Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters drops the third episode in its series of podcasts about the personal struggles and achievements of Chabad representatives. In Episode 3 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, high school baseball player Elie Kligman tells reporter/producer Gary Waleik about his goal to become the first-ever Major Leaguer to be completely […]

Chabad at UCF Celebrates Students’ Soccer Victory Only days after a momentous tournament victory, Ariel Hadar, Yoni Sorokin, and Itzik Efraim, three Israeli soccer players at the University of Central Florida, were invited to a special Shabbat dinner that Chabad at UCF was throwing in their honor.  For the three champions, celebrating with their Jewish […]

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Mikvah at Chabad RGV in South Texas will be dedicated in memory of local IDF Sgt. Sean Carmeli Chabad of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas is set to complete the construction of a 850-square-foot mikvah in the city of McAllen—the first in the city’s close to 100 years of Jewish history. The mikvah, Mei […]

After 15 years of effort, a commemorative stamp is issued When David Novack, a young first lieutenant with the 100th Infantry Battalion, fought for the United States Army in the European theater during World War II, he never could have envisioned that one of his grandsons would be a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi who would be taking […]

Philanthropic New Jersey company stepped up to fill an urgent void In a year of a global pandemic, you might think that an unexpected national glue shortage would not be that big of a deal—after all, the year has seen a range of odd shortages. But for 20,000 Jewish families isolated in their homes for […]

Andrew Lindhardt built bridges over the chasm of disability By all accounts, Andrew Lindhardt was a people person. Using a small keyboard to “speak” at Friendship Circle events, he would “work the room.” Smiling broadly and chatting with each attendee, he seamlessly built bridges over the chasm of disability. It was no surprise that when […]

Bernard Haller’s gravestone declares that he never missed a day of tefillin or ate non-kosher meat When Bernard (Baruch) Haller enlisted in the United States Marines in 1941, he had two goals: to serve his country and to survive. To accomplish these goals, he knew that he’d need the help of a Higher Power. And […]

Landmark bill passed with bipartisan support will mandate a moment of silence for 3 million public school kids. A landmark bill that will mandate that all K-12 public school classrooms in Florida begin each day with a moment of silence, is currently making its way to the desk of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Proponents of […]