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Come, Pray, Connect: Minyan, Millenials and Why Services Matter

Over the past two decades, synagogue membership has declined across the United States, with less than one-third of American Jews choosing to affiliate with a…

By Rena Udkoff

September 20, 2018

Simple Shtieble, Soaring Sanctuary, Yom Kippur Is Calling

There is a “synagogue crisis” at large, and Chabad is not unaffected. Chabad rabbis and rebbetzins do draw crowds to their community events. Shabbat dinners…

By Baila Olidort

September 18, 2018

New Chabad Representatives to Duluth, Edge of the Great Lakes

Minnesota’s port city on the shores of Lake Superior is will soon have new Chabad representatives. Rabbi Mendy and Tirtza Ross and their two children…

By Mussi Sharfstein

September 14, 2018

Sitting Next To Your Spouse In An Orthodox Synagogue

This time of year, when people may feel more motivated to attend synagogue for High Holiday services, the mechitzah separating the men and women sometimes…

By Rivka Slonim

September 13, 2018

Helping Hearing-Impaired Hear the Sound of the Shofar

When the time to sound the shofar arrived, one man approached me and, through the interpreter, asked if he was permitted to touch the shofar.…

By Tzvi Lipinski

September 7, 2018

Taking Stock Before the New Year

We are in the final month of the Jewish calendar year—traditionally a time dedicated to taking spiritual stock of the year past. Examining our successes…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 5, 2018

Tuition-Free Hebrew School Offered in Orange County, NY

Beginning this fall season, enrollment will be tuition-free for all new students at Chabad Hebrew School in Orange County, NY. The Hebrew School meets every…

By Ashira Weiss

September 5, 2018

Public Jewish Hour: 88 Years, Going Strong

It’s Wednesday afternoon and young men are streaming out of the yeshivah on Brooklyn’s leafy Eastern Parkway. Armed with snacks, crafts, and sheafs of paper,…

By Dvora Lakein

September 4, 2018

Book Review: The Scientist Who Is A Chosid

Book Review: Both Brawer and Green are scientists who came to Chabad as adults. Both bring their scientific background to the table as they reflect…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

August 30, 2018

Rohr Chabad House University of Wisconsin Nearly Triples Its Space

The new construction gives students 10,000 sq. feet of space over the current 4,000. The $4 million project gained major support from the Irwin A.…

By Tzipora Reitman

August 28, 2018

New Chabad Opens In Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina’s Capital City

What motivates young couples to pick up and move from their families and comfort zones to an unfamiliar place—without convenient access to Jewish resources—to build…

By Mussi Sharfstein

August 27, 2018

Kulanu Circle: An All-Inclusive Hebrew School

“Is today Hebrew School?” Mendel Mann asks hopefully each Sunday morning. For the last three years on Sunday mornings, Mendel’s mother Devorah Leah has made…

By Ashira Weiss

August 23, 2018

Traveling to Aruba? Check out Chabad.

Traveling to Aruba? Meet the Blasbergs. Here's some information that will make your kosher island stay a little easier.

By Staff Writer

August 22, 2018

From The Frat House to The Chabad House

Today, a third generation of Chabad representatives are serving Jewish students on American campuses. An alumnus of The University of Texas, Austin, Rabbi Zev Johnson…

By Sarah Ogince

August 20, 2018

In Florida, Plans Underway For a 100,000 Square-Foot All-Kosher Assisted Living Facility

When Rabbi Aron Lieberman moved to the small city of Lauderhill, Florida, thirty seven years ago, the city’s Jewish community was made up of mostly…

By Ashira Weiss

August 16, 2018

A Living, Thriving Judaism: How Our Personal and Global Impact Starts at Home

I am not sure that my children knowing about Jewish ritual, history and lore will make them better people, and yet a part of me…

By Sarah Alevsky

August 14, 2018

In Venice, FL, a City of Seniors Establishes a Jewish Future

It’s got one of the most senior populations in the country. But growing up in Venice, Florida, the children of Chabad representatives are bringing new…

By Sarah Ogince

August 6, 2018

Where There’s Peet’s Coffee, There You’ll Also Find Chabad

On their first wedding anniversary, next month, Rabbi Mendy and Menucha Blank will be moving to the S. Francisco Bay area to open Chabad of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

August 2, 2018

Florida Rabbi Speaks on DOJ Religious Liberty Panel

Chabad's Rabbi Ruvi New shared his 10-year battle to build a synagogue at the U.S. Department of Justice event Religious Liberty: Our First Freedom and…

July 31, 2018

Empowered to Choose, Even Behind Bars

Prison reform is a buzzword among lawmakers, but one rabbi says the impact cannot be overstated. “A prisoner’s existence is painful, but these guys are…

By Ashira Weiss

July 30, 2018

Chabad on Campus Accepts ZBT Fraternity Award

Chabad on Campus International received the prestigious Richard J.H. Gottheil Award, alongside Hillel International, from the Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity on Saturday night. Zeta…

By Ashira Weiss

July 25, 2018

First Chabad for Singer Island

It’s a long way from Sweden’s cold winters where Rabbi Berel Namdar grew up. He and his wife Tzivia, originally from Tennessee, are moving to…

By Mussi Sharfstein

July 24, 2018

Auschwitz, The Polin Museum, The Chabad Tent

When was the last time Jews sparred over Talmudic arguments in Polish? Thousands of visitors encountered this scene in April, awed to discover that "faith…

By Baila Olidort

July 22, 2018

The House That Miriam and Meir Built

The countercultural movement of the sixties and seventies was the segue to a period of great spiritual ferment. Inspired by the zeitgeist, young Jewish rebels…

By Baila Olidort

July 19, 2018