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Caribbean

Chabad Brings Jewish Life to Caribbean Vacationers

Crowds of Jewish people—vacationers as well as year-round locals—celebrated Chanukah at events organized by Chabad centers that dot the Caribbean

By Tzemach Feller

January 5, 2025

History

Today in Jewish History: The Victory in Chabad Library Trial

On the 5th of Tevet (Hei Teves) in 1987, the extensive library of the sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, was declared as belonging to…

By Staff Writer

January 5, 2025

Remembering Chanukah With My Father

The Chassidic masters used to say, “Listen to the Chanukah candles; every one tells a story.” As we prepare to kindle the special 8th light,…

By Rabbi Yossel Kranz

January 1, 2025

Chanukah

A Little Boy Who Lit up His Town

“Why is there no menorah in Chadwick Lake Park next to the tree?” five-year-old Brandon asked. His Dad was impressed by the kid's thoughtfulness, but…

By Ashira Weiss

December 30, 2024

Chanukah

When Kids Are The Lone Menorah

Jewish students at secular primary schools all over the country face daily challenges to their cultural and religious identities.

By Ashira Weiss

December 29, 2024

Chanukah

How To Chanukah

The Menorah On each of the eight nights of Chanukah, this year beginning December 25 through January 1, we light the menorah. Here, in a…

By Boruch Werdiger

December 25, 2024

New Centers

Trois-Rivières Historic Jewish Community Welcomes Chabad Center

Sometime during the height of the COVID pandemic, Rabbi Aaron Spiro posted an ad on Facebook — something that read along the lines of: “Are…

By Leibel Kahan

December 24, 2024

A Chanukah Message From Rabbi Krinsky

Dear readers, I’m waiting for Chanukah. In fact, I can’t wait to give thanks “for the miracles of those days in our time . . .” It’s…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

December 24, 2024

Chanukah

Public Menorahs Turn 50

15,000 Public Menorahs Will be Placed by Chabad this Year, 50 Years Since the First Public Menorah at Independence Hall

By Tzemach Feller

December 24, 2024

New Centers

Chabad Opens in Leander, Texas, Amid Tech-Fueled Boom

Rachel Binder’s family had no idea they were Jewish. Her great-grandmother made sure of that. But when someone in the family discovered a menorah and…

By Tzemach Feller

December 23, 2024

Books

Soul, Body, Essence

Engaging the Essence: The Torah Philosophy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Bronstein Maggid Press

By Naftali Lowenthal

December 21, 2024

History

19 Kislev: Rosh Hashana of Chassidut

Yud-Tes Kislev, also known as the "Chag HaGeulah—The Holiday of Redemption," or the "Rosh Hashana of Chassidut," begins tonight and continues until sundown tomorrow. On…

By Staff Writer

December 19, 2024

Community

Chabad’s Chelsea Giving Kitchen Elevates Food Donations

Celeb Chef Leads 100 in Preparing Gourmet Meals for Local Elderly, Indigent

By Tzemach Feller

December 18, 2024

Mivtzoim

Finding the Hidden Jews of Brazil

Several summers ago, on the 7,000-mile “Southern Route,” a group of Chabad yeshiva students visited the city of Pelotas, Brazil, planning to spend Shabbat at…

By Leibel Kahan

December 12, 2024

Podcast

50th Episode of Lamplighters Podcast Published: The Outpost In Oklahoma

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 50 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

December 9, 2024

Books

Book Notes

Letters for Life Guidance for Emotional Wellness From the Lubavitcher Rebbe Levi Y. Shmotkin Ezra Press As a teenager, Levi Shmotkin lost his oomph for…

By Staff Writer

December 8, 2024

Art

Art as Avodah: A Visual Conversation with Tobi Kahn

Tobi Kahn’s art lives in two worlds. His paintings of expansive oceanic horizons, akin to the color field works of Mark Rothko, hang in the…

By Staff Writer

December 8, 2024

Rebbe

An Interview with the Rebbe’s Doctor – Dr. Ira Weiss

Dr. Ira Weiss, Senior Attending Cardiologist at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL, was called in to attend to the Lubavitcher Rebbe after he suffered a…

By Baila Olidort

December 2, 2024

New Centers

Chabad Welcomed in Mountain Principality of Andorra

Amid Warming Relations, Jewish Community Welcomes its First Rabbi

By Tzemach Feller

December 1, 2024

Kinus

LIVE: Watch The Kinus

By Staff Writer

December 1, 2024

Thousands of Shluchim Gather for Annual Convention, Days After Colleague was Murdered

Rabbi Bentzion Butman was on a long, long flight. He was on his way from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to New York City, where this week…

By Tzemach Feller

November 28, 2024

Statement

Emissary Murdered In Cold Blood

Chabad calls on world leadership to take action

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

November 24, 2024

STATEMENT BY CHABAD-LUBAVITCH WORLD HEADQUARTERS

We are deeply concerned about Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary who went missing in the Emirati city of Dubai on Thursday. Our emissaries are…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

November 23, 2024