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Idaho: The Gem State

Think Idaho, and you’re likely to envision potatoes. While the state’s potato crop comprises around one-third of the national yield, Idaho’s draw lies in its…

September 10, 2020

Wordsmith: Tamim

The tamim is unflappable. He does not sway with the winds of change, nor bend to meet the expectations of others. He is a simple…

Why Won’t You Call My Daughter Up To The Torah?

September 9, 2020

Lifecycle

The prevailing myth of bar and bat mitzvah as being the finale of their Jewish education marked by the memorization and chanting of a Torah…

By Sarah Alevsky

September 8, 2020

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…

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

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…

September 3, 2020

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…

Mental Health Support and Memorial in Mineola

September 2, 2020

Lifecycle

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

Fire at UD Chabad Ruled Arson

September 1, 2020

Centers

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.…

August 27, 2020

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…

President Zelenskyy Meets With Jewish Leaders

August 27, 2020

Ukraine

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…

August 27, 2020

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…

Walnut Creek Welcomes New Shluchim

August 26, 2020

Shluchim

Community Welcomes Shluchim With Flowers And Gifts

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

August 25, 2020

Lifecycle

Community navigates pandemic regulations to import mohel from Israel

Ruminations on the Parsha: Shoftim

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

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

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…

Standing Up To Antisemitism In The Bluegrass State

August 20, 2020

AntiSemitism

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

August 19, 2020

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.…

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

August 19, 2020

Croatia

“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.

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

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…