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Paying for Passover

In a tight economy, it takes smarts and efficiency for Chabad representatives to bring Passover to their communities.

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 17, 2010

Oldest Synagogue in Siberia

(lubavitch.com) After a long interruption, renovations on the Choral Synagogue in Tomsk, one of the oldest synagogues in Siberia, are well underway.The project, which began…

By Staff Writer

March 17, 2010

Leeds University Students Celebrate a Belated Bat Mitzvah

Jewish girls traditionally celebrate their coming-of-age when they turn 12. But last Sunday, seven women at Leeds University in England played catch-up

By Staff Writer

March 16, 2010

New Volume of Chabad Encyclopedia Published

This newest volume represents just one slice of a monumental project aimed at explaining issues raised in the discourses of the Chabad...

By Mordechai Lightstone

March 15, 2010

French Ambassador Visits Florida Chabad Center

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March 11, 2010

Chabad Academy Student Wins Regional Spelling Bee

David Habibi, a fifth grader of Chabad Academy of Myrtle Beach, became the champion of the 22nd annual Regional Spelling Bee Tuesday night, earning him…

March 10, 2010

Egypt’s Jews Celebrate Restoration of Maimonides Synagogue

(lubavitch.com) About a dozen Chabad emmisaries participated Sunday in the festive rededication of the ancient Maimonides synagogue in Cairo.

By Chana Katz

March 8, 2010

Chabad of Santiago Mobilizes Relief Aid

Chabad-Lubavitch of Santiago is mobilizing its resources with a plan of action to bring relief aid to areas affected by the recent earthquake.

By Staff Writer

March 5, 2010

The Hidden Jews of Solano County

(lubavitch.com) It’s an 820 square mile swath in Northern California with a population of about 500,000. Until recently, anyone living there who happened to be…

By S. Fridman

March 4, 2010

Blog: Purim At Riker’s Island

The first stop for all is the security checkpoint just outside of Rikers Island. Photo identifications are reviewed and clearance is given to proceed forward.

By Yosef Shidler

March 4, 2010

Purim Journal Part III

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March 2, 2010

Chabad Rabbi’s Online Torah Class Grows Popular

Five million minutes. That’s how much time users have logged joining an online broadcast hosted by a Chabad rabbi as he delivers a daily dose…

By Rivka Chaya Berman

March 2, 2010

Purim Journal Part II

Friday Morning Got up early this morning. Drove out towards a hotel where we were going to make sure the Jewish guests knew about Chabad…

March 1, 2010

Purim Journal

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February 26, 2010

Purim Notes From The Chasidic Rebbes

Mordechai was a Benjaminite, but he is called "Yehudi,” literally meaning a descendant of the tribe of Yehudah. Likewise, the Megillah refers to the Jewish…

February 26, 2010

Jewish Communities Worldwide Mourn Mrs. Sarah Rochel Schochet

Mrs. Sarah Rochel Schochet of Los Angeles, passed away Tuesday night at the age of 65.

February 24, 2010

Purim in Hollywood

With its weekend parties and packed bars, outlandish clubs and celebrity-studded Sunset Strip, Chabad of Los Feliz has learned how to compete for a crowd.

By Amy Klein

February 24, 2010

Wertheimer Places Chabad’s Rohr JLI at Top

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute began its new course: “Portraits in Leadership: Timeless Tales for Inspired Living” earlier this month. With affiliates in hundreds of…

February 22, 2010

Rabbi In Search of Dog

(lubavitch.com) “I’m looking for a dog now.” That’s what Rabbi Shneur Goodman was busy doing when lubavitch.com caught him by phone the other day. “Really,…

February 22, 2010

Remember Aftonbladet?

(lubavitch.com) Once a haven for Holocaust survivors, Sweden is now gaining notoriety for its anti-Semitism, prompting Jews who’ve lived there for as long as six…

February 22, 2010

Brandeis Leadership Students Invited Backstage At Chabad Headquarters

Heads of some of Chabad-Lubavitch's most influential programs...

By Rivka Chaya Berman

February 22, 2010

Russia’s Public Schools to Embrace Religious Education

Come September 2010, The Foundations of Jewish Culture, as the Jewish volume is named, will be delivered along with the other volumes, to 4th and…

By S. Fridman

February 16, 2010

Chabad of Vancouver Game for Jewish Guests at 2010

some 55,000 fans participated in the opening of Vancouver’s 2010 Olympics last Friday night, thousands of Jewish Olympic guests were warmed by the lights

By Dvora Lakein

February 12, 2010