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A First for Jamaica: Governor-General Declares Education and Sharing Day

Jamaica, a tiny 4,000 sq. mi. island in the Caribbean, declared April 16, 2019 as Education and Sharing Day. “This is incredibly historic,” says Rabbi…

By Shaindle Fogelman

April 15, 2019

Minding the Mission: Jewish Education

The old hatreds that we imagined had ended with the Holocaust have now resurfaced. The anti-Semitic rhetoric and the anti-Semitic violence are back, both in…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

April 15, 2019

Dreading the Seder: When Dad is in Prison

They are hidden victims. Humiliated and financially devastated, the children, spouses, and sometimes parents, of Jewish inmates are left to struggle silently for their survival…

By Rena Udkoff

April 11, 2019

National Recognition for LA Preschool

A Chabad preschool in the heart of urban Los Angeles, California has recently received certification and commendation from the organization Nature Explore for “fostering highly…

By Ashira Weiss

April 11, 2019

Chabad on Call Distributes Seder Kits To Hospitalized And Homebound

There are more Jews attending Passover Seders than Yom Kippur services, according to a Pew Research study, but those spending the Holiday of Freedom in…

By Mussi Sharfstein

April 10, 2019

Two New Centers Open in Japan in Time for Passover

Two new Chabad centers opened in Japan, just in time for Passover this year, bringing the total in the country up to four. Rabbi Shalom…

By Mussi Sharfstein

April 4, 2019

Chabad of Sarasota Florida Presents Geriatric Compassionate Care Symposium

This prompted the rabbi to arrange the Dr. Schwartzbaum Geriatric Compassionate Care Symposium, taking place this Sunday. A half-day event, the program features four prominent…

By Mussi Sharfstein

April 4, 2019

Chabad for the Deaf Celebrates One Year

Based in the central Israeli city of Rishon Lezion and directed by California-born Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff and his Israeli wife Cheftziba, this unique Chabad center…

By Ashira Weiss

April 3, 2019

After Hate Crime, People of Flagstaff Show their Hearts

On Monday, March 25, Rabbi Dovie Shapiro, director of Chabad of Flagstaff with his wife Chaya, was horrified to discover vandalism at the construction site…

By Tzipora Reitman

April 2, 2019

Historic Village in Mexico Welcomes Chabad Presence

There are no traffic lights in the historic village of S. Miguel de Allende, Mexico, but now there is Chabad. Rabbi Daniel and Raizel Huebner,…

By Mussi Sharfstein

March 28, 2019

Chabad Opens in Chicago Suburb

Illinois just got a new Chabad center! The Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights now has its own Chabad presence. Since moving to the area at…

By Mussi Sharfstein

March 25, 2019

Holocaust Survivor Meets With Students Pictured In Swastika Photo

The rabbi invited Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of the famous diarist Anne Frank, to share her story of survival and her message of…

By Mussi Sharfstein

March 19, 2019

Rashi’s Campus Rises

The event brought a measure of consolation and optimism to the 800 people who came to celebrate the grand opening of Rashi’s Campus, the magnificent…

By Tzipora Reitman

March 19, 2019

Young Professionals Encounter Crown Heights

Two hundred and fifty Jewish young professionals arrived in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY last week for a weekend dubbed "Encounter: Crown Heights."

By Ashira Weiss

March 11, 2019

A Mezuzah for the Minister

He wouldn’t be the Chabad rabbi if he didn’t remember to offer the Jewish minister a mezuzah for her door.

By Staff Writer

March 5, 2019

Kids Torah Competition Crowns Championship Winners

Zachary Shapiro, 10, looked out from the stage to his family in the crowd. His hand hovered over the buzzer. The questions came fast, and…

By Staff Writer

March 4, 2019

New Pop-Up Restaurant in California Staffed by Adults with Special Needs

The kosher restaurant, which is open for dinner once a month at Chabad of Poway, is an opportunity for individuals with special needs to learn…

By Mussi Sharfstein

February 21, 2019

Princeton Chabad Breaks Bread — And Barriers

For the first time in the Princeton Club’s history, a kosher caterer took full charge of the facility, serving a kosher sit-down dinner for 130…

By Tzipora Reitman

February 19, 2019

Center City, Philly: New Mikvah in Old Synagogue

Center City, Philadelphia is home to some of the oldest synagogues in the United States, like the first Ashkenazic congregation established in the Western Hemisphere…

By Mussi Sharfstein

February 18, 2019

Emerging From the Shadows, Zagreb’s Jews Celebrate a New Mikvah

“It’s been a festival here all month leading up to the opening,” Raizy Zaklas, Chabad’s representative to Zagreb, Croatia told me Wednesday morning. She and…

By Baila Olidort

February 18, 2019

We Fought For Their Freedom, But Where Are Russian-American Jews Today?

In the 1970s and ‘80s, many segments of American Jewry led protests and rallies under the banner, “Let My People Go,” agitating to bring Russian…

By Rena Udkoff

February 15, 2019

Parkland and Coral Springs Teens Mark One Year from Tragic Shooting

As the first anniversary of last year’s tragic Parkland, Florida shooting arrives, memorial services and events are being held across Parkland and the Coral Springs…

By Ashira Weiss

February 14, 2019

Atlanta Coworking Space By Day, Addiction Recovery At Night

Awareness about mental illness and addiction has grown in the Jewish community, but there is yet stigma associated with these issues. Jeff’s Place, a cafe…

By Mussi Sharfstein

February 13, 2019

New Book Celebrates Women

Tapping into the current public focus on women’s empowerment, Boca Beach Chabad in Florida launched a new platform where women’s life journeys, stories, and lessons…

By Mussi Sharfstein

February 12, 2019