70 chaplains and the Aleph Institute make the holiday possible on hundreds of bases It’s that time of year again, when the days are short and the nights long. Yes, there are lights, brightening up the darkness and the cold. But for many Jews, it’s a difficult time to find representation and connection, especially on […]

Inclusion on Long Island Every Shabbat, Rabbi Anchelle Perl invites congregants to step forward with requests for prayers during the traditional Misheberach ceremony. What’s less traditional is the type of requests he solicits. For the last six months, Perl has openly extended his offer to people suffering from all illnesses, mental as well as physical. […]

Her interviews with the Rebbe were deeply influential on Israeli society Geulah Cohen, a leading Israeli activist and political leader who fought for independence as a member of the Jewish underground during the final years of the British Mandate, and became a mainstay of Israel’s ideological right—first as a journalist and then as a member […]

Acts of kindness in the 1960s are still being paid back decades later, in the shape of Chabad’s giant menorahs in Essex The public candle-lightings organised by Chabad are now a fixed part of the seasonal calendar. But where do the giant metal menorahs come from? And where do they go for the rest of […]

A new Chabad center is coming to south Phoenix, a fast-growing region of the metropolitan area that previously had no synagogues. Rabbi Mendy Rimler and his wife, Sarah, will co-direct the Chabad Jewish Center of South Phoenix. “The first in the area is always a big thing,” said Grant Galas, a local real estate agent […]