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It’s that time of year when hosting an endless stream of guests over the Sukkot holiday becomes a breathless marathon. Although men are often helpmates…

By Dvora Lakein

October 6, 2014

Ukrainian Businessman Pledges a Million in New York

Ukrainian businessman Alexander Granovsky keeps a low profile and makes his contributions to Jewish life in the country discretely. But during an inspirational visit last…

By Staff Writer

October 2, 2014

Hoboken Gets a New Synagogue, First in 100 Years

Trendy Hoboken once had many bustling synagogues, most of which had closed down during its declining years. Last month Chabad of Hoboken opened a synagogue…

By Staff Writer

October 2, 2014

A Woman, A Prayer, A Shofar at the Grand Canyon

The natural beauty of the environment was an ideal setting for the contemplative and introspective mood of the pre-Rosh Hashana days. Against the scenic backdrop…

By Staff Writer

October 1, 2014

Judge and Journalist Weigh in On the Law

This year's Jewish Law Symposium, a project of Chabad of Madison, New Jersey, asked Why Can’t We All Get Along—Difficult Clients, Families in Business, and…

By Staff Writer

October 1, 2014

Rabbi Ranked Top Teacher at Colorado University

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik, adjunct lecturer in the Liberal Arts Department of Philosophy at the Colorado State University, was ranked among the top six teachers by…

By Staff Writer

September 30, 2014

Cyprus Chabad Dedicates Fourth Location in Limassol

Chabad of Cyprus dedicated a forth location in the country, this one in Limassol. The city sits on the southern coast of Cyprus, is the…

By Staff Writer

September 29, 2014

Minsk Jewish Community Grateful for Israeli-Belarus Visa-Waiver

To mark the visa-waiver for Israelis traveling to Belarus and Belarusians traveling to Israel, Sofa Landver, Israel’s Minister of Immigrant Absorption, visited the Belarus capital…

By Staff Writer

September 28, 2014

Nepalese Prime Minister Meets With Chabad Leadership

The Prime Minister pledged to strengthen his government’s relationship with Chabad in Nepal. He also affirmed his country’s long-standing support of the Jewish state.

By Staff Writer

September 28, 2014

Shofar In The Park

Chabad rabbis, students and volunteers, will be canvassing army bases, senior centers, hospitals and even prisons, and sounding the shofar blasts for any Jew who…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 24, 2014

The Rabbi and The Bees

He has some 40,000 bees in his backyard, and dressed in a beekeeper suit, he brings them with when visiting schools in preparation for the…

By Staff Writer

September 24, 2014

Washington D.C. Area Deaf Celebrate Shabbat

Sitting around tables in Frederick, Maryland, all 100 guests were communicating in sign language, enjoying a rare opportunity to celebrate Shabbat in preparation for the…

By Staff Writer

September 24, 2014

Ukrainians Celebrate Jewish Wedding of Nineteen Couples

Living with uncertainty, Jews in the city of Dnepropetrovsk celebrated the Jewish wedding of nineteen couples.

By Staff Writer

September 23, 2014

Israeli Mall Names Synagogue for Fallen Soldiers

At a busy Israeli mall in the city Netanya hundreds turned out to celebrate the inauguration of a synagogue in memory of Lt. Hadar Goldin…

By Staff Writer

September 23, 2014

From the US Air Force to the “Mitzvah Tank”

He made history this month when he was inaugurated as the first bearded chaplain to the air force, and now Rabbi Elie Estrin is making…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 23, 2014

Rosh Hashana: Remembering the Past, Committing the Future

Like Kafka’s father, parents often come too late to the realization that whereas their own memories may have served them well, they could not be…

By Baila Olidort

September 23, 2014

Chabad UK Representative on Power 100 List

Rabbi Bentzion Sudak, chief executive of the Lubavitch Foundation in England, was named on the “Power 100” list of the London Jewish Chronicle.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 18, 2014

Hawaiian Island of Kauai’s First Torah Scroll

The Hawaiian Island of Kauai, where people come to get away, never had its own Torah scroll. Now, Richard Seigel, a local resident and his…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 18, 2014

New Home for Peabody Chabad in the New Year

Chabad of Peabody, Massachusetts, bursting at the seams of its current location, will begin the Jewish New Year with the purchase of a new building.

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 18, 2014

Chabad to Remain Open in Hurricane Devastated Cabo

Chabad representatives of Cabo San Lucas will stay in town to help locals following the devastation of Hurricane Odile.“It looks like the city was bombed,”…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 17, 2014

Birthday Challah Bake for Cleveland’s Rebbetzin

How do you celebrate the 70th birthday of a Chabad Rebbetzin? In Cleveland, Ohio, 500 children, mothers and grandmothers came out for a mega Challah…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 17, 2014

Arsonists Set Fire to Brussels Synagogue

A fire that broke out in a Brussels synagogue Tuesday morning was the work of arsonists, say investigators. Three people at the Machzikei Hadath Synagogue…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 16, 2014

Door-to-Door Mezuzah Service

Check your “Jewish door bell!” That’s the message on Israel radio and bus ads from Chabad in Israel. While most homes in Israel have a…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 15, 2014

Searching for Jews Off the Beaten Path

The tiny, high-desert town of Taylor, Arizona, could almost be from another era. There are a few fast food joints and high-speed Internet. But there’s…

By Dovid Zaklikowski

September 15, 2014