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Mumbai: On Tenth Anniversary, Nariman House Becomes Nariman Lighthouse

In the decade since Islamic terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba left 166 people in Mumbai dead, including Chabad representatives Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg, the city has…

By Shaindle Fogelman

November 24, 2018

Jewish Life Thaws in Remote Arkhangelsk

Government archives show that Arkhangelsk, some 750 miles north of Moscow and more than three degrees higher than Anchorage, Alaska, was once home to two…

By Shaindle Fogelman

November 20, 2018

How To Help Victims of California’s Most Destructive Fire

“The Zwiebels provided us with food and some gelt just to tide us over,” said Randy, who likes to pepper his sentences with Yiddish phrases.…

By Tzipora Reitman

November 19, 2018

Chabad Comes to Rescue of Diverted Flights

The Hendels weren’t the only emissaries to host stranded passengers that week: an Aeroflot flight to Israel was also delayed by the New York weather,…

By Staff Writer

November 19, 2018

California’s Blaze Begins to Contain, Chabad’s Help Expands

There are people who lost everything, people who lost a great deal, and people who are still under mandatory evacuation orders who are in need…

November 16, 2018

Synagogue Confiscated By Soviets Now A Jewish Orphanage

In a place where Jewish activities-were once conducted in secret, the Jewish community of Dnipro, Ukraine celebrated the renovation and reopening of its orphanage for…

By Mussi Sharfstein

November 15, 2018

Ottawa Student Gives Back

More than ten years after he first met the local Chabad representatives, Harley Finkelstein and his wife Lindsay Taub, have decided to give back to…

By Mussi Sharfstein

November 13, 2018

Open Hearts, Helping Hands at UMass Amherst

When hackers broke into university printers and distributed anti-Semitic flyers two years ago, the University of Amherst community was shaken by the spike in blatant…

By Shterna Karp

November 13, 2018

A Veteran Torah for Veteran Soldiers

What was once an unused, invalid Torah scroll, dedicated to army veterans, is now fully-restored and being used at a Chabad center serving Jewish uniformed…

By Mussi Sharfstein

November 11, 2018

They Come With Hate; We Bring Joy

“When I saw the swastika and the infamous Nazi slogan ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (work sets one free), I was shocked and hurt,” Rabbi Benjy Brackman…

By Ashira Weiss

November 9, 2018

Historic Synagogue Rises Once Again, Eighty Years After Destruction

Destroyed by the Nazis, one of Europe’s most impressive Jewish monuments, the New Synagogue of Konigsberg, has now been restored to its former glory.

By Ashira Weiss

November 8, 2018

Chabad Opens in Morgan Hill

The city where a winning $3.5 million Mega Millions ticket, that matched five of the six numbers, was sold last month is hitting the spiritual…

By Mussi Sharfstein

November 8, 2018

Seventy-Five Years Later, Danish Locals Re-Enact Holocaust History

Seventy-five years after Denmark’s Jews were saved from the Holocaust, 100 people joined Chabad of Copenhagen’s rescue re-enactment at a Sukkot event on September 26.

By Mussi Sharfstein

November 6, 2018

Largest-Ever International Conference of Chabad Rabbis Concludes in New York

“Unbelievable to be at the world’s largest kosher dinner,” he tweeted

By Ashira Weiss

November 5, 2018

Seven In The Sunshine State: New Chabad Families In Florida

Since the last November, the state of Florida has welcomed thirteen Chabad families. Lubavitch.com caught up with seven of the most recent of these young…

By Ashira Weiss

November 2, 2018

North Carolina Towns Welcome Chabad Presence

Thirty five miles north of Charlotte, suburban Lake Norman, named as one of “the best places in North Carolina to bring up a family,” is…

By Ashira Weiss

October 30, 2018

Shining a Light in Pittsburgh

As Shabbat ended, Chabad centers around Pittsburgh began to react to the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, this morning. Eleven people are…

By Ashira Weiss

October 28, 2018

Statement From Chabad Lubavitch HQ On Pittsburgh Massacre

The Chabad movement mourns for those who were murdered while in synagogue on Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. To the survivors and families of…

October 28, 2018

In Jerusalem, Special Residents Get New Home

In the heart of Jerusalem, a stone’s throw from the famous Machaneh Yehuda outdoor market, stands Beis Finger Rehab Center. A state-of-the-art residence, it was…

By Ashira Weiss

October 25, 2018

Running to Renton: A New Jewish Center Opens in a Seattle Suburb

Situated a half hour drive from downtown Seattle, Renton, borders Lake Washington and has become the go-to suburb for families looking to escape Seattle’s rising…

By Mussi Sharfstein

October 23, 2018

Creating a Home For the Young and Professional in Jerusalem

As a young, single, immigrant to Israel, Levi Margolin struggled to find a community he felt comfortable calling his own. Now, eight years later, Levi…

By Ashira Weiss

October 23, 2018

Branching Out to Southern Utah

Chabad has been in Utah since 1992 and is now opening a third branch in the state. Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Cohen, and their two…

By Mussi Sharfstein

October 18, 2018

$3.2 Million Student Hub for Dartmouth Chabad

The details fell into place like the pieces of a puzzle perfectly completed. That, say those in the know, is how last weekend’s grand opening…

By Ashira Weiss

October 17, 2018

Site of New Hebron Neighborhood Was Purchased By Chabad In 1909

In January 1909, the fifth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn (known as the Rebbe Rashab), purchased Beit Romano, a mansion and its surrounding courtyard,…

By Mussi Sharfstein

October 17, 2018