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New In Adult Education: Crime And Consequence

Crime, punishment and justice from a distinctly Jewish perspective will be the topic of a new course launched by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI).…

By Staff Writer

January 10, 2019

In the Suburbs of Sao Paulo: A Jewish Community Opens a Synagogue

This ritzy S. Paulo suburb is home to one thousand Jewish families. Since 2005, Rabbi Eliyahu and Rivky Rosenfeld have been holding services, running a…

By Dvora Lakein

January 9, 2019

Blog: But First Come For Shabbat

I can’t remember my first day of Hebrew school. My bar mitzvah portion is a blur. But I’ll never forget the day a rabbi told…

By Scott Hirsch

January 8, 2019

Partnering With Chabad On The Next Frontier

Chabad shluchim typically finance this work by fundraising inside the communities they serve. The practice fosters dynamic partnerships between local residents and shluchim who work…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

January 7, 2019

Not Your Parents’ Hebrew School

For generations of American Jews, Hebrew School has meant long, boring Sunday afternoons of tedious classroom lectures and Hebrew instruction. “If you are a working…

By Rena Udkoff

January 6, 2019

Jewish Revival in the Birthplace of Hip-Hop

When Rabbi Choli and Chana Mushka (Alevsky) Mishulovin first drove through the neighborhoods of South Bronx, they weren’t sure about setting up a Chabad center…

By Shterna Karp

January 3, 2019

Amos Oz And The Rabbi of Rivne

Four years ago, Amos Oz began an unlikely friendship with the Chabad representative to Rivne, Ukraine. Oz’s mother, Fania Mussman, was from the-then Polish city…

By Baila Olidort

January 2, 2019

Chabad of Short Hills Opens New Space

After decades of running activities out of two small family homes, Chabad of Short Hills, New Jersey opened a state-of-the-art 28,000-square-foot center on a nostalgic…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 28, 2018

Jewish Leader in the Bronx Inducted into Local Jewish Hall of Fame

This November, the Bronx Jewish Historical Initiative, in conjunction with the Bronx Borough President’s office, inducted its Hall of Fame class of 2018. One of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 28, 2018

Teens and Toys, Bringing Smiles to Montreal Hospitals

For children who are unwell during a holiday, the pain of a hospital stay can impede on the joy of the season. Rabbi Naftoli and…

By Shterna Karp

December 26, 2018

Municipality in Germany Contributes To Local Jewish Revival

"Today we are making history, for our city and for our people," Rabbi Shalom Rabinovitz, Chabad emissary to Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, announced…

By Mendel Levin

December 25, 2018

Old Books Find New Home

In a casual conversation with the inmate librarian at the Grafton Correctional Institute in Ohio, Rabbi Shlomo Elkan learned that the library was in dire…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 23, 2018

500 Honor 40 Years of Chabad School on the French Riviera

Over 500 people gathered in the iconic Negresco Hotel this past November to celebrate forty years of the Chabad Kerem Menachem school, directed by Sara…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 20, 2018

New Chabad Center for America’s Fastest Changing City

With an eye on the upward trending growth of the local population, Chabad House of Asheville recently celebrated the opening of a new, permanent center.…

By Ashira Weiss

December 19, 2018

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Joins Chabad in Packing Staples for the Needy

Every day, dozens of local and visiting volunteers head to the Colel Chabad warehouse in Jerusalem to pack food staples to be distributed to thousands…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 18, 2018

Today in Jewish History: Asarah (10) B’Tevet

On the 10th of Tevet in the Hebrew year 3336 (425 BCE), the army of Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar surrounded Jerusalem’s stone walls and laid siege…

By Staff Writer

December 17, 2018

Tackling the Text in Braille, JLI Teaches Torah to the Blind

Not one to shy away from a challenge, Rabbi Rivkin called up the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), the course creators, known for their cutting-edge…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 17, 2018

Latkes and Lights at the Oregon Zoo

Rachel is a program manager at the Union for Reform Judaism. She works to build inclusivity daily and is responsible for bringing diversity and equity…

By Ashira Weiss

December 14, 2018

Chabad House Bowery Goes Apping

A new app was launched by Chabad House Bowery, providing students and young professionals in the Bowery area of Manhattan (including students at NYU) with…

By Mussi Sharfstein

December 12, 2018

Germany: Light in the Footprint of Hate

As a light drizzle fell, thousands gathered for a historic Menorah lighting in Berlin, Germany. “I just watched a light extinguish a dark history at…

By Ashira Weiss

December 7, 2018

NBA Teams Partner with Chabad for a Night of Jewish Pride

The American Airlines Arena in Miami, was transformed into a Chanukah celebration this Sunday as the Miami Heat hosted their tenth annual Jewish Heritage Night…

By Ashira Weiss

December 4, 2018

Four Days of Chanukah Fun in Queens

Families in Queens, New York, once again have something to look forward as the annual Queens Chanukah Experience opens for four days of interactive, thematic…

By Ashira Weiss

December 2, 2018

60,000 Participants Celebrate Chabad Founder’s Holiday in Jerusalem

Over 350,000 books on Jewish and Chasidic themes were sold in less than ninety-six hours during Israel’s largest Chasidic book fair, hosted at Jerusalem’s Binyanei…

By Frayda Kaplan

November 29, 2018