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Religious Activity Makes Rabbi Target in Dagestan

According to the Russian Investigative Committee, it was the rabbi’s religious activity that made him a target of extremists.

By Staff Writer

July 25, 2013

Fighting for His Life: Chabad Rep Says ALS A Test of Faith

How do you tell children that the father they adore, their beloved, invincible family superhero, has a degenerative disease that is turning ordinary functions like…

By Baila Olidort

July 11, 2013

A Transformative Experience for Students at Stanford Chabad

A breeding ground for Silicon Valley innovation, Stanford University’s hi-tech environment can be intimidating. But Chabad Rabbi Dov Greenberg and his wife Rachel thrive on…

By Baila Olidort

June 19, 2013

A Teacher in Paris: Rabbi Shmuel Azimov

Emissary of the Rebbe to Paris since 1968, Rabbi Shmuel Azimov, who passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014, was credited by many for the sweeping…

By Baila Olidort

June 13, 2012

Walking The Walk Of The Chabad Emissary

It's that distinct gait of Chabad Shluchim that makes it easy to pick them out in a crowd, even in a crowd of black hats.…

By Baila Olidort

December 1, 2011

New Torah Occupies Wall Street

Only a stone’s throw from Zuccotti Park where protestors clashed with police scores of Wall Street businesspeople and residents took to dancing in the rain…

By Jeremy Davis

November 21, 2011

Chabad of Palo Alto Showcases $6 Million Expansion

Chabad-Lubavitch of the Greater South Bay area kicked off a $6 million building project with a celebration concert last week at the Oshman Family Jewish…

By Mendy Rimler

November 14, 2011

Next Frontier in Outreach: Young Jewish Professionals

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By Baila Olidort

September 6, 2011

Chabad in Utah Reaches Out to Troubled Teens

Rabbi Benny Zippel has touched hundreds of teens in various residential treatment centers through Project H.E.A.R.T (Hebrew Education for At-Risk Teens). He hits the road…

By Mendy Rimler

August 4, 2011

Site of Holy Ark Uncovered in Excavations of Great Synagogue of Vilnius

The site of the Aron Kodesh, or Holy Ark of The Great Synagogue of Vilnius dating back to the end of the 16th century, was…

By Lubavitch.com

July 14, 2011

Educators Announce New Anti-Bullying Program

A new anti-bullying program titled Defeat The Label (DTL) was announced at the annual Friendship Circle conference last week in West Bloomfield, MI.

By Mendy Rimler

July 12, 2011

Old Dutch Synagogue Opens For Friday Night Services: A First Since Holocaust

Hidden between two row-houses on the narrow street, the synagogue was overlooked by the Nazis, and so it remained intact. After the War it was…

By Mordechai Lightstone

May 10, 2011

Single Moms Find Compassion, Support, at Bais Chana

Single mothers captured the spotlight in early March of this year when politicians and pundits weighed in on the subject of unwed Hollywood moms and…

By Staff Writer

April 28, 2011

Mikvah Excavation Confirms Observance of Ritual Among Early Jews in America

Excavations in Baltimore’s historic Lloyd Street Synagogue, the third oldest synagogue standing in America, have uncovered the oldest mikvah in the country to-date. The mikvah…

By Mordechai Lightstone

March 8, 2011

Rabbi Visits Jewish Burial Sites in Iran

Under a simple brick dome in Hamadan, south of Tehran, are two beautiful wooden tomb-boxes bearing a Hebrew inscription.

February 3, 2011

Arsonists Strike Synagogue in Tunisia

A synagogue in the village of El Hamma, in the southern Gabes region of Tunisia was set on fire Monday night, its Torah scrolls reportedly…

By Mordechai Lightstone

February 1, 2011

Yale Alum Donates $1 Million to New Chabad Building

Though launching a $6 million dollar capital campaign during an economic downturn presents an obvious challenge, Rabbi Shua Rosenstein at Chabad of Yale is seeing…

By Mendy Rimler

February 1, 2011

Jewish Women Celebrate Family At Annual Conference

They left family and fort behind, but for five days of workshops and sessions, these Chabad representatives were exhorted to remember their primary focus: family.

By Dvora Lakein

January 31, 2011

Philanthropist Bogolubov Celebrates Birth of Grandson By Giving

In honor of the birth of his grandson, Jewish philanthropist Mr. Gennady Bogolubov will give $500 to every Chabad representative. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Lubavitch…

By Mendy Rimler

January 31, 2011

Places: Kraków Then and Now

Today, Thursday, January 27, marks the 66th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp by Soviet forces.

By Mordechai Lightstone

January 27, 2011

Bradenton, FL: Chabad Purchases Five Acres as Jewish Life Grows

Bradenton’s Jewish community will finally enjoy a permanent address and a new, comprehensive facility that will allow it to grow and enjoy greater programming and…

By Mendy Rimler

January 27, 2011