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After 30 Years, Rabbi Fulfills Promise to Dying Mother

Matthew Jurgens has one vague and cherished memory of his mother that he holds on to “ever so tightly:” playing a card game with her…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

May 14, 2015

Nepal Crisis Worsens Following Second Quake

Still reeling from last month's major earthquake, Nepal was struck yet again Tuesday, this time by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. The quake and its aftershocks,…

By Rosie Jacobs

May 13, 2015

Official Goverment Reception in Germany Serves Kosher

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and some 2500 guests participated at the official gala event hosted by Germany’s President Joachim Gauck, commemorating 50 years of diplomatic…

By Staff Writer

May 13, 2015

Preparing Them for Bar Mitzvah: Rabbi Works With Special Children

Resourceful mom of three boys with special needs finds success with local Chabad representatives

By Michele Alperin

May 11, 2015

Only Kosher Eatery Opens in Western Ukraine

With a menu offering five salads, a variety of soups, breads and meats, the only kosher restaurant in Western Ukraine opened last week in the…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

May 8, 2015

Lag B’Omer After The Earthquake

This year, Lag B’omer comes at a difficult time for Chabad of Nepal. While sitting down to create her poster, Chani’s husband, Rabbi Chezki was…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

May 7, 2015

Uncovering The Artist Within: Exhibit of Works by Children With Special Needs

Friendship Circle has partnered with Bear Givers foundation to nurture the artistic talents of individuals with special needs towards an exhibit Art of Friendship.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

May 5, 2015

Partnerships For Jewish Life

There’s been no dearth of data on the sharp decline in Jewish giving and its steady downhill slide, a fact that is forcing major Jewish…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

May 1, 2015

Nepal Update

After days of exposure to the elements following Saturday’s 7.8 earthquake, 25 Israeli backpackers were airlifted to safety by Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz and volunteers who…

By Rosie Jacobs

April 30, 2015

Students Take First Prize At Connecticut State Science Fair

Students at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy were well represented at the 67th Annual Connecticut State Science Fair held March 10th-14th at Quinnipiac University.

By Mushkie Junik

April 29, 2015

Thailand Chabad Rep Awarded the Jerusalem Unity Prize

To perpetuate the memory of their sons, kidnapped and slain in 2014 by Palestinians, the mothers of Gilad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach established…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

April 29, 2015

Des Moines Diary: Pastrami for the Soul

Corned beef, pickled just right, on thick slices of rye, with pumpernickel seeds embedded in the chewy thick crust. A juicy, firm garlicky pickle. The…

By Miriam Karp

April 28, 2015

Nepali Locals, Travelers, Find Food, Solace at Chabad

“Our greatest worry now is to make sure that anyone who comes to the Chabad House should have a hot meal,” the Chabad representative says.

By Rosie Jacobs

April 27, 2015

President Obama Welcomes Chabad-Lubavitch to the White House

President Obama noted his appreciation for the Rebbe’s lifetime of work and recognizing that education is among many shared Jewish and American values – values…

By The White House

April 27, 2015

New Chaplaincy Program to Train Rabbinical Students

In the coming year, the yeshiva will be offering students enrolled in its four year program training them for a career in the field of…

By Mushkie Junik

April 27, 2015

Nepal Jewish Leaders Appeal For Help As Crisis Deepens

“The country is devastated, buildings that once proudly stood are now rubble, streets that once were bustling are now deserted,” says the Chabad representative.

By Rosie Jacobs

April 26, 2015

Nepal Earthquake Survivors Flock To Chabad

In the midst of Shabbat morning prayers at the Chabad House in Kathmandu, Nepal, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country. The death toll is…

By Rosie Jacobs

April 25, 2015

Education Olympics Finalists Compete in Jerusalem

Sixty finalists of the Darkeinu Olympic Jewish heritage quiz were flown to Israel from countries in the Former Soviet Union for the final stage of…

By Rosie Jacobs

April 23, 2015

Judaism Grows in Pacific Northwest

It is surprising that this city, which claims the smallest percentage of religiously affiliated citizens in the U.S., counts some 11 Chabad centers.

April 22, 2015

Chabad Provides Himalayan Trekkers With Satellite Phones

The breathtaking views from mountain precipices and jagged cliffs beckon, but with real danger, and invariably, Chabad is called in on rescue missions when hikers…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

April 21, 2015

Chabad Starbucks Club: College Students Get Into the Giving Habit

A growing group of students have become members at a new club created at the Chabad Jewish Student Center at ASU, to cultivate giving practices…

By S. Fridman

April 16, 2015

Kehot Publication Garners Benjamin Franklin Book Award

Daily Wisdom, an anthology of 378 lessons from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was the gold winner of the prestigious 2015 Benjamin Franklin…

By Rosie Jacobs

April 15, 2015

A Day School Grows in Brooklyn Heights

Opening a private school in 2015 is a risky business. As the most intensive form of Jewish education, a day school is also by far…

By Maayan Jaffe

April 15, 2015

Abandoned in Kharkiv? Community in Crisis Struggles for Survival

Kharkiv’s Jewish community’s leaders are holding together a now fragile phenomenon, working to maintain the infrastructure, the programs and services they’ve painstakingly established to raise…

By Baila Olidort

April 9, 2015