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In Prison and Desperate, But Not Alone

The photo of a rabbi reaching through the prison bars embracing the inmate on the other side, begs for background.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

January 7, 2015

Students Pack the House at Chabad of UVM

Burlington, the largest city in Vermont, was named as the “best college town in America” by Travel and Leisure last year.

By Natalie Ling

January 6, 2015

Eldest of Chabad Representatives, Rabbi Dovid Edelman, 90

Rabbi Dovid Edelman, dean of the Lubavitch Yeshivah Academy (LYA), in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, passed away this past Friday, at the age of 90.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

January 4, 2015

Town with “No Jews” Gets Its Own Jewish Center

Back in 1850, Solano County’s Indian Chief didn’t bargain for a Chabad Center, but chances are he’d be a proud man today knowing that one…

By Rena Greenberg

December 31, 2014

Tokyo, Japan, Gets Its First Kosher Restaurant

In a country where baba ghanoush, a Middle-Eastern favorite made of eggplant and mayonnaise or tahini is hard to come by, Chabad of Tokyo is…

By Staff Writer

December 30, 2014

Jewish, Deaf and Proud at Historic Chanukah Events

At the first ever Chanukah event for the deaf community in New York, the excitement was silent but palpable.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

December 30, 2014

Building Bridges Across the Ocean with Israel Connect

An innovative program recently established in canada is fast becoming an international story of building bridges that answers with a resounding “yes.”

By Rena Greenberg

December 30, 2014

Students Mark Dean’s 90th Birthday with Mitzvahs

When the nonagenarian celebrated his birthday this past Shabbat, the students presented him a photo book titled 90 acts of kindness.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

December 29, 2014

IDF’s Lone Soldiers Honored in Jerusalem

At least a thousand people came out to celebrate at a menorah lighting saluting some 100 IDF Lone Soldiers.

By Staff Writer

December 25, 2014

Siberian Rabbi Honored on Province’s 80th Anniversary

The Krasnoyarsk Krai province honored eighty people who “have devoted themselves to the benefit of the region,” including the city of Krasnoyarsk’s chief rabbi, Rabbi…

By Staff Writer

December 24, 2014

Florida Stolen Menorah Replaced with Bigger One

When a nine-foot menorah standing outside the Chabad House in Boca Raton, Florida, was stolen last year, the rabbi promised that if that menorah was…

By Staff Writer

December 24, 2014

After Battles Fought and Won, Menorah Lights Shine

Public menorah lightings, in the past debated and controversial, are now marked across the United States as a celebration of religious freedom.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

December 23, 2014

Council of Europe Leader Honors Chanukah

Chanukah, it turns out, is a favorite with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland.

By Staff Writer

December 22, 2014

Baltimore’s City Hall Unveils Large Menorah

When a Chabad rabbi visiting Baltimore’s city hall last year Chanukah was greeted by a small menorah dwarfed by the dominating seasonal displays, he suggested…

By Staff Writer

December 22, 2014

#ShareTheLights: Menorah’s Message to Millions

Now trending, the hashtag #ShareTheLights is getting millions of people in on the Chanukah tradition of sharing the lights and the inspiration of this ancient…

By Staff Writer

December 18, 2014

Children Travel Through Jewish Time

Since opening some 50,000 people a year have been greeted by Abraham as he offers a gateway into the 7,000 square-foot tour of Jewish culture…

By Marla Cohen

December 18, 2014

Menorah at the Kremlin

At the Kremlin, Aleksander Torshin, Acting Chairman of the Russian Parliament, lit the shamash candle, and congratulated thousands of Jews celebrating Chanukah. “Mazel Tov and…

By Staff Writer

December 17, 2014

U.S. Vice President Joins Menorah Lighting

“Tonight is about miracles, the miracle of courageous warriors overcoming the great odds,” Biden said, pointing to another noteworthy miracle: “Thousands of years later, Judaism…

By Staff Writer

December 17, 2014

German Interior Minister Notes Berlin Chanukah Miracle

At the Brandenburger Gate, where Germans once marked the rise of the Nazi party and Hitler announced his plans to make the world Judenrein, thousands…

By Staff Writer

December 17, 2014

Chanukah at Sporting Events

This year’s Chanukah will be celebrated at more than a dozen sporting venues. To read about these, go to As American as Apple Pie: Chanukah…

By Staff Writer

December 16, 2014

Texas Gov’s Most Memorable Moment: Dancing with the Rabbis

“It’s been fun,” Governor Rick Perry told reporters of his life as Governor. “Some of you got to watch [my son] Griffin walk in the…

By Staff Writer

December 16, 2014

Half-Million Shekel to Bereaved Families of Jerusalem Terror

Chabad’s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) disbursed half-million NIS shekels ($127,000 US) when they visited the families of those who were murdered in last month’s terror…

By Staff Writer

December 15, 2014

From Banks to Office Buildings: Proud to Have Their Own Menorah

It is now forty-one-years since the first Chanukah menorah went up in the public sphere by Chabad-Lubavitch. More recently this phenomenon has been taken on…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

December 14, 2014

New York Police Authorities Meet With Chabad Leadership

New York City Police Department’s top brass met Wednesday morning with senior Chabad rabbis to discuss security issues following the stabbing that occurred on Monday…

By Staff Writer

December 10, 2014