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Ep. 45: Creating Jewish Ambassadors in the KKK’s Backyard

The 45th episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

June 5, 2024

Editorial

Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 74, Vice Chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch

The international Chabad-Lubavitch and Jewish communities mourn the passing of Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Kotlarsky, Tuesday, 27 Iyar 5784. Rabbi Kotlarsky passed just shy of his…

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

June 4, 2024

Tefillin

Ties That Bind

On American college campuses, on street corners in Israel, and on Instagram, one ritual has emerged as a symbol of Jewish identity and shared experience.

By Sarah Ogince

June 2, 2024

Campus

New Student Lounge at Pratt Chabad “Comes at the Right Time”

Esther Sonnenschine has eaten lunch in her car more times than she cares to count. For the graduating architecture student at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn,…

By Tzemach Feller

May 27, 2024

Features

20,000 to Join Lag B’Omer Celebration of Jewish Pride and Unity

“The Great Parade” Will Welcome Jews of All Backgrounds

By Tzemach Feller

May 26, 2024

Features

Counting Days

As we count the weeks and months since the deep traumas of October 7, the practice of Sefirat HaOmer offers insight

By Boruch Werdiger

May 20, 2024

Kosher

Kosher Mobile Kitchen Opens at Canada’s First National Park

Until now, kosher food was next to impossible to obtain in the relatively remote town nestled in the Canadian Rockies

By Tzemach Feller

May 15, 2024

History

Today In Chabad History: Bais Iyar

Today in Chabad History: Today is Bet (2) Iyar, the birthday of Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, also known as the Rebbe Maharash. Rabbi Shmuel was…

By Staff Writer

May 10, 2024

Israel

Turn Our Eulogies to Dance

Israel’s military cantors have had little reprieve during this war. The units, which usually officiate at formal state events, have been leading funerals back to…

By Baila Olidort

May 8, 2024

Editorial

On Fear And Faith

The Jewish holidays, we are taught, are not meant merely to recall historic events. If their purpose were only commemorative, it would be enough to…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

May 8, 2024

Podcast

Ep. 44: The Black Fedora in the Cowboy State

The 44th episode in its series about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives

By Staff Writer

May 6, 2024

AntiSemitism

Campus Chabads Boost Jewish Pride to Counter Hate-Filled Encampments

Dylan Zouber is a first-year student at the University of Minnesota. The Deerfield, Illinois native said the protests he encountered on campus gave him a…

By Tzemach Feller

May 3, 2024

Youth

Hebrew School Hits the Road

It’s late Monday evening when Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld loads a half-dozen plastic containers of canvases, crayons, and children’s Hebrew workbooks into his minivan. As directors…

By Yoni Brown

May 2, 2024

Books

The Haggadah Collection At The Library Of Agudas Chassidei Chabad

The prestigious Haggadah collection of Chabad’s Central Library began in December 1924, when the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, acquired the collection of…

By Staff Writer

April 21, 2024

Passover

Preparing for Passover Under Fire

Chabad Centers Will Welcome Seder Guests in a Changed World

By Tzemach Feller

April 18, 2024

Passover

The Annotated Seder Plate: Insights, Tidbits, and Fun Facts

Haggadah Since escaping Egypt, the Jewish people have celebrated Passover by telling the story of the Exodus. Over time, the story became more formal and…

By Boruch Werdiger

April 18, 2024

Features

Parting Words

In the Spring of 1977, I was working on my PhD in English literature, at the State University of New York at Buffalo when I…

By Susan Handelman

April 17, 2024

Passover

Seders To Remember: Pickpocket At The Prison Seder

Rabbinical students travel the world, bringing the entire Seder to Jews who live far from the madding crowds. Here are some glimpses of their experiences.

By Staff Writer

April 15, 2024

Passover

Sell Your Chametz – Online

SELL YOUR CHAMETZ ONLINE

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

April 15, 2024

Editorial

Sons And Daughters At The Seder Table

It was unseasonably cold on the first night of Passover back in 1979. Snow had fallen the day before and melted into slush puddles that…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

April 14, 2024

Passover

Five Communal Leaders Share Their Dream Seder Guest

We asked Chabad representatives to tell us which biblical, Talmudic or medieval personality they'd like to have at their Seder table.

By Staff Writer

April 14, 2024

Passover

More Questions For The Seder Table

Jewish people love to ask questions. As part of the Passover tradition, we ask four at the Seder table. We asked four Chabad representatives our…

By Staff Writer

April 12, 2024

Education

JewQ International Championship Puts Jewish Learning Onstage

Shifra Reuben wasn’t always this excited about Jewish learning. But that changed when she joined 1,000 others from 25 countries at the Ckids Shabbaton. The…

By Staff Writer

April 9, 2024

Features

Serving G-d and Country: Senator Joe Lieberman

Senator Joe Lieberman, who died March 27, 2024 at the age of 82, was the most prominent Torah-observant politician. He kept Shabbat throughout his storied…

By Staff Writer

April 2, 2024