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Hikers go the Extra Mile for Kids with Special Needs

Upwards of five million people visit the Grand Canyon each year, but at least one group came for more than just the scenery. Earlier this…

By Ashira Weiss

July 4, 2018

The Best Traveled Teenagers in the World

When she turned 16, Nechama Zukin of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, caught the travel bug. Summer stints as a camp counselor in Pennsylvania; Chernigov, Ukraine;…

By Rena Udkoff

July 2, 2018

Jerusalem, A City of Peace

This Sunday (July 1) is the 17th of Tammuz, a day of fasting and prayer that commemorates the destruction of Jerusalem. Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

June 28, 2018

It Started With A Shmooze

Affectionately named “The Shmooze,” this group meets at the Highpoint Condos, a retirement village where most of its members reside. Rabbi Silverman agreed to make…

By Ashira Weiss

June 26, 2018

Jewish Teens Meet in Pennsylvania For Leadership Training

The fifth annual CTeen retreat hosted thirty-five teenage leaders from chapters in twenty-five U.S. cities and Quincy from the U.K this weekend. Along with their…

By Ashira Weiss

June 25, 2018

Camp Gan Israel: Why They Keep Coming Back

It’s a new season at the largest Jewish camp network in the world. Former campers are coming back with their own children, hoping to impart…

By Rena Udkoff

June 21, 2018

Jewish Tourists will Celebrate Shabbat and Kosher in the FIFA Capital

This year, Russia hosts the The 2018 FIFA World Cup June 14-July 15. Local Chabad centers are prepared to welcome Jewish soccer (football) fans and…

By Rena Udkoff

June 14, 2018

In the Shadow of Hate, a Display of Jewish Pride

As the anti-Israel Al Quds Day parade marched through the streets of central London this Sunday, an event celebrating Jewish pride was in full swing…

By Ashira Weiss

June 14, 2018

The Story of Jewish Learning Partnerships Across the Seas

When Meryl Abrams of Princeville, Kauai was preparing for her son’s bar mitzvah last year, she reached out for support from over 5,000 miles away.…

By Ashira Weiss

June 13, 2018

Jewish Life Grows on the Cayman Islands

Steve Cummins is a local Jewish businessman who grew up attending the Isaac M Wise Conservative Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio. After years of hosting communal…

By Ashira Weiss

June 12, 2018

In Zhitomir, A Community Celebrates Life With A New Torah

A traveling Chabad emissary was left for dead last winter when beaten in an anti-semitic attack at the Zhitomir central train station in Ukraine. This…

By Shaindle Fogelman

June 6, 2018

Russia Welcomes the Young and the Jewish

Twenty six Jewish, young professionals, hailing from nine cities in the US, Canada and Europe, met last week in Moscow for a global summit. Beginning…

By Ashira Weiss

June 5, 2018

Is Bitcoin The New Charity?

Debates on the virtues and fragilities of cryptocurrencies pepper the public conversation. Some of the more tech-savvy among Chabad’s shluchim are adding bitcoin and cryptocurrency…

By Ashira Weiss

May 30, 2018

The Bar Mitzvah Boy Who Gave Back

Hebrew school attendance is a struggle for many Jewish kids who’d rather not give up their free time to attend extra classes. For one boy…

By Ashira Weiss

May 30, 2018

Historic Newtown Wins Approval to Build First Mikvah

Steeped in historical value, Newtown, Pennsylvania’s entire business district is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Despite the hurdles involved in building in…

By Ashira Weiss

May 29, 2018

Prayers and Mitzvahs for A Four Year Old Boy

Four-year-old Shmuly Oirechman was seriously injured when an arrow struck him in the eye. It was a family fun day in honor of Lag B’Omer…

By Ashira Weiss

May 28, 2018

Saved During Kristallnacht, A Torah Scroll Comes To Colorado

For Jewish parents and educators in the twenty first century, there is a constant need to find the balance between celebrating our history and living…

By Ashira Weiss

May 23, 2018

A New Documentary Features Jews in The Bush

Untold Australia is Australia's latest SBS series—featuring the lives of ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, citizens. Today, a new documentary airs. Outback Rabbis follows the lives…

By Staff Writer

May 23, 2018

Jewish Women In Long Island Live With Hope

When Cindy Knoll was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, her youngest had just celebrated her first birthday. Her husband and family kicked in to…

By Dvora Lakein

May 16, 2018

Granite State Opens New Chabad Space

Chabad of New Hampshire had been sharing space with Rabbi Levi and Shternie Krinsky and their nine children. Community events were held in rented venues.…

By Ashira Weiss

May 14, 2018

Protesting the Protesters, Changing the Face of BDS on Campus

A student who had an entire class curriculum changed due to its anti-Israel bias, has been honored at last month’s 7th Annual Jerusalem Post Conference.

By Ashira Weiss

May 10, 2018

Frontier Fund Offers Small Chabad Centers Some Relief

In 2009, help came in the form of a grant by The Frontier Fund of Machne Israel, the social-services division at Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters. “Heaven-sent” is…

By Dvora Lakein

May 9, 2018

Not For Perks And Benefits

Chabad moved to Iceland this month, marking the 100th country/territory exposed to Chabad's reach. Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of Chabad-Lubavitch Educational/Social Services, describes the motivation…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

May 7, 2018