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After fifteen years of fostering Jewish life in sunny California, Rabbi Shmuly Schlanger and his wife Esther have finally opened the doors to the permanent…

By Nehama Silvers

September 11, 2017

Repost: Chabad Marks Birthdate of Movement’s Founder

On 18 Elul, Jewish communities the world over will mark the anniversary of the birthdate Rabbi Schneur Zalman on Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

By Staff Writer

September 8, 2017

CTeen Takes On Summer 2017

With four travel programs and a new initiative assisting chapters in facilitating local road trips, CTeen has used the summer months to reach and engage…

By Staff Writer

September 7, 2017

Colorado Governor Vows Zero Tolerance for Anti-Semitism

After a recent rash of anti-Semitic attacks in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper showed his support for the Jewish community with a visit…

By Staff Writer

September 5, 2017

Illinois CTeen Organizes Houston Food Drive

Teens around Northbrook, IL geared up last week to help those in need in Texas with food drives, fundraisers, and bake sales.

By Staff Writer

September 5, 2017

Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Ukraine

A few days before UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pronounced anti-Semitism “alive and well,” the Jewish cemetery of Svalyava, Ukraine, was vandalized.

By Chava Leiba Witkes

September 4, 2017

Emerging From the Flood Waters: True Kindness

The Jewish community is pulling its weight, and Sunday saw a relief effort mobilized by Chabad on Campus made up of hundreds of college students…

By Chava Leiba Sneiderman

September 3, 2017

Holy Cow!

Until last July, Downtown Brooklyn, the third largest business district in New York and home to five local universities with many Jewish students, did not…

By Nehama Silvers

August 29, 2017

Small Town, Big Dreams

In a small corner of southwestern New Jersey lies little known Gloucester County. In 2007, with a Jewish population of about 1,000, the sleepy town…

By Chava Leiba Witkes

August 23, 2017

The Great American Jewclipse

“The world will be getting dark for two minutes. It’s a great opportunity for us mortals to add light to this universe.”

By Mushkie Engel

August 18, 2017

The Kitchen Table and Other Sacred Spaces

As I spoke to the people who collaborated with their Chabad representatives on this project, I understood: they are not visitors and this was not…

By Baila Olidort

August 18, 2017

Jewish Community of Curitiba, Brazil, Honors IDF Soldiers

Nearly 400 members of the Jewish community of Curitiba, Paraná, in South Brazil packed a lavish hall last Monday evening to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary…

By Staff Writer

August 16, 2017

Teens and Seniors Link Hearts

At a time when most middle-schoolers and teenagers are preoccupied with their Snapchat stories or the latest Adidas shoe, Shelly Klein finds it a refreshing…

By Chava Leiba Witkes

August 14, 2017

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

The 20th of Av marks the 73rd year since the passing of the Rebbe's father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson.

By Staff Writer

August 11, 2017

Remembering Summer 1956

Sixty one years ago this summer, Friday morning, July 13,1956, concluding the two weeks in Europe, we flew from Rome to the Holy Land.

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

August 10, 2017

Torah Receives Royal Welcome in Queensland, AUS

Two hundred people danced through Kewarra Beach’s streets Sunday accompanied by a live band, a passel of photographers, and a ritual canopy. The center of…

By Esther Gopin

August 10, 2017

Chabad Unveils New Tech Innovation Lab on Campus

In their latest move, Illini Chabad has unveiled a purpose-built innovation and study co-working space.

By Staff Writer

August 7, 2017

“Talmud Day” Commemorates Years of Learning in Sacramento

Five years ago, Rick Brodovsky, a Sacramento, California native, was at a crossroads. Confronted with difficult decisions and an unclear future, Brodovsky turned to his…

By Nehama Silvers

July 28, 2017

Kosher Comes to Jamaica—in the Form of Jerk Falafel

With the opening of the Kosher Hot Spot & Welcome Center in Montego Bay, Chabad of Jamaica is fusing two different food styles into an…

By Esther Gopin

July 27, 2017

History in the Making: A Jewish Revival Sweeps Yiddish-Speaking Birobidzhan

A mikvah under construction in Birobidzhan? Yes, and it will be the first for the Jews of the Jewish Autonomous Region in Russia’s Far East,…

By Staff Writer

July 24, 2017

Meet Randy Kersh

Meet Randy Kersh. A 22-year old student at the University of North Florida, Randy dreams of becoming a Reform rabbi. He was prom king at…

By Mushkie Engel

July 24, 2017

A Bar Mitzvah in Laos

Nestled between Thailand and Vietnam, Laos presents a daunting challenge to new Chabad reps Rabbi Shalom and Tammy Glitzenstein.

By Staff Writer

July 13, 2017

Breaking Bread in Buenos Aires—With 1,499 Friends

Students and young Jewish professionals celebrated Shabbat dinner at the La Rural convention center. They talked and sang and bonded over a three-course catered dinner…

By Esther Gopin

July 12, 2017

Chabad Teams Up with AEPi in Vienna for Mass Fraternity Bar Mitzvah

Earlier this month, five university students from the Lauder Business School in Vienna were joined by their families from Switzerland, Germany, Hungary and Ukraine as…

By Staff Writer

July 11, 2017