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Passover

Seders To Remember: Pickpocket At The Prison Seder

Rabbinical students travel the world, bringing the entire Seder to Jews who live far from the madding crowds. Here are some glimpses of their experiences.

By Staff Writer

April 7, 2025

Chabad Opens in Portugal’s Coastal Paradise

Pristine beaches, world-class golf courses, and a sun-drenched coastline — Portugal’s Algarve region is a place people come to escape. But for Rabbi Menachem and…

By Leibel Kahan

April 3, 2025

Africa

Seder in Tanzania

Boxes and suitcases came and went, but not ours. We tried not to panic.

By Danny Denburg

April 2, 2025

Passover

Five Communal Leaders Share Their Dream Seder Guest

We asked Chabad representatives to tell us which biblical, Talmudic or medieval personality they'd like to have at their Seder table.

By Staff Writer

March 31, 2025

Passover

Seder In The Bar

It was past midnight. The grand communal Seder ended on a high note. But this rabbi wasn’t about to call it a night.

By Rabbi Berel Levertov

March 30, 2025

Moment of Silence Becomes Law in Kentucky

A bill to enact a Moment of Silence in Kentucky passed with a majority in both houses of legislature. The new law establishes “a moment…

By Tzemach Feller

March 28, 2025

Today in Jewish History: Birthday of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson

Today marks a notable date in Jewish history: the birthday of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of blessed memory. Known simply as the Rebbetzin, she was…

By Tzemach Feller

March 24, 2025

Podcast

Ep. 53: The Rabbi Who Would Give Anything to a Fellow Jew — Even a Kidney

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 53 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

March 16, 2025

Waterford, Michigan Welcomes its First Synagogue

Waterford, Michigan, is a 25-minute commute from the nearest synagogue. Too far for local Jews–many who grew up in urban Detroit with Jewish traditions. Enter…

By Leibel Kahan

March 16, 2025

From Northern Israel to Southern California, Purim Celebrations Bring Cheer to Hard-Hit Communities

As the festive holiday of Purim begins Thursday evening, March 13, Chabad reps around the world will bring the holiday’s joy and observances to Jewish…

By Tzemach Feller

March 12, 2025

Floodwaters Destroy City’s Chabad Soup Kitchen and Provisions

After torrential rains flooded Bahia Blanca, Argentina — a port town 400 miles south of Buenos Aires — the country’s Chabad representatives are coordinating a…

By Tzemach Feller

March 11, 2025

New Opening in Martinique

Martinique, a French island in the Caribbean with a rich and often overlooked Jewish history, is looking forward to a new boost in Jewish life.…

By Leibel Kahan

March 11, 2025

Jewish Professionals Meet Up in Singapore

They came from seventeen countries — including Cambodia, Taiwan, Israel, Australia, Austria, and the Netherlands—for a weekend in Singapore. “Encounters,” as the experience is called,…

By Leibel Kahan

March 9, 2025

4,000 Jewish Teens Say: “We Are the Persevering Nation”

With the giant screens perched above Manhattan’s Theater District flashing images of their beaming faces, thousands of Jewish teens radiated contagious joy as they danced…

By Tzemach Feller

March 9, 2025

New Haven Synagogue Turns 100

Despite the ebb and flow of changing demographics in the seacoast city of New Haven, Connecticut, the iconic Orchard Street Shul with its weathered brick…

By Leibel Kahan

February 28, 2025

Do We Need Anti-Semitism To Keep Us Jewish?

Swados asked the Rebbe whether it was his opinion, then, “that the tragedy was not a unique visitation upon the Jewish people, and that it…

By Baila Olidort

February 27, 2025

Remote Jewish Communities Welcome Their Own Mikvahs

Mobile, Alabama’s Jewish community marked a milestone recently, as the thousand-plus Jews who call the southern port town home welcomed the opening of the Mobile…

By Tzemach Feller

February 20, 2025

Reflections

Remembering the Life of Rebbetzin Chaya Moussia Schneerson

Greatness comes in many forms. Often we imagine the character of a giant...

By Staff Writer

February 20, 2025

Kinus

Chabad Women Leaders Convene for 35th Annual Conference

Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos — emissaries — will gather this weekend for the annual International Conference of Chabad Shluchos. The Conference marks its 35th year…

By Tzemach Feller

February 20, 2025

Podcast

Ep. 52: Connecting in Copenhagen

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 52 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

February 16, 2025

Kosher

Chabad at George Mason University Helps Open Kosher Restaurant

Jewish students at George Mason University in Northern Virginia are welcoming the opening of the Mason Mensch, the first kosher restaurant at the college—and in…

By Tzemach Feller

February 10, 2025

Jewish Fans Find Warm Welcome in New Orleans

As Jewish football fans from Kansas City and Philadelphia descend on New Orleans to watch their teams duke it out in the Super Bowl, Chabad-Lubavitch…

By Tzemach Feller

February 9, 2025

Marking 75 Years of Transformation

This Shabbos, the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, marks the seventy-fifth yahrtzeit of the the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn,…

By Tzemach Feller

February 7, 2025