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B’Lev Echad (translated as “with one heart”) was founded by Rabbi Uriel and Shevy Vigler of Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side in…

By Frayda Kaplan

January 31, 2018

Moscow’s Jewish Museum Remembers Sobibor

Today in Moscow, Israel’s Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the Sobibor uprising. At an exhibition hosted at the…

By Shaindle Fogelman

January 29, 2018

In Love With My Neighbor . . .

For many college students who visit Chabad on Campus, this sense of pluralism and sensitivity is a draw. But once the Chabad emissary introduces the…

By Joshua A. Krisch

January 23, 2018

Kosher At NFC Championship

Last night’s NFC Championship in Philadelphia gave Kosher football fans something to chew on. As the Philadelphia Eagles headed off against the Minnesota Vikings in…

By Shaindle Fogelman

January 22, 2018

Vienna’s Jewish Renaissance

The revival is arresting. Fritz Bittman, one of few remaining Jews born in the shadows of the Holocaust, offers a rarefied perspective. He considers the…

By Baila Olidort

January 18, 2018

Israel’s PM Unveils Memorial at Mumbai Chabad House

The Living Memorial will include the couple’s apartment, where signs of devastation were preserved for posterity. The floor above will showcase exhibits commemorating the entire…

By Dvora Lakein

January 18, 2018

Moshe Holtzberg Returns to Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the preteen to visit Mumbai when he was in Israel this past July. In an emotional meeting in a Tel…

By Dvora Lakein

January 16, 2018

When Swiping Left Falls Short

What does the world at large have to learn from Chasidic dating? That is the question Evan Beloff and Oscar-winning producer Frederic Bohbot, two young,…

By Chava Leiba Witkes

January 15, 2018

Pilgrimage to Historic Landmark in Ukraine

The early 90’s brought the fall of communism and the refurbishing of Judaism’s iconic sites in Eastern Ukraine. One of these is the small town…

By Mendel Levin

January 10, 2018

Book Review: Teaching The Teachers

I spoke to an Israeli kindergarten teacher this summer who explained to me how the philosophy of early childhood education has changed. “Today,” she said,…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

January 9, 2018

It Takes A (Jewish) Village

In a place where the Chanukah aisle at Target is tiny, like the kosher aisle in the local supermarket, Jewish parenting means being proactive. “Here…

By Chava Leiba Witkes

January 2, 2018

The Chabad Tanya And The Nigerian Flag

Rabbinical students in Nigeria created a makeshift publishing house earlier this year, transporting paper and printers across six cities in the western African country. Often…

By Staff Writer

January 1, 2018

Everyone’s Birthright

A Birthright trip to Israel for individuals with special needs? The logistical hurdles make it seem too daunting a responsibility to tackle. But one local…

By Dvora Lakein

December 26, 2017

Critical Thinking Meets Chanukah Fun

STEM-based learning has come to Chabad houses, and it’s here to stay. STEM is a new-age curriculum designed to engage children in science, technology, engineering…

By Shaindle Fogelman

December 20, 2017

Helping Seniors Get Cyber-Savvy

The Cyber-Seniors program began in 2009, when two teenage sisters noticed how much technology had improved their grandparents’ lives, allowing them to keep in closer…

By Sarah Ogince

December 18, 2017

Chanukah Lights at the Polish Parliament

Poland’s new Prime Minister was sworn in Tuesday evening, December 12, as Chabad kindled the first light of Chanukah, in the Polish Sejm (Parliament), where…

By Shaindle Fogelman

December 13, 2017

Home Depot Partners With Chabad For Inclusive Chanukah Experience

You wouldn't think that Home Depot's aisles of plumbing supplies and construction materials would be an attractive Chanukah hang-out for Jewish families. In fact, Jewish…

By Frayda Kaplan

December 12, 2017

Thinking About Giving Thanks

What are you thankful for? At the 6th annual International TGIS Shabbaton, the hundreds of teenagers who participated said they’re thankful for Shabbat. High school…

By Shaindle Fogelman

November 23, 2017

Chabad To Open in Uganda

The announcement following the opening of other centers this year including a new midwestern presence in Ames, Iowa, and the first for countries such as…

By Staff Writer

November 20, 2017