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Georgia Native Returns as Chabad Rabbi
Rabbi Chaim grew up just north of Atlanta in a home that was traditional, but didn’t practice all the particulars of a religious Jewish lifestyle
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The Evening Shema: The Perfect Place to Begin
Parshat Ve’eschanan contains probably the most well-known verse of the Torah, the Shema. The Talmud opens with the Mishnah’s discussion of the Shema. In particular…
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Triple the Numbers! CTeen Summer Inspires Jewish Pride for Public School Students
Yakov Vinnik went from being asked to wrap tefillin at the White House, to sharing the mitzvah with a fellow Jew in Warsaw, Poland. That's…
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Tisha B’Av and Mount Nebo
The Book of Devarim is thematically tied to spiritual descent and yet hints at the Ultimate Redemption. Is there a spiritual treasure buried in exile?
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Chabad of Illinois’ “First Responders” Prepare to Confront Mental Health Crisis
On July 24 and 25, one hundred Chabad emissaries gathered for a Mental Health training conference in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Northbrook, Illinois, just…
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Jeff Brought Chabad to Guelph, Now It Carries His Name
This July, on Jeff’s yahrzeit, the Dr. Jeff & Lisa White Chabad of Guelph was dedicated in his honor
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It’s the Going There, Not the Getting There
Torah records the forty-two journeys. Why was it necessary to recount every step of the way?
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Kids Roll Up Their Sleeves and Learn Judaism at New JCrafts Center
In southern Maryland, Jewish kids are having a blast and learning Judaism at Rabbi Levi Raskin’s immersive educational center
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Bar Mitzvah Lessons, 21st-Century Edition
Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein has seen the damage left in the wake of careless bar and bat mitzvah lessons.
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El Paso Independent School District Becomes First to Adopt ‘ARK’
An initiative encouraging routine charity is gaining a foothold in American public schools and places of business
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Second-Oldest Building in Finland is Chabad’s Newest Center
After two decades of communal growth and half a decade of renovations, and with the help of an old friend from Bogata, Columbia, Chabad of…
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Chabad Comes to the Jungles of S. Teresa, Costa Rica
A thriving tropical community of Jewish spiritual seekers and surfers gets a full-time Chabad presence
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Against All Odds, Kharkiv Jewish Community Welcomes a New Member
The war-weary city fell silent for a moment as the Jewish community gathered to welcome their newest member.
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Nourishing Souls in Laguna Niguel One at a Time
One person at a time, a small California community outgrew their existing space. Now they purchased a new 12,000 square foot building to house Chabad…
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Chabad Camps Surge Past Pre-COVID Numbers
While the world returns to a pre-pandemic normal, enrollment at Chabad day camps is surging past pre-pandemic numbers
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Almonds?! From Aaron’s Staff?
What the almonds that sprung from Aaron’s staff have to say about overthinking good ideas
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The Long Way Around
The spies sent to scout the Land of Israel took an unusual approach with a universal message
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Two Boys Cross Front Line of Ukraine War to Rejoin Friends
Until late February, Avraham and Mendel called Zhytomyr home. The Alumim residential facility there gave a safe and nurturing environment to the two young boys…
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The Perfect Verb
An unlit candle is only missing one tiny detail, but that tiny detail is its entire purpose
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A Jewish Burial Ensured for a Jew from Chengdu, China
Having left his native Philadelphia behind to practice and teach law in China, professor David Ginsberg grew to appreciate the small Jewish communities he frequented…
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Good Deeds for Daniel Perelman
After a young man passed away in an airplane crash, his Wisconsin community is coming together to do mitzvot in his memory
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Rabbi Moscowitz Returns to Wartorn Kharkiv
Three months after the war began, Rabbi Moshe Moscowitz drove fifteen hours back to his Kharkiv community and synagogue
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Rifka’s Hot & Cold Journey to Judaism
After her stormy teenage years, Rifka Chilungu gave up on atheism, got hooked on Judaism, and missed her college graduation to attend a Brooklyn seminary
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Young North American Jews Bond on Volcano Getaway
Dozens of young Jewish professionals from across the United States bonded on a Chabad getaway to Antigua, Guatemala last weekend
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