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Some 100 Americans die every day from drug overdose. According to the Center for Disease Control, drug abuse is now the leading cause of fatalities…

By Miriam Davids

October 28, 2015

Where BDS Threatens, Jewish Pride Beckons

As a direct response to the rising anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment nationwide, Chabad on Campus headquarters will be opening 19 new campus centers across North…

By Rena Greenberg

October 26, 2015

Superior Ultimate Origin

There is a certain beauty, perhaps even intimacy, in tracing a person’s train of thought as he pursues and examines a matter of intellectual depth.…

By Avrohom Dubosky

October 25, 2015

Shabbat for A Million? International Project Gains Traction

The Shabbos Project anticipates the participation this weekend, October 23-24, by possibly a million Jewish individuals and families worldwide in the observance and celebration of…

By Rena Greenberg

October 23, 2015

Oprah’s Belief Series Features Wedding of Chabad HQ’s Own Staff Writer

Lubavitch International’s staff writer is followed by Oprah's OWN crew as she prepares for her wedding and gets married by Chasidic tradition at Chabad Headquarters…

By Janet Segal

October 22, 2015

S. Petersburg’s Oldest Synagogue Reopens

The oldest prayer hall of Petersburg, Russia, known as the "Small Synagogue," opened its doors to the public after four years of renovations in the…

By Staff Writer

October 21, 2015

Netanyahu to Chief Rabbi Lazar: Some of our friends are naïve 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with a delegation of representatives of the Russian Jewish Community, headed by the chief rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel…

By Staff Writer

October 19, 2015

Safed Educational Pioneer Aaron Leizer Ceitlin, 62

Rabbi Aaron Leizer Ceitlin was an unstoppable force on behalf of Jewish education in Safed, Israel. He passed away this morning in New York after…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

October 15, 2015

Defying Religious Stereotypes on Israel’s College Campuses

By the time Zehavit Mohager, a psychology student, began her studies at the University of Haifa at age 23, she had already completed her army…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

October 14, 2015

USA vs Florida: Kosher Food Now Ensured for Inmates

After years of court battles concerning inmates religious rights, Judge Patricia A. Seitz, of the United States District Court, ordered federal monitors to oversee that…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

October 13, 2015

Like the Students of Aaron

Shabbat Bereishit marks the beginning of a new cycle of weekly Torah readings. With it comes the invitation to study Torah anew, to “turn it…

By Baila Olidort

October 9, 2015

A Chabad Campus Welcome: Mezuzah Season

As students move back into their dorms on campuses nationwide, Chabad is doing its thing, welcoming them with opportunities to make it a spiritually enriching…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

October 7, 2015

For Donetsk’s Jews A New Year Begins With Hope But Not Enough Help

Dina Vishedski and her six children fled the war-torn city a year ago, at the end of August, when the bombing and gunfire made it…

By Rena Greenberg

September 30, 2015

Rare Manuscripts from 19th-Century Chabad Leader in New Exhibit

Chabad Library exhibits manuscripts from the life of Rabbi Menachem Mendel, known as the Tzemach Tzedek

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 24, 2015

A Better World for Our Children?

Iran has made it clear that Israel is its primary target, but it has been just as emphatic in insisting that it is not its…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 9, 2015

Chabad of VA Installs Accessible Bimah So All May Participate

Chabad of Virginia is welcoming the New Year with the installation of a brand new accessible bimah, friendly to people who use wheelchairs.

By Staff Writer

September 8, 2015

100 Year Celebration of Kazan’s Historic Synagogue

Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Muslim-majority autonomous republic of Tatarstan, celebrated the 100th year anniversary of its grand central synagogue this week. In preparation for…

By Rena Greenberg

September 3, 2015

Vancouver Island Breaks Ground on New Chabad Center

Vancouver Island, in Canada’s Pacific northwest, was named the No. 1 Island in U.S and Canada by the Travel + Leisure magazine 2014. Locals and…

By Etti Krinsky

August 26, 2015

Congressman Ted Deutsch: Chabad Inspires Him to Speak His Conscience

Under a heavy downpour of rain, members of the Coral Springs Jewish community attended the August 13th opening of the Chai Chabad Center in Coral…

By Rosie Jacobs

August 25, 2015

Nanotech Engineers Decode Talmudic Texts

Behind the walls of the guarded nano technology industry, a group of great minds meet five times a week in a breakout room in Albany,…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

August 21, 2015

Success In 180 Words

I’ve always wondered why our Sages never clarified the definition of success. The Mishna defines the “rich” person, the “smart” person and the “strong” one.…

August 13, 2015

Interview with Russian Transportation Magnate David Aminov

Russian businessman and philanthropist David Aminov exudes a mellow humility, weighing his words thoughtfully as he considers Jewish identity, commitment and the revival of Jewish…

By Baila Olidort

August 11, 2015

Reflections On Leadership

A true leader, said the Rebbe, must selflessly put aside any personal interests when confronted with adversity, and be concerned only for the community and…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

August 5, 2015