In a rare and unusual gesture, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday arrived on a personal visit to the home of the Chief Rabbi of Berlin, Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal, a week after he was attacked by anti-Semites as he walked home from the synagogue.
One of Berlin’s best-known rabbis was allegedly spat upon and subjected to a volley of antisemitic abuse as he walked home from prayers with his young child.
Campers from Chabad Kiddie Camp had fun in the sun while participating in the annual SWIM for SINAI fundraiser on July 16!
The summer in Austin is very hot, and the city quiets down just a little as the large student population goes home until the fall semester begins. Summer is the perfect time for Chabad at UT to reflect on the past school year.
SafeTALK, a three-hour suicide alertness and prevention training, developed by Livingworks, is a workshop that provides participants with tools, knowledge and awareness to assist their peers who may struggle with thoughts of suicide.
Rabbi Stolik, called the “Jewish Indiana Jones,” combines his knowledge of Jewish history with his biblical archaeology passion, focusing mainly on Jerusalem.
After Wednesday, July 31, the parking lot of Chabad of the Hamptons, an Orthodox synagogue in East Hampton, will be covered in colorful street art focusing on messages of positivity and kindness.
Ms. Laks, now 89, will tell her story on Sunday, August 4, at 3 p.m. at the East Hampton Library, in a talk called “Jona Laks: A Surviving, Living, and Thriving Force of Mengele’s Experiments.” The talk is sponsored by the Chabad of the Hamptons in East Hampton.
The husband of Lori Kaye, who was killed by a gunman during services at the Chabad of Poway, said he wants to prevent future synagogue shootings like the one that killed his wife by educating the world about its “inherent moral compass.”
“You know the saying, ‘you build the building and people will come.’ We do have people coming now but we would love to reach even more people,” said Alta Goldstein, co-director of Chabad of Naperville.
More than 200 people attended Chabad of West Orange’s annual dinner on June 13 to honor Rachelle and Richard Press, Lina and Felix Kanchik, and Regina and Ruslan Dimarsky. The theme of the dinner was “6.13, Do A Mitzvah!” In the Bible, God gives 613 commandments, or mitzvot, to the Jewish people.
Ever since, my wounds have been open and raw, the pain indescribable. I’ve chosen to remain silent. But as the world marks 25 years since the death of the great sage Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Rebbe, a man whose teachings guide me on the path towards healing, I feel an urgency to speak out.