College graduations provide faculty the opportunity to honor students who invest four years of hard work, but COVID restrictions have eliminated that experience for many. When the University of Minnesota announced that there would be no in-person commencement, Chabad organized a ceremony for students and their families. “We have become very close after spending four […]

Israeli expat on New Zealand soccer team expresses gratitude with prayer With fewer than three minutes remaining in regulation time, Jewish striker Tomer Hemed’s team, the A-League Wellington Phoenix, was trailing 2-1, and it appeared they’d drop the game to their opponents, Melbourne City. Then, in a deft feat of athleticism, Hemed slid past a […]

Michael Hurwitz earns a Ph.D. while learning Torah at Mayanot Institute for Jewish Studies Mayanot in Jerusalem tells many stories. Amid the booming voices of discoursing rabbis coming from the study hall, and the aroma of Thursday’s bourekas wafting in from the kitchen, comes a new story of the quiet sound of scholarship of another […]

Synagogue in Teaneck, N.J., and Colel Chabad collaborate in ongoing effort Thousands of children who attend day-care centers in some of the cities under daily missile attacks from Gaza—Sderot, Ashdod and Yavneh—received more than $40,000 worth of toys, games and treats before the holiday of Shavuot earlier this week, thanks to an ongoing campaign in […]

Serving residents and IDF troops near the Gaza border Undoubtedly, there is no city in the world that suffers as much from continuous artillery bombardment throughout the year as the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Located less than a mile from northern Gaza, Sderot (population 27,000) has been under regular rocket and mortar attack by […]

‘Your heart is racing, but you need to show your kids that you’re calm. . . ’ A lot of people are asking me what it’s like to live in the south of Israel, under fire. Before I jump in, I want to point out that we live in Be’er Sheva, which means we don’t […]

A classic work from Sichos in English receives expanded and updated text, and a new design As the world continues to reel from attacks on Israel, the tragedy in Meron and recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a new and expanded version of a truly timely volume is seeing the light of day this spring. Healthy […]

The blossoms have appeared in the land; the time of pruning has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. Shir HaShirim 2:12 Like all of us, I have tasted Egypt this year. I have borne the burden of worry; I have experienced the lack of control over my work and […]

How many of The Ten Commandments can you name?  A survey by Kelton Research some years ago found that less than six in ten Americans knew the sixth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”. And only 45% percent could recall the fifth commandment which bids us “Honor your father and mother.”  This week, Jewish people reenact […]