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New Centers

New Shluchim to the Crescenta Valley, CA

Rabbi Mendy and Mushka Grossbaum have been appointed to open the first Chabad center in Los Angeles’ Crescenta Valley. The couple plans to move to…

By Staff Writer

September 7, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Aware But Alive!

A Russian soldier was being disciplined by his commander. The soldier's crime? While standing watch on a frigid winter night, his feet froze in their…

By Rabbi Eli Pink

September 4, 2020

Travel

Gateway To The Galapagos

Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be--not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #TravelThursday…

By Ashira Weiss

September 3, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Shtus D’kedusha

As is true of every close-knit cultural group that enjoys a history, traditions and habits particular and peculiar to it, conversations among Chabad Chasidim are…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

September 2, 2020

Lifecycle

Mental Health Support and Memorial in Mineola

Rabbi Anchelle Perl has officiated at what he called “an inordinate amount” of funerals since the coronavirus pandemic began.

By Ashira Weiss

September 1, 2020

Centers

Fire at UD Chabad Ruled Arson

Authorities have ruled that Tuesday night’s fire at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, was intentionally set.…

By Ashira Weiss

August 27, 2020

Travel

Gone To Ghana

Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be--not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #ThursdayTravel…

By Ashira Weiss

August 27, 2020

Ukraine

President Zelenskyy Meets With Jewish Leaders

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ukrainian Jewish leaders, among them many Chabad emissaries, to discuss safety and compliance with pandemic regulations during the upcoming High…

By Staff Writer

August 27, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Farbrengen

Gather together, men of the brotherhood. Sit together in peace, in harmony, in fraternity. Share your burdens. Cry with your fellow in his pain, laugh…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

August 26, 2020

Shluchim

Walnut Creek Welcomes New Shluchim

Community Welcomes Shluchim With Flowers And Gifts

By Staff Writer

August 25, 2020

Lifecycle

Four Babies And An 11-Year-Old Brit in Hong Kong

Community navigates pandemic regulations to import mohel from Israel

By Ashira Weiss

August 24, 2020

Reflections

A Song for the Insane

Chabad Shluchim tell us how the individual challenges they’ve navigated in their personal lives have inured them to the stress of uncertainty and self-isolation. To…

By Shaina Rosenfeld

August 23, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Ruminations on the Parsha: Shoftim

My father was once asked by a Federation leader what he hoped to accomplish in Richmond. His response was simple: “I want to sit down…

By Rabbi Yossel Kranz

August 21, 2020

Travel

Out West in Wyoming

Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be--not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #ThursdayTravel…

By Ashira Weiss

August 20, 2020

AntiSemitism

Standing Up To Antisemitism In The Bluegrass State

When a Kentucky rabbi found himself the target of a white supremacist last week, he vowed not to be intimidated.

By Ashira Weiss

August 19, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Iskafya

Iskafya is the mind showing the body who his boss. “So, mister,” says the mind. “You want to indulge in that indulgence? Do you? No.…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

August 19, 2020

Croatia

A Turf War Between Homeless Street Performers, A Rabbi’s Resolution

“Are you mad at me, Rabbi?” My mind began to race through possibilities, “Why would I be mad at this stranger?” To Read The Full…

By Lubavitch.com

August 17, 2020

770

August 16, 1940: 770 Purchased

It was on August 16, 1940, that 770 Eastern Parkway was purchased.

By Staff Writer

August 16, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Elul in the air

How many college students can fit into a tiny car or phone booth?

August 14, 2020

Travel

Blowing Into Newfoundland!

Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be--not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #ThursdayTravel…

By Ashira Weiss

August 13, 2020