Nature & Nurture at New Colorado Chabad Campus

Everything in Colorado circles back to outdoor recreation, and Chabad of South Metro Denver’s new $6 million campus is no exception. The 23,000-square-foot campus, formerly home of Beacon Country Day School, sits on five acres where the earth’s natural wonders serve as an idyllic backdrop for spiritual connection and Jewish education. Now, the children attending […]

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Life Sketches: Tevye in the 99-Cent Store

Stories From Around the World Life Sketches is a series of stories, collected from Chabad emissaries worldwide. Here, they share some of the funny, inspiring, and heartwarming events they witness daily. Several years ago, I walked into the 99-cent store on Poway Rd. and noticed a man smiling at me, so I gave him a […]

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Purim Notes From The Chasidic Rebbes

Mordechai “The Jew” Mordechai was a Benjaminite, but he is called “Yehudi,” literally meaning a descendant of the tribe of Yehudah. Likewise, the Megillah refers to the Jewish people as “Yehudim,” ignoring tribal differences. Why Yehudi? Yehudi is of the same root as “hoda’ah,” meaning to acknowledge, or to accept. The essence of Jewish identity […]

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ShabbaTTogether to Focus on Mental-Health Challenges During Covid

Programs this weekend to be hosted in-person and online at Chabad centers Amid the global coronavirus pandemic and the corresponding mental-health crisis it has exacerbated, Jewish communities around the world are joining an effort to raise mental health and disability inclusion awareness by participating in the global ShabbaTTogether initiative this coming Friday and Shabbat, Feb. […]

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“How Long Are You Going to Be On the Fence?”

Rabbi Yehoshua (Josh) Gordon, 66, Chabad representative of Encino, California since 1973, passed away on Chof Tes Shvat of 2016 after battling an illness. Tonight commemorates his 5th yartzeit. Rabbi Gordon and his wife Deborah were among the Rebbe’s early representatives to the state of California. Under his leadership, Jewish life in the San Fernando Valley blossomed. From […]

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Kosher Food and Tefillin at Superbowl LV

Chabad of Tampa brought mitzvah opportunities to sports’ biggest stage This year was the first time a Super Bowl was played—and won—by the home team on its home turf. And for some Jewish Tampa Bay fans, it was also the first time they felt truly at home, as the Buccaneers coordinated with Chabad of Tampa […]

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Thousands of Chabad Women Envision a Better Year Ahead

In an online conference, emissaries discuss moving forward in a post-coronavirus world The dizzying geographical scope of the Chabad-Lubavitch empire of emissaries around the world has long been a topic of conversation—an impressive phenomenon that inspires amazement and admiration on any day. When it comes time for the annual conference of emissaries with so many […]

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