Virtual reality becomes the newest place for Jews to congregate Wherever there are Jewish people, there are Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries working to teach, guide, and uplift them. Even when they are avatars. Welcome to the Metaverse, a collection of digitally based alternate realities developed to bring different aspects of life into the virtual world. As human […]
What It’s Like to Be the Rabbi of the Redwoods
Surrounded by the world’s tallest living things, some 2,000 years old Featuring more than 100 miles of pristine Pacific coastline and mountain ranges covered with Old Growth redwoods, Humboldt County, Calif., is not easy to reach; it’s accessible via air or winding mountain roads that navigate steep ravines and carefully skirt the towering redwoods for […]
Any Given Sunday
You may have seen the video clips. Maybe you were there yourself? Every Sunday, in the early afternoon, the Rebbe would leave his office and stand in the lobby of Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. There, for hours on end, he would receive a long line of visitors — men, women, […]
As Marshall Fire Rips Through Colorado, Chabad Reaches Out
Three missing, up to 1,000 homes have been lost, and many are without power Three people are missing and are suspected to have died in the fast-spreading Marshall fire near Boulder, Colo., which has destroyed up to 1,000 homes. The fire began burning out of control on Thursday, decimating entire neighborhoods after hurricane-force winds swept […]
Q&A about Learn2Daven- A Program Founded by Ambitious TEENAGERS!!!
Q: I heard that in February IYH a program called learn2daven is being launched. What is it exactly? Can you tell me about it? A: Learn2Daven is a program that is intended to help students from non-religious backgrounds to gain an appreciation and understanding of the Mitzvos, Minhagim, Halachos and Yomim Tovim of Yiddishkeit. Our […]
Sun, Surf and Synagogue: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Opens First Jewish Center
The striking edifice is the new home of a diverse Jewish community On the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, lies Cabo San Lucas. Once a Jewish desert, today Cabo is home to a vibrant Jewish community. Its new pride and joy—a magnificent synagogue and community center—is the grand vision of a professor at […]
A Traditional Revolution
By Rabbi Menachem Brod – Translated by Yoni Brown In the Torah’s telling of the Exodus, Moshe gets off to a rocky start. After he gathers the Jewish people and tells them that their long-awaited redemption is at hand, things only worsen. Pharaoh refuses to let the Jews go and ramps up their suffering. Finally, […]
Saved From Cremation, Man Receives Jewish Burial in New Mexico Desert
A rabbi and rabbinical student drive 230 miles to provide a traditional burial When Rabbi Chaim Schmukler of Chabad of New Mexico in Albuquerque received a call from a Jewish man telling him that his homeless brother was in the city morgue in Amarillo, Texas, awaiting imminent cremation, the rabbi knew he had to act […]
Measuring Growth
Dave Litman likes to keep a low profile. An innovative giant of the 1990s tech boom, and a pioneer with business partner Bob Diener in the online travel and hotel industry, Dave started a discount airline business in 1984 that became a multi-million dollar wholesale airfare consolidation operation. In 1991, he and Bob founded what […]
Educating All Our Children
Geula Message from Parshas Va’eira with Rabbi Avrohom Yehuda Kievman, Dayan at Melbourne Beis Din, based on the teachings of The Rebbe