Rewriting the Sentence, a summit on alternatives to incarceration. The high-level summit…

By Rena Udkoff

June 3, 2019

New Mikvah Opened In Gaithersburg, Maryland

At an event before Mother’s Day called “Mindfulness and Mikvah”, ninety women met to celebrate the opening of the Be’er Rachel Mikvah with a mix…

By Mussi Sharfstein

June 2, 2019

Poway Ceremonies Mark One Month

Last month, darkness made its way into the foyer at Chabad of Poway, California. On Wednesday, it was a scene of joyous celebration.

By Ashira Weiss

May 30, 2019

Itzhak Perlman, Ehud Barak Celebrate Opening of Campus/Community Chabad Center

Jewish college students in Jacksonville, Florida, and the city’s Southside Jewish community celebrated the opening of their new $3.8 million Morris and Lillian Tabacinic Chabad…

By Mussi Sharfstein

May 27, 2019