HAVERHILL — The new year is bringing new beginnings for members of two Jewish groups in the Merrimack Valley.

With power for most residents of St. Thomas expected to be out for months and less than a week’s supply of fresh water remaining, an emergency airlift of desperately needed supplies for the Caribbean island, which was devastated by Hurricane Irma, is on its way from Houston.

Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn and his nephew Yehudi Schneersohn, 10, inspect the new Torah scroll during a completion and dedication ceremony Sept. 10 at the Chabad Jewish Center of Newbury Park.

Students at Lake Success Chabad’s JLE Hebrew School, had the Jewish High Holidays come alive as they participated in a Shofar Factory.

Blue Chabad Irma Relief’ shirts stood stark against the greens and browns of the Naples Botanical Garden nursery site.

The Torah was handwritten by alumni, students and faculty and marks the development of Chabad since its founding in 1985

Celebrations of the approaching Jewish New Year are ongoing and Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch are offering services and celebration for free.

The last decade has seen a surge in population growth in the wider Gainesville area

It was a dark and, well, not stormy, but typically gloomy winter evening in El Cerrito. Sam Salkin had just finished dinne

FLEMINGTON, NJ – With the new scholastic year underway, Chabad of Hunterdon’s Teen Network’s (CTeen) extracurricular activities have also begun.

The Chanowitz family hunkered down in a mikveh as storm ravaged island

Chabad plans a short Rosh Hashana Service to focus on primary observance.