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Jewish Tourists Mark First Shabbat in Sapa as Chabad Center Opens
While traveling through Laos, Israeli tourists Tzuriel and Tal Denis stopped into the local Chabad House, where Rabbi Moishi Belinov mentioned that a new Chabad…
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Newly Expanded Chabad House Opens at UChicago
On Family Weekend this fall, the University of Chicago’s Jewish students had something to celebrate — the grand opening of an expanded Chabad House, marking…
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New Center for Jewish Students in Kansas is a Home Away From Home
A fifty-foot mural, a massive glowing menorah, indoor swings, a serene waterfall, and a kosher commercial kitchen — the new Chabad House at KU is…
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Grand Opening for World’s First Carbon-Neutral Chabad House at Vassar College
Vassar, a small Upstate New York college of 2,400 students, offers a boutique, curated campus experience. Now, Vassar’s estimated 600 Jewish students have a space…
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Chabad Opens $6.5 Million Jewish Campus in Minneapolis
In a state where antisemitism has made headlines in recent years, a swank new Chabad campus rises in celebration of Jewish life in Minnesota. The…
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Israelis Find a Home in Fort Myers
For years, Amit Assulin would make a two hour drive to Miami every Friday just to spend Shabbat with other Israelis. Residing in Fort Myers,…
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Jewish Life Thrives at VCU
As a recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Ariel Binyamin can remember back to when there was virtually no sense of Jewish representation there. Especially…
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A Sprawling New Home for Jewish Life in the Berkshires
This summer, as visitors flock to the Berkshires for mountain views and musical performances at Tanglewood, Chabad of the Berkshires opened the doors to a…
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Living Jewishly in Tatarstan
Far from St. Petersburg or Moscow, the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan is a booming industrial hub. For decades, the…
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Chabad Opens on the Dominican Republic’s North Coast
In the 1930s — when most countries had sealed their borders to Jewish refugees fleeing Europe — the Dominican Republic opened its doors, and a…
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Chabad Brings a Jewish Revival to West Adams
Walking down a street in West Adams, California, on Purim eve, Rabbi Michoel Zajac spotted a couple wearing what looked like festive headgear. “Happy Purim!”…
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New Chabad Reps in La Plata, Argentina, are “Building Community, Soul by Soul”
About an hour’s drive southeast of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the meticulously-designed and beautifully-maintained provincial capital, La Plata. Besides being the home to Buenos Aires…
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Chabad of Madison Unveils New Center Amid Jewish Growth
Despite rising antisemitism that makes headlines almost daily, Chabad continues its activities, building and growing Jewish communities across the country, reminding everyone that Jewish life…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Putting Children First: Chabad of Los Feliz, CA Dedicates New Center
In the Wake of Wildfires, New Center Brings Food, Shelter to Angelinos
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Florida’s Amelia Island Welcomes its First Rabbi
Douglas Greene, a real estate investor, moved to Amelia Island, Florida about 15 years ago. Like many of the island’s residents, Greene and his wife,…
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Trois-Rivières Historic Jewish Community Welcomes Chabad Center
Sometime during the height of the COVID pandemic, Rabbi Aaron Spiro posted an ad on Facebook — something that read along the lines of: “Are…
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Chabad Opens in Leander, Texas, Amid Tech-Fueled Boom
Rachel Binder’s family had no idea they were Jewish.   Her great-grandmother made sure of that. But when someone in the family discovered a menorah and…
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Chabad Welcomed in Mountain Principality of Andorra
Amid Warming Relations, Jewish Community Welcomes its First Rabbi
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Lubbock, Texas Welcomes Chabad Presence
It was a Friday afternoon, and the hot, northwest Texas sun was beating down on students as they walked to and from classes along the…
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