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The Story of Private First Class Ray J. Kaufmann

As war raged in 1943, Ray J. Kaufmann knew what he had to do, and he wouldn’t let a little thing like his age get…

By Tzemach Feller

May 26, 2025

Chabad Opens on Mykonos Island

“There was nothing Jewish here,” says Ori Philosof, a businessman who has called the island of Mykonos home for the past several years. “We were…

By Leibel Kahan

May 21, 2025

Playing by Heart

In January the largest satellite radio provider in America, SiriusXM, added a track to its “Spa” channel from a new, emerging artist. “Eyes That Sparkle,”…

By S. Schreiber

May 13, 2025

Russian Jews Connect in Shanghai

Sporting kippahs and tzitzit, 800 Jews from Russia who completed a course of Judaic study, walked the streets of China’s biggest city celebrating their identity. …

By Tzemach Feller

May 13, 2025

Chabad Opens in Niagara Falls USA

Daniel Treger, a college student from Buenos Aires, Argentina, was visiting Niagara Falls in January when he noticed the Chabad Mobile Center near the main…

By Tzemach Feller

May 9, 2025

Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, 78

Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, founder of the Aleph Institute and The Shul of Bal Harbour, passed away on Shabbat. He was 78. Known affectionately as…

By Tzemach Feller

May 6, 2025

Podcast

Ep. 54: Finding The Frozen Chosen

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 54 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

May 4, 2025

History

Today In Jewish History: 2 Iyar

Today is Bet (2) Iyar, the birthday of Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, also known as the Rebbe Maharash. Rabbi Shmuel was born in the Russian…

By Staff Writer

April 29, 2025

Chabad at the Draft: Kosher, Shabbat and Tefillin in Green Bay

As thousands converge on Green Bay, Wisconsin — the site of this year’s NFL Draft — this weekend, Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin is providing kosher meals,…

By Tzemach Feller

April 24, 2025

Features

Counting Days

As we count the weeks and months since the deep traumas of October 7, the practice of Sefirat HaOmer offers insight

By Boruch Werdiger

April 22, 2025

1,000 Gather for Chabad Kids’ Shabbaton; Jewish Knowledge Championship

More than 1,000 Jewish children and parents gathered in Crown Heights, New York for the CKids International Shabbaton, the largest summit of Hebrew School families.…

By Tzemach Feller

April 16, 2025

Miami Hospitals See Surge in Jewish Resources Thanks to Chabad

Chabad of Miami’s hospital chaplaincy initiatives is in the midst of a significant expansion. It has given hundreds of Jewish hospital employees, patients, and their…

By Tzemach Feller

April 15, 2025

Chabad of Michigan Reaches 16,000 Homes with Gifts of Shmurah Matzah

More than 16,000 Jewish families across Michigan have received handmade shmurah matzah this year. The initiative, by Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan, enlisted the help of…

By Tzemach Feller

April 10, 2025

Lubavitcher Rebbe’s 123rd Birthday Marked as Education and Sharing Day

In houses of legislature across the United States and beyond, the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s 123rd birthday — this year on April 9 — is being marked…

By Tzemach Feller

April 8, 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

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

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