Chabadnik News
PARIS — A senior Hungarian official and close ally of President Victor Orban said Monday that his premier and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “belong to the same political family,” in a speech lauding Budapest’s efforts to combat anti-Semitism. “Relations [between our countries] are quite strong. The Israeli government knows very well that Hungary is doing […]
While Jewish institutions are closely monitoring the coronavirus epidemic, and while everyone worries about the impact of the situation on the city, Jews in northern Italy aren’t panicking. A Talmud class was canceled, as well as a conference on the history of Zionism and a book presentation at the Holocaust Memorial. Jewish life in Milan […]
The Cheder Menachem school in the thriving Chabad community of Kingston, Pennsylvania, has announced the hiring of a new Director. Rabbi Yossi Baumgarten, who served as the Assistant Director of Development at Bais Rivkah School in Crown Heights for the past 3 years, will be assuming the title of Director at the school which currently […]
The Board of Governors Meeting of the Jewish Agency for Israel held in Tel Aviv hosted a Chabad Shliach to speak about Chabad’s activities and growth in small towns and communities around America. The Board of Governors Meeting of the Jewish Agency for Israel, the largest Jewish nonprofit organization in the world, is currently being […]
For most girls, bat mitzvah is a time to look forward to. But for 42 Israeli girls who have lost a parent – for most, a father, killed in war or from terror – coming of age could have been a miserable time. But on Feb. 17, Colel Chabad welcomed the girls to a gala […]
Using only his eyes and a computer screen to communicate his heartfelt wishes, Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, who has inspired and uplifted people around the world since being immobilized by ALS in 2013, wrote a deeply personal message describing his joy that thousands of Jewish people around the world are doing mitzvahs in honor of his […]
Disability inclusion, mental-health awareness in communities around the world Combining the spiritual beauty of Shabbat with classes, workshops and panel discussions at 600 locations around the world, ShabbaTTogether gatherings, Feb. 7-9, coordinated by the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative, highlighted the importance of inclusion within Jewish communities worldwide. Nina Pfrenger, a student at Texas A&M University, […]
From the age of ten until I was fifteen, I attended the Chabad yeshivah in Newark, New Jersey. This was a very small, unaccredited school – housed in a one-family, colonial-style home on Grumman Avenue – run by Rabbi Sholom Ber Gordon. Although small, the school offered a warm educational environment and I learned a […]
Chabad of Singer Island, FL, led by Shluchim Rabbi Berel and Tzivia Namdar, has accomplished an enormous amount in their first year. Today they ask you to join their founder’s club as they aim to raise $80K. Dear Friend, Chabad Jewish community of Singer Island, FL, offers a wide array of educational, social and cultural […]
Some 30 campus Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries concluded an eight-day training program at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, learning cutting-edge tools that will allow them to teach about the Holocaust and the growing problem of Holocaust denial. Equally important was guidance on how to grapple with and counter increasing instances of antisemitism on college campuses. The emissaries hailed […]