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Lubavitch News Service
The Shluchim Office Relaunches International Tefillin Bank
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the tefillin campaign, the Shluchim Office will reopen the International Tefillin Bank.
Chabad at Harvard Welcomes Back Mark Zuckerberg
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg returned to Harvard University this week to graduate with an honorary degree, Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi of Chabad at Harvard was…
A New Home for Calgary’s Jews
It was a cloudy day in May when Chabad of Calgary hosted 700 guests to celebrate the grand opening event of their new center.
Etch-a-Sketch 770
Jason Swartz, a member of Chabad of Memphis, Tennessee, drew an artful rendition of Chabad Lubavitch’s headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. A commercial…
Low Tech Cool Brings Hi-Impact Change To South Africa
Everyone, no matter their financial capacity, has something to offer another and these little arks could be quickly and painlessly filled before being gifted to…
For Jewish Students at ASU, It’s Time to Play Ball
Chabad’s new student recreation center gives Jewish ASU students a place to hang out and have fun
History is Made: Welcoming Northern Cyprus’ First Torah Scroll
For the first time in history, a Torah scroll has dedicated in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, at the local Chabad House run by Rabbi Chaim Hillel…
What’s Your Hunger?
A members-only operation like Costco, The Family Store sells subsidized groceries and home goods to over 500 Jewish families. In a city where a bottle…
Survivors of Terror: Israel’s Double Orphans Grow Up
In Israel, doubly orphaned survivors of terror and their grandparents pick up the pieces.
The CTeen Experience at March of the Living
For the first time ever, thousands of teens participating in March of the Living will join the complete CTeen experience beneath a large pavilion erected…
Russia: Thousands Attend More Than 500 Public Seders Across the Country
Over 500 public Seders were attended by thousands of Jews in Russia this year.
Illinois Declares Education and Sharing Day, Welcomes Passover with Gov. Rauner
In what has by now become a tradition, Governor signed a proclamation declaring 11 Nissan as "Education and Sharing Day.”
Thousands of Berlin Jews Receive Assistance for Pesach
This year, over 1,000 welfare-supported Jewish families in Berlin received generous food baskets in honor of the holiday of Passover.
From Cemeteries to Celebration: Jewish Students Spend Spring Break in Berlin
While their classmates were spending spring break in warmer climates, 18 Jewish students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign traveled to Berlin for a…
New Nursing Center, First of its Kind, Opens in Moscow
It was a small but impressive ceremony last week marking the opening of the Shaarei Tzedek Jewish Chesed Center which provides professional nursing care to…
“We Need Your Prayers”
In September 2014, Lubavitch International ran a three-part series on the cities affected by the war. Three years later, we asked Rabbi Vishedski to update…
Baking Bread in Brooklyn
An educational matzah experience attracts over 2,000 visitors a season—including the occasional senator.
In Russia, Preparations for Pesach are Front and Center
For the past few months, Russia’s kashrut committee has been hard at work preparing for Passover, aiming to offer a huge variety of holiday products…
Tribute Evening Celebrates Moscow Synagogue’s 16th Year
Celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Marina Roscha Jewish Community Center in Moscow aboard a boat that sailed on the Moscow River. Photos by Levi…
The Great Jewish Food Debate Comes to U. Penn
For the past 71 years, philosophers, noted academics and Nobel laureates have come to argue whether the Hamantash, the pastry traditionally eaten on Purim, is…
Opposition Leader Bougie Herzog Visits Jewish Institutions in Moscow
Israeli Opposition Leader and head of the Zionist Union Mr. Isaac (Bougie) Herzog was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Parliament…
New Mikveh Opens in Abuja, Nigeria
Jewish Women in Nigeria finally have a mikveh of their own. The new addition to Abuja—a clean and modern oasis in the literal and figurative…
CTeen Takes on Times Square in Epic Havdalah Ceremony
Times Square was jam-packed and full of energy Saturday night at the most spirited CTeen Havdalah ceremony to date. Despite the rain, thousands of teens…
Videos & Galleries
Videos & Galleries
A Brooklyn Street is now named Lubavitcher Rebbe Way
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150 Jewish service members gathered at The Shul of Bal Harbour for the 18th annual Aleph Military Symposium and Shabbaton.
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Spirituality on the slopes
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International Conference of Chabad Shluchos group photo
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The funeral of Ian Douglas Epstein — a Jewish flight attendant who perished on American Airlines Flight 5342 — will take place at Chabad of Charlotte, North Carolina
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Ice and fire combine to illuminate the night, courtesy of Chabad of Steamboat Springs.
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The “World’s Widest Menorah” will be kindled at Chabad of Clearwater, Florida
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A unique menorah stands at Wasilla Lake in Alaska’s Mat-Su Valley, placed by Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Greenberg of the Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad
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