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Missouri Restaurant Goes Kosher for a Day to Support Israel

“Kosher Night at Novellus” in Partnership with Chabad of S. Charles County, MO, Aims to Raise 100k for Humanitarian Aid in Israel

By Staff Writer

October 25, 2023

Israel

After Two Jewish Hostages Freed, Their Rabbi is Thankful, Prayerful Amid Continuing Crisis

Evanston Chabad Rabbi Meir Hecht “Grateful” After Community Members Judith and Natalie Raanan Freed from Gaza; Rabbi Prays for Hostages Still in Captivity

By Staff Writer

October 22, 2023

Israel

As “Second Front” Threatens to Flare Up, Chabad Works Tirelessly for the Jews of Israel’s North

Metulla, Israel, is all but deserted today. As mortars, rocket artillery and missiles are launched by terror groups into Northern Israel, the Israeli military has…

By Staff Writer

October 16, 2023

Israel

#LightForIsrael Campaign Encourages Millions to Respond to Darkness With the Light of Shabbat Candles

Influencers and Shluchim Spread the Word as Shabbat Candles are Lit in Solidarity with Israel

By Staff Writer

October 13, 2023

Israel

Jews Unite Worldwide Amid Horrific Situation in Israel

Chabad centers in Israel provide shelter and support

By Staff Writer

October 9, 2023

Statement

Diaspora Jewry Unites For Israel

STATEMENT BY CHABAD-LUBAVITCH HEADQUARTERS

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

October 9, 2023

Editorial

Memories of Sukkot 1991

Sukkot 1991 was different. The crowds were enormous. But this time, the Rebbe remained standing in the sukkah for the next six and a half…

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 29, 2023

Sukkot

Chabad Makes Sukkot More Accessible than Ever

Chabad Will Bring the Sukkah’s Protective Shade, the Lulav and Etrog’s Message of Unity to More and More People

By Staff Writer

September 28, 2023

Holiday & Shabbos

It’s A Lemon. It’s An Orange. It’s An Esrog!

It may bear resemblance to its cousins, but the esrog is no simple citrus.

By Dvora Lakein

September 27, 2023

Reflections

86th Street L’Chaim

Is there a lonelier place than the waiting room of a cancer hospital?

By Alex Troy

September 18, 2023

High Holidays

In Canada’s Prairies, a Sweet New Year is Produced Locally at Chabad

Saskatchewan Jewish families join Chabad rabbi to extract fresh, local honey at Chabad's apiary

By Staff Writer

September 14, 2023

All Together, Now

As we approach the conclusion of this Hakhel year, we have reason to be hopeful about the Jewish future.

By Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky

September 13, 2023

High Holidays

Machzor Marginalia

Between the lines, at the High Holiday services

By Boruch Werdiger

September 12, 2023

aid

Amid Earthquake’s Devastation, Chabad-Lubavitch of Morocco an Oasis of Aid

Chabad checking in on survivors, organizing food and water distribution, and aiding those displaced from their homes

By Staff Writer

September 10, 2023

Camp

Jewish Children Put War Out of Mind at Camp Gan Israel — Kharkiv, Ukraine

For children from the beleaguered city of Kharkiv, near the border with Russia in northeastern Ukraine, the sounds of war have been a part of…

By Staff Writer

September 4, 2023

Sports

Creating Community on the Ball Court

They come for basketball. They stay for Judaism.

By Staff Writer

August 30, 2023

Campus

City Names Street “Chabad Way,” Recognizing Chabad at University of Illinois’ 20-Year-Anniversary

When the 4,000 or so Jewish students who call the University of Illinois home walk down Armory Ave. in Champaign, Illinois, they’ll notice a new…

By Staff Writer

August 28, 2023

Community

Launching Chabad Centers — No Longer Just a Young Person’s Game

Until recently, there had been no synagogue active in the town.

By Staff Writer

August 23, 2023

Campus

141-Year-Old College Now Offers Kosher in Every Dining Hall

For the first time in the university’s 141-year history, hot kosher meals will be available at all campus dining halls

By Staff Writer

August 16, 2023

Education

From Virtual to Reality: Jewish Online School Hosts First In-Person Gatherings

Thirteen groups gathered throughout the United States at centralized meet-up locations

By Liba Rimler

August 14, 2023

aid

Maui Chabad Under Evacuation Orders as Wildfires Rage

Chabad Initiates Rescue Efforts Amid Emergency

By Staff Writer

August 10, 2023

Reflections

Spotting Moshiach In Midtown

What signs will tell us when the Moshiach (the Messiah) has finally arrived? That question was far from my mind when, recently, I booked a…

By Alex Troy

August 9, 2023

Judaism

The Songs of the Soul on Shakedown Street

In a unique cultural phenomenon, an outsize percentage of Deadheads — fans of the Grateful Dead band — are Jewish, and when Phish did a…

By Staff Writer

August 6, 2023

Community

Summer Festivals: Chabad Cuts the Mustard

Summer festivals have been in the Chabad wheelhouse for years, but they are new and especially exciting for the smaller, more isolated Jewish communities that…

By Staff Writer

July 31, 2023