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Greenpoint, Brooklyn Gets First Permanent Center

High-rises are going up along the waterfront of Brooklyn's northernmost neighborhood, and now the eclectic locale has got its own Greenpoint Chabad House—Jewish Center. Rabbi…

By Ashira Weiss

August 9, 2019

Hug in a Jug: Lovingkindness in Southern California

If you could put friendship in a dish, which food would you choose? The volunteers of “Hug in a Jug” have chosen chicken soup, and…

By Aidel Cohen

August 8, 2019

No More Tuna and Crackers ala Suitcase: Kosher is on the House

Chabad emissaries around the world are increasingly opening restaurants within, or near to, their centers. Mostly located in tourist spots, they offer a kosher meal…

By Dvora Lakein

August 6, 2019

President of Germany Visits Berlin Rabbi After Attack

But this week, Germany showed its intolerance of the incident when President Frank-Walter Steinmeier showed up on the rabbi’s doorstep. "I have come here to…

By Shaindle Fogelman

August 5, 2019

Essay: On Vulnerability and Trust

When did it become fashionable to talk about the power of vulnerability as if it were something positive rather than an inevitable fact of life?…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

August 5, 2019

Aeroflot Passengers Stranded on Shabbat No More

For the typical traveler, a delay will cause an important event to be missed, vacation days cut short, and work to be postponed. But Shabbat…

By Shaindle Fogelman

August 2, 2019

Communist-Era Torah Uplifts Small Colonie, NY, Community

After years of waiting, an over 100-year-old Torah that was smuggled from communist Belarus finally found a home in a suburb of Albany, New York,…

By Mussi Sharfstein

August 1, 2019

14th Annual Jewish Cultural Festival Draws Thousands to Guilford, CT

Rabbi Yossi and Rochel Baila Yaffe of the Shoreline have created an experience offering people the opportunity “to taste a little, listen a little and…

By Aidel Cohen

July 31, 2019

Poway: Healing in the Aftermath

The Yizkor service on the last day of Passover was to be Lori’s first opportunity to memorialize her mother who had died some months back.…

By Rena Udkoff

July 30, 2019

After Two Torahs Stolen, Hawaii Community Writes Four More

She’ll never forget the night the Torah scrolls were stolen from the Chabad Center of Honolulu, Hawaii. “It was traumatic,” remembers Perel Krasnjansky, director of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

July 29, 2019

Shall We Have Another?

Large families which emphasize the joy, and the immense opportunity of bringing children into the world, may even present a kind of “counter culture” wherein…

By Sarah Rindner

July 25, 2019

10 Things to Know Before Sending Your Kid to Chabad Camp

Summer is here, school is out and if you’re one of the thousands of parents who have enrolled their kids at your local Chabad camp,…

By Ashira Weiss

July 19, 2019

Chabad School in Azerbaijan Ranked Among Top Twenty In The Country

Last week, Chabad’s Or Avner school in Baku was ranked by the State Examination Center (SEC) among the top twenty schools in Azerbaijan. The annual…

By Mussi Sharfstein

July 17, 2019

First Jewish Youth Center Opened in Russia’s Far East

250 members of the Jewish community of Birobidzhan, Russia, celebrated the opening this month of Chabad’s 25 million ruble ($400,000), 6,500 square feet Jewish youth…

By Mussi Sharfstein

July 15, 2019

A Lone and Destitute Jewish Woman Gets A Jewish Burial

A convivial funeral home owner, a retired insurance investigator and a Massachusetts rabbi teamed up to bring an abandoned body to Jewish burial this morning.…

By Ashira Weiss

July 11, 2019

When Friendship Isn’t Only For Kids: The Circle Expands to 21 Plus

Friendship Circle for adults, which piloted this past year, will provide monthly opportunities for social and educational engagement for adults between twenty and thirty-five. The…

By Dvora Lakein

July 11, 2019

Heirs to the Rebbe’s Legacy

To anyone familiar with the Rebbe’s teachings, the principles of positive psychology that are so popular today echo the Torah-based ideals that the Rebbe advanced:…

By Baila Olidort

July 10, 2019

Jewish and Canadian Law Contrasted at Westmount Symposium

A lawyer and a rabbi come together in the opening line of many a joke, but at Chabad of Westmount they come together twice annually…

By Ashira Weiss

July 8, 2019

Statement By Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters

Every day that Jews are barred from entering the synagogue by armed guards is an unforgivable violation of the Jewish people!

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