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Most synagogues don’t hold press conferences to announce the purchase of a permanent location, and most synagogue press conferences aren’t attended by the mayor, the…

By Mushkie Engel

July 3, 2017

Chabad Keeps Up at Kent State University

Rabbi Moshe and Mussie Sasonkin, who opened a campus Chabad center in May, recognize the opportunity that presents for interfacing with students individually.

By Staff Writer

June 26, 2017

The Rebbe’s Yahrtzeit

The life of a tzaddik is not a life of the flesh, but a spiritual life consisting wholly of faith, awe, and love of G‑d.…

By Staff Writer

June 26, 2017

Jewish Youth Center Opens in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia

A new children’s educational center opened its doors in FJC’s Jewish community of Krasnoyarsk, Southern Siberia this week.

By Staff Writer

June 22, 2017

Small-Town Jewish Communities Get a Holiday Boost

While many American Jews spent the days leading up to Shavuot baking cheesecakes, 110 Chabad rabbis were busy boarding planes and busses to different remote…

By Staff Writer

June 20, 2017

Lubavitch International Wins Rockower Award

Lubavitch International won two awards in AJPA (American Jewish Press Association) Simon Rockower Awards Competition for Excellence in Jewish Journalism.

By Staff Writer

June 19, 2017

Jewish Life Blooms in Boquete, Panama

Boquete, Panama is a small town in the Chiriqui province in Panama’s interior, little more than thirty miles away from the Costa Rican border.

By Nehama Silvers

June 19, 2017

Locals Work Together to Build Merrick’s First Mikvah

It seemed an unlikely prospect that the women of the small suburban community of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh in Long Island would one day have their own mikvah.

By Esther Gopin

June 19, 2017

“Mi Ani? Modeh Ani!”

A clever advertising campaign in Tel Aviv has put oomph and dazzle into a traditional Jewish ritual. Slick video clips appearing on Chabad of Tel…

By Staff Writer

June 14, 2017

Small-City Chabad Emissaries Convene in Catalonia

A picturesque city in northeastern Catalonia famous for its medieval architecture and the old Jewish Quarter, Girona was host to the first-ever European and Central…

By Staff Writer

June 14, 2017

Stained Glass Windows Shine Light on Mitzvah Campaign

It was a hot August morning in Mequon, Wisconsin, when Rabbi Dovid Rapoport completed the Shacharit services and gently closed his siddur. “I don’t mind…

By Esther Gopin

June 9, 2017

At Wesleyan University, Jewish Life Sees Progress

"With the new center, all our programs will be under one roof. It will be a hub for Jewish life on campus,” says Rabbi Schectman…

By Nehama Silvers

June 7, 2017

Wordsmith: Chayut

Chayut in this sense means a combination of verve, liveliness, spirit, enthusiasm, vigor. Pour all those words into a pot, stir on high until you…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

June 5, 2017

The Shluchim Office Relaunches International Tefillin Bank

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the tefillin campaign, the Shluchim Office will reopen the International Tefillin Bank.

By Staff Writer

May 29, 2017

Estonian Jewry Celebrates 10 Years of First Jewish Center Since WWII

Last Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the Jewish Community Center in Tallinn, Estonia, celebrating ten years of the first Jewish establishment built in the…

By Staff Writer

May 29, 2017

1967 News Piece: Half Million Jews Observe Tefillin at Western Wall

In honor of Yom Yerushalayim and 50 years since the reunification of Israel, we present this article, which was originally published by Lubavitch News Service…

By FLASHBACK!

May 24, 2017

Crown Heights Street to Be Named After Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson

Campus Chomesh, which is named for the Rebbe’s wife and is part of the flagship Beth Rivkah girls school, sits on the corner of Lefferts…

By Staff Writer

May 24, 2017

A New Home for Calgary’s Jews

It was a cloudy day in May when Chabad of Calgary hosted 700 guests to celebrate the grand opening event of their new center.

By Staff Writer

May 23, 2017

Nine Million Dollar Building is First of its Kind in the World

The Jewish Youth Network offers programming and classes for Toronto’s younger set. Students can earn high school credits through after-school Torah classes, volunteer at a…

By Dvora Lakein

May 18, 2017

Of Boy Scouts, Rabbis, and Mikvehs

To become an eagle scout, Rochester boy scout Benjy Spanjer was required to undertake, lead, and manage a project that would benefit a school, religious…

By Nehama Silvers

May 17, 2017

New Kids on the Block

As far as neighborhoods go, South of Market does not have the best reputation. The half-square-mile area is patchwork of abandoned warehouses and organic juice…

By Chava Leiba Witkes

May 11, 2017

Re: Jewish Federations and Chabad Find a New Way Forward

May 10, 2017

Re: In Conversation With Géza Röhrig, Lead Actor of Son of Saul

May 10, 2017

Re: Woman’s Strength

May 10, 2017