It was simple. “Be Kind,” was the mantra. What he never bargained for was the overwhelming response from readers and the community at large – or the fact that his idea would be copied.

After a long and at-times frustrating day, Texas A&M junior Joey Fuchs entered the Chabad Jewish Student Center just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday and immediately found a willing listener. Rabbi Yossi Lazaroff greeted Fuchs and listened as he shared about an interaction that bothered him.

Since moving from New York 10 years ago, Zeesy Silberberg, 34, co-director with her husband, Rabbi Shneur, of outreach at Tugman Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield, has not stopped moving.

Rabbi Mendy Hurwitz, rabbi of the Greyston Jewish Center Chabad of Yonkers, said “We have learned so much from Betty and continue to learn from her strong and deep respect for Judaism. As Betty continues to be a proud, strong Jew, we want to give this opportunity to every Jew, no matter their level of observance, that they too can be victorious over the Holocaust and enjoy a vibrant, living Judaism.”

A revolutionary campaign under the title “Mezuzah Week in Tel Aviv” has recently been launched by the Central Chabad of Tel Aviv, where residents will be able to check the mezuzahs of their homes free of charge and purchase kosher mezuzahs if theirs are not.

And now, on the first day of our trip this past July, we were sitting in the Marina Roscha Synagogue and Jewish Community Center, an impressive multi-storied building constructed by Chabad. This massive complex houses a synagogue, restaurants, gym, classrooms, a library and full auditorium.

The culmination of years of hard work, the new center brings into life a dream.

“The idea was to understand how another movement has worked to bring Jews closer,” said WBA Director of Educational Projects, Aviva Friedmann.

At the time, Rabbi Sudak had no idea that his experience would be used to create a key character in the Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away, which is about the planes diverted to Gander and the people who landed there.

With thousands of Jews coming to town for Super Bowl weekend, one need that is significantly lacking near the stadium itself is kosher food options, but Chabad of Georgia was ready to fill that void.

“I’m thrilled that Rabbi Zalman will be joining me for the President’s speech this evening,” Congresswoman Cheney said. “I am blessed to call Rabbi Zalman and his wife Raizy my friends and humbled by their service to people all across our state.

Davida Murray, co-director of Middlebury Chabad, was scheduled to join more than 3,000 women leaders from all 50 U.S. states and 100 countries, hailing from as far away as Laos, Angola, Ghana and Uzbekistan, at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchos) last week in Brooklyn, N.Y.