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High Holidays

Counted & Blessed

As soon as we got into the car, the Rebbe expressed concern. Might the photographer have been offended by his blessing? After all, the Rebbe…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 26, 2024

High Holidays

Sweet and Sweeter

The Meaning Behind High Holiday Traditions

By Dvora Lakein

September 26, 2024

New Centers

Surprise! It’s a New Chabad House in a Growing Sun Belt City

In 2000, the city of Surprise, Arizona had a population of just 30,000. The once-sleepy town, whose founder, legend has it, named it because she…

By Tzemach Feller

September 24, 2024

Teens

CTeen Lounge Opens in Phoenix, Connecting Jewish High Schoolers

First of its kind in the state of Arizona, gives Jewish teens in Phoenix 2500 square feet of space to hang out.

By Tzemach Feller

September 21, 2024

History

Chabad Marks Birthday of Movement’s Founder

On 18 Elul, we celebrate the birthday of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

By Staff Writer

September 19, 2024

New Centers

University of Kansas Chabad Breaks Ground on 10,000-Square-Foot Chabad House

$6M Building Campaign Comes as Chabad Sees Record Crowds Post-October 7

By Tzemach Feller

September 18, 2024

Podcast

Ep 48: Black, Jewish and Proud: How Rabbi Yossi Kulek Promotes Inclusion

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 48 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

September 15, 2024

Campus

Jewish Pride Tour Coming to Your Campus

Encampments, protests, and antisemitic rhetoric may be ramping up as students return to campus this fall, but something else is coming, too: A Jewish pride…

By Tzemach Feller

September 14, 2024

Features

Leading with Autism

Gedaliah Shaffer wasn’t thrilled when his mother enrolled him in Shrub Oak International School. His mother, Liba Shaffer, was herself ambivalent about the decision. But…

By Staff Writer

September 9, 2024

Lifecycle

A Jewish Burial in Rural Saskatchewan

It started with a phone call. Rabbi Avrohom Simmonds got a call from an American phone number. The caller was reaching out on behalf of…

By Tzemach Feller

September 2, 2024

New Centers

Northern Michigan Jewish Community Unites to Build New Chabad Center

Chabad of Traverse City Breaks Ground on the Sander Chabad Jewish Community Center

By Tzemach Feller

August 31, 2024

Ukraine

Ukrainian Refugee Children Find Respite at Poland Chabad Retreat

This August, more than 200 Ukrainian Jewish refugees enjoyed a two-week respite from the trauma of life in their war-torn homeland, as Chabad of Poland…

By Tzemach Feller

August 28, 2024

History

Remembering the Rebbe’s Father

Today marks the passing of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

By Staff Writer

August 22, 2024

Features

Chicago Chabad Brings Jewish Resources to DNC

Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois is prepared to welcome Jewish visitors to the city

By Tzemach Feller

August 19, 2024

Podcast

Ep. 47: Putting “Hospitality” in “Hospital” At Mayo

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters presents Episode 47 of its podcast series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

August 18, 2024

Features

A Leader Who Transcends Himself

We present one of 12 essays that were published in the Lubavitch International Journal, Thirty Years: A Deeper Look, honoring the Rebbe’s legacy.

By Yosef Bronstein

August 15, 2024

Judaism

Tisha B’Av: Remembering for a Better Future

This evening, Jews around the world will remove their shoes, begin a 25-hour fast, and sit low on the floor in the manner of mourners.

By Staff Writer

August 12, 2024

Young Professionals

Embattled Toronto Jewish Professionals Find Community and Connection at Chabad

Thousands of Jewish Torontonian professionals are finding connection and community at Uptown CYP

By Tzemach Feller

August 8, 2024

Chabad Brings “Audacious Hospitality” to Fredericksburg, Virginia

Historic Community and University of Mary Washington Welcome Long-Awaited Shluchim

By Tzemach Feller

August 6, 2024

Travel

Headed to a National Park? Chabad Has You Covered

Chabad Centers Near National Parks Make Judaism Accessible to Thousands of Visitors Each Year

By Tzemach Feller

July 25, 2024

Features

Thankful Am I

We present one of 12 essays that were published in the Lubavitch International Journal, Thirty Years: A Deeper Look, honoring the Rebbe’s legacy.

By Susan Handelman

July 24, 2024

Shluchim

Chabad Hosts Jewish RNC Guests Stranded By Flight Cancellations

Thousands of Jewish visitors who had come to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention, found a warm welcome at Lubavitch of Wisconsin. When they were…

By Tzemach Feller

July 19, 2024

History

Anniversary of Rebbe’s Liberation from Soviet Prison

Today, on the Jewish calendar, marks the 97th anniversary of the miraculous liberation of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn, from Soviet prison.

By Staff Writer

July 17, 2024