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For Pittsburgh, New Jersey Kids Design Mezuzah Cases

In the days after the tragic synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, an email from a Chabad rabbi in Pennsylvania helped a New Jersey teacher channel her…

By Ashira Weiss

February 5, 2019

Somebody Has It, Somebody Needs It

The goods and clothing donation exchange is marking thirteen years of humanitarian aid in the tri-state area. They match donors to recipients for almost any…

By Mussi Sharfstein

January 31, 2019

1,000 Expected at 10th Annual Russian Shabbaton

Three generations of Russian-speaking Jews will travel from twelve states to celebrate Jewish pride and identity at this year’s Connecticut-based Shabbaton. Rabbi Kasriel Kastel, program…

By Ashira Weiss

January 30, 2019

From 100 Countries: Chabad’s Female Emissaries Celebrate Success and Empowerment

Thousands of women” Chabad emissaries and their guests” gathered at the U.S. Armory in Brooklyn last night for a gala banquet, the finale of the…

By Ashira Weiss

January 28, 2019

3,000 Chabad Women Leaders Convene For International Conference

The thirtieth annual International Conference of Shluchos, known as “The Kinus,” begins today in Brooklyn, New York. Over 3,000 women” directors and lay leaders of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

January 24, 2019

Thousands of Children “Grow” Goodness for Tu BiSh’vat

“We are each responsible for the atmosphere around us,” said Mrs. Altie Wolvovsky to the group of twenty 5- to 11-year-olds gathered around her. A…

By Ashira Weiss

January 20, 2019

Belgian Rabbis Resolute Despite Kosher Slaughter Ban

For many of Belgium’s 30,000 Jews, 2019 brings with it some uncomfortable restrictions. A law proposed in June 2017, now implemented after a unanimous vote,…

By Ashira Weiss

January 18, 2019

Art and Design Meet in Chabad of Korea’s New Mikvah

Designed by the emissaries, the mikvah is uniquely Korean. Its roof is reminiscent of the curved, tiled designs that feature prominently in royal Korean architecture,…

By Frayda Kaplan

January 17, 2019

A Testament to the Rebbe’s Exhaustive and Far-Reaching Scholarship

For most readers, the fascinating meanderings and careful reconciliations of apparently contradictory details will obscure the big insight that brackets the Rebbe’s writing: the “theory…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

January 15, 2019

An Undying Commitment: A Premature Passing, A Community’s Resolve

A convoy of one hundred cars rolls solemnly through Akron’s Jewish community. People of every affiliation are coming to pay their last respects to the…

By Jonathan Zalman

January 15, 2019

Vanderbilt: An American Campus Where Jewish Students Feel Safe and Welcome

When the Chabad rabbi walks the streets of Nashville, he’ll often be greeted by strangers. “Bless you, rabbi!” or “Bless Israel, we pray for you,”…

By Tzipora Reitman

January 14, 2019

Building Communities: An Answer to The Loneliness Epidemic

How does a young couple begin to build a community? That question has been on my mind since my daughter and son-in-law became Chabad emissaries…

By Baila Olidort

January 11, 2019

New In Adult Education: Crime And Consequence

Crime, punishment and justice from a distinctly Jewish perspective will be the topic of a new course launched by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI).…

By Staff Writer

January 10, 2019

In the Suburbs of Sao Paulo: A Jewish Community Opens a Synagogue

This ritzy S. Paulo suburb is home to one thousand Jewish families. Since 2005, Rabbi Eliyahu and Rivky Rosenfeld have been holding services, running a…

By Dvora Lakein

January 9, 2019

Blog: But First Come For Shabbat

I can’t remember my first day of Hebrew school. My bar mitzvah portion is a blur. But I’ll never forget the day a rabbi told…

By Scott Hirsch

January 8, 2019

Partnering With Chabad On The Next Frontier

Chabad shluchim typically finance this work by fundraising inside the communities they serve. The practice fosters dynamic partnerships between local residents and shluchim who work…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

January 7, 2019

Not Your Parents’ Hebrew School

For generations of American Jews, Hebrew School has meant long, boring Sunday afternoons of tedious classroom lectures and Hebrew instruction. “If you are a working…

By Rena Udkoff

January 6, 2019

Jewish Revival in the Birthplace of Hip-Hop

When Rabbi Choli and Chana Mushka (Alevsky) Mishulovin first drove through the neighborhoods of South Bronx, they weren’t sure about setting up a Chabad center…

By Shterna Karp

January 3, 2019

Amos Oz And The Rabbi of Rivne

Four years ago, Amos Oz began an unlikely friendship with the Chabad representative to Rivne, Ukraine. Oz’s mother, Fania Mussman, was from the-then Polish city…

By Baila Olidort

January 2, 2019

Chabad of Short Hills Opens New Space

After decades of running activities out of two small family homes, Chabad of Short Hills, New Jersey opened a state-of-the-art 28,000-square-foot center on a nostalgic…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 28, 2018

Jewish Leader in the Bronx Inducted into Local Jewish Hall of Fame

This November, the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative, in conjunction with the Bronx Borough President’s office, inducted its Hall of Fame class of 2018. One of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 28, 2018

Teens and Toys, Bringing Smiles to Montreal Hospitals

For children who are unwell during a holiday, the pain of a hospital stay can impede on the joy of the season. Rabbi Naftoli and…

By Shterna Karp

December 26, 2018

Municipality in Germany Contributes To Local Jewish Revival

"Today we are making history, for our city and for our people," Rabbi Shalom Rabinovitz, Chabad emissary to Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, announced…

By Mendel Levin

December 25, 2018

Old Books Find New Home

In a casual conversation with the inmate librarian at the Grafton Correctional Institute in Ohio, Rabbi Shlomo Elkan learned that the library was in dire…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 23, 2018