Although it’s a staple of the synagogue service, the reading of the Torah remains something of a mystery to many. The Torah portion is recited in a language that few congregants know well. Fewer still are familiar with what it takes to perform a proper leining, the intricate origins of the practice, or, for that […]

On the 10th of Tevet in the Hebrew year 3336 (425 BCE), the army of Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar surrounded Jerusalem’s stone walls and laid siege on the city. This was the beginning of the end of the first Beit Hamikdash; on the 17th of Tammuz, 3338, the city walls were breached, and three weeks later, […]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Chabad of Staten Island plans to host a series of courses later this month on Judaism’s contributions to the Western world. Amid a string of anti-Semitic attacks, the Meiers Corners congregation will host the weekly, six-session course titled “Judaism’s Gifts of the World” starting Sunday, Jan. 26 at 10:30 a.m. For […]

Chabad representative is recognized for her remarkable contribution to the community. Manya Lazaroff, director of Chabad at Texas A&M University, was caught by surprise. She was in the middle of a meeting when a crew from KBTX-TV arrived at the Rohr Chabad Jewish Center to present her with the ‘Be Remarkable’ award on December 12th. […]