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 […]

Worldwide call to join together on Shavuot at synagogues in support of Israel JERUSALEM—A new barrage of rockets fired at residential neighborhoods in Israel early Friday brought the death toll in Israel to nine. The attack came after a wave of 160 Israel Defense Forces aircraft simultaneously conducted a massive attack shortly after midnight Thursday […]

Renewed calls for prayer and good deeds on behalf of IDF troops and the Holy Land Updated at 3:45 a.m. ET JERUSALEM— 160 Israel Defense Forces aircraft simultaneously conducted a massive attack shortly after midnight Thursday on a network of tunnels dug by the Hamas terror group under the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s […]

Programs at Chabad centers emphasize prayer, Torah study and mitzvahs Rockets are raining down on Israeli cities and towns, and in response, Jewish communities around the world are uniting, doing whatever they can to show support for Israel and its citizens, both materially and spiritually, to strengthen their brethren in peril in the Holy Land. […]

Thousands of children worldwide join CKids Mitzvah Meter competition With 25,000 mitzvahs logged online in the first week, Jewish children from Brazil to Hawaii are getting onboard with the new CKids Mitzvah Meter competition, and the excitement is growing. CKids, the Chabad Children’s Network, launched the “Mitzvah Meter” competition last week in partnership with the […]

Stress and trauma levels surge in city under siege In the span of one hour on Tuesday, two hundred Palestinian rockets pummeled the city of Ashkelon, killing two and wounding many others. The terror attacks continued on Wednesday, pounding Ashkelon and its neighboring city of Ashdod. “What has happened over the last few days has […]

In honor of 54 years since the reunification of Jerusalem, when the Lubavitcher Rebbe introduced the Tefillin campaign, we are bringing this article out of the archives. As head of the Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, Yossi Cohen’s routine is anything but humdrum. Beginning his day at the crack of dawn, the recently appointed director […]

Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier is a bimonthly podcast focusing on Chabad emissaries, or shluchim, their personal struggles and the people they inspire all around the globe.  In Episode 1 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, former NPR producer and RTNDA Murrow Award Recipient Gary Waleik tells […]

Synagogues, homes, businesses and vehicles ransacked and burned In what the city’s mayor described as “Kristallnacht”—the unimaginable experience of a murderous pogrom aimed at the Jews living in a city in central Israel—residents of Lod were attacked by stone-throwing Arabs; Molotov cocktails were hurled at Jewish homes; dozens, perhaps hundreds, of vehicles were set alight; […]