Miriam Alexandrov of Dnipro continues her work from afar In a time of unrelenting chaos and fear for the children of Dnipro, who are scattered around the world, an online version of their school back home in Ukraine has become a safe place to connect with friends, have fun and pray for peace together. It […]

Millions to once again join in family gatherings and communal Seders Passover is right around the corner, and Jewish families and friends around the world are eagerly looking forward to being together once again on the Seder nights. Chabad-Lubavitch centers are opening their doors to a record number of guests, and everyone is looking forward […]

Rabbi Mendy Greenberg prayed for peace in Ukraine and paid tribute to the Rebbe Ahead of the upcoming 120th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—the U.S. Senate paid homage to the Rebbe and his influence on humanity at large, when Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, who directs the Mat-Su Jewish […]

A call for solidarity at the Seder with those who can’t attend one Six weeks into the bloody war in Ukraine, and Passover—the season of freedom—is on everyone’s minds. While Ukraine Jews hope and pray for a speedy resolution to the war (and the world along with them), Passover preparations in Ukraine are in full […]

Young volunteer continues his work despite death,destruction and a shortage of supplies The following was written by Daniel, a 21-year-old staffer at the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish community in eastern Kiev, who has been devoting night and day to caring for the elderly and other vulnerable people in Kiev’s eastern flank, known as the “Left Bank.” He […]

Chabad secures a variety of venues for community Seders Growing up in the early 1990s in Kiev, capital of the newly independent Ukraine, Esther Koronskaya didn’t celebrate Passover. Seventy years of Communist repression had done its job on her family, and the Jewish traditions of their ancestors had been all but forgotten. Now 34 years […]

In 1986 a nuclear reactor in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl exploded. Deadly clouds spewed across Belarus and Ukraine, leaving radioactive fallout that brought radiation sickness, cancer, and in the years to come, a sharp rise in birth defects. Growing up in the shadow of the disaster, Gennadiy Simanovich saw his friends grow sick with […]

How an Orthodox Jewish non-profit airlifted hundreds of Judges and former US employees from the Taliban’s Afghanistan. When the Taliban started sending him death threats, Fazel Malek* had to leave his wife and daughter behind in Kabul, Afghanistan. After a team of Chabad rabbis arranged his family’s rescue, he’s now living at a Chabad Jewish […]

1,210 new institutions mark a renewed commitment to the Rebbe’s vision Shimmy Borgen, a young father in the Kew Gardens Hills area of Queens, N.Y., will be taking his family to visit the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. He’ll also be taking one day each week to […]

Rabbi Chaim Gurevitch’s final act was to give shmurah matzah to a Jewish family Rabbi Chaim Gurevitch was a man on a mission, to share shmurah matzah with as many Jewish people as possible. It didn’t matter if the recipient was so far from Jewish observance that he or she would not attend a Passover […]