After successfully raising $120,000 in 30 hours, Chabad Lubavitch of Fountain Hills moves closer to its opening.
Rabbi Mendy Lipskier, co-director with his wife, Tzipi, said he hopes renovations in the former Gridleys building on the Avenue of the Fountains will be completed by mid-June.

Chairman of Chabad in Australia’s Capital, Canberra, Rabbi Shmueli Feldman, has met with the German Ambassador to Australia, Dr Anna Prinz about the alarming rise of antisemitic incidents in Germany.
After Israel, Australia has the highest number per capita of Holocaust survivors in the world, making these reports all the more disturbing to Australia’s vibrant Jewish community.

EACH year rabbis from Chabad of RARA (Rural and Regional Australia) head off the beaten track searching for ‘lost’ Jews who have settled in isolated places ranging from Alice Springs in the outback to one-pub towns on Queensland’s tropical coast.

For the first time to date, Binghamton University will host an alternative graduation ceremony to accommodate observant Jewish students and their family members who would otherwise be unable to attend graduation.
“As I fielded calls from anxious parents, who cited financial constraints and other difficulties, I felt that I had to try to help make this joyous event less stressful for these families,” said Rabbi Aaron Slonim, executive director and senior rabbi at the Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton.”

Johnny Jablon began preparing for his bar mitzvah in Poland in the summer of 1939. A month later, the Germans invaded. Now 92 years of age, Jablon returned to Poland for the first time since World War II to finally have his bar mitzvah.

Located on Brookdale Road in Naperville, Chabad of Naperville is founded on the principle that while Jews embrace many levels of observance in their personal lives, there should be a place for all Jews where there are no labels or affiliations.

300 guests attended the Inaugural gala celebrating 15 years of Chabad of SE Morris County on May 3rd at The Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park.
Guests of honor were Gary & Liz Fisch, recipients of the Community Leadership Award, Cary & Judy Cheifetz, recipients of the Pillars of Kindness Award, and Debbie Brody, recipient of the Woman of Valor Award

A Torah scroll rescued from one of the 1,400 synagogues set ablaze on the night of Nov. 9, 1938, will make an appearance in Colorado as part of a tour that includes hundreds of Jewish communities worldwide.

The Ambassador of Israel to Australia, Mark Sofer and his wife Sarah have visited Chabad ACT’s HQ in Canberra.
The Sofers were greeted by Chabad ACT’s Chairman, Rabbi Shmueli Feldman and Co-Director, Rebbetzin Chasia Feldman.
They toured the centre in Northern Canberra, which includes Canberra’s only Jewish Preschool and Child Care Centre – Gan Yisroel, a Synagogue, Kosher shop, community kitchen and administrative offices.

The mezuzot are in place and the ribbon has been cut.
The Chabad Cayman Jewish Community Center staged its grand opening on Sunday, welcoming nearly 100 people to Seven Mile Shops to celebrate the birth of the new facility.
The center will serve as a communal space for both residents and tourists, and it will also stand as an educational outlet for people of all ages from preschool all the way to adults.

Charleston’s Jewish community will be completing a Torah scroll in honor of Jewish veterans and active members of the armed services with a unique and celebratory ceremony on Thursday, May 17, 7 p.m. at Chabad of Charleston-Center for Jewish Life.

On Thursday, May 24, the decorated IDF squad commander Izzy Ezagui will speak at the Chabad of Fairfield about the devastating yet transformational experience of losing his dominant arm in a direct mortar hit during Operation Cast Lead in January 2009. Six months later, in an incredible feat of endurance and triumph, Ezagui returned to the battlefield with his combat unit