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Chabad Schools In Tunis Close As Rioting Continues

Tzipporah Juarez, a Tunisian expat living in New York, is nervously following the news coming from Tunis.

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 18, 2011

Jewish Leaders Meet in German Regional Capital

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries representing 15 communities across Germany met with North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary President Eckhard Uhlenberg

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 13, 2011

Chabad Reps Assist Jewish Community Members After Brisbane Floods

Chabad representatives in Brisbane, Rabbis Levi Jaffe and Chanoch Sufrin worked quickly over the last few days to establish contact with members of the Jewish…

By Mendy Rimler

January 13, 2011

Eighth Grader in Beijing Bakes Cakes To Sponsor Friends

When Devorah Freundlich, 13, of Beijing, China, is not busy with her schoolwork, she’s popping cakes out of the oven in her mom’s kitchen. They…

By Laima Barber

January 12, 2011

Editorial: Old Fashioned Values, Point Blank

It used to be that when individuals committed violent crimes against others, the rage they acted out was attributed to a deprived childhood.

By Baila Olidort

January 12, 2011

Argentina: Opportunities for Jewish Engagement Make Small Dents in Intermarriage

There are a quarter of a million Jews in Argentina today. But “seven out of ten are dating non-Jews, and the rate of intermarriage is…

By Mendy Rimler

January 11, 2011

JNet Study Partners Celebrate Ancient Custom

The bonds of friendship formed by JNet study are a matter of pride for Rabbi Yehuda Dukes, the program’s managing director. “I’m always impressed by…

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 7, 2011

Renowned Teacher, Holocaust Survivor, 94

Rabbi Menachem Zev Greenglass, a survivor of the Nazi invasion of Poland and renowned educator to thousands, passed away Wednesday, December 29 after a lengthy…

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 4, 2011

BLOG: 2010 A Banner Year for Russia’s Jewish Community

It is no small irony that while Jewish populations are dwindling in European countries where Jews are made to feel unwelcome, Russia’s is thriving.

By Baila Olidort

January 4, 2011

Jewish Life at Yale Grows As Chabad Expands

Until the early 1960’s, Yale University employed a quota restricting Jewish enrollment to about ten...

By Mendy Rimler

January 3, 2011

Kehot Launches Tanya Tutor for Online Study of Chasidic Text

The Kehot Publication Society, the Chabad-Lubavitch publishing house, has released a new-online edition of the Tanya, the seminal work of Chabad Chasidic philosophy.

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 31, 2010

Russia’s Chief Rabbi Lazar Meets With Muslim Mufti

The two met at the Chief Rabbi’s offices in the Marina Roscha Jewish Center in Moscow, where they discussed inter-faith relations in Russia and issues…

December 30, 2010

Despite Anti-Semitism on UK Campuses, Jewish Activity Gains Momentum

Twenty six men and women, Chabad Shluchim representing almost every major campus in the UK, met earlier this week to discuss vital issues confronting Jewish…

By Mendy Rimler

December 29, 2010

Stranded Travelers at Chicago O’Hare Get Kosher Meals

More than 200 flights have been canceled at O’Hare Airport in Chicago after a massive snowstorm barreled into the Mideast Sunday, leaving 1,700 travelers stranded…

By Mendy Rimler

December 29, 2010

New Chabad to Open in Debrecen, Hungary

Rabbi Kotlarsky and a delegation from the Jewish community met with Hungarian President Pál Schmitt. In their hour-long meeting, they discussed the need for increased…

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 29, 2010

Eilat Community, Israeli Dignitaries, Dedicate New Chabad Centre

After years of building, a new Chabad centre in Eilat, Israel opened Monday. Rabbi Levi Hecht, director of the new center was joined in a…

By Mendy Rimler

December 29, 2010

Jewish Entrepreneurs Network in Orange County

As the national unemployment rate looms at 9.8% and that of California at 12.6%, a group of Southern California professionals and entrepreneurs have turned the…

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 28, 2010

Chabad To Open in Haight Ashbury

Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco was ground zero of the counterculture movement in the 1960’s when the neighborhood welcomed the hippies and flower children of the…

By Mendy Rimler

December 27, 2010

Anti-Semitic Comments by Greek Priest Offend Many

A recent anti-Semitic tirade by a high-ranking Greek orthodox priest on the nation’s largest television network has brought international condemnation.

By Mordechai Lightstone

December 26, 2010