What It’s Like to Be a Rabbi in Romania

Celebrating 20 years of Chabad, where Judaism was decimated by Nazis and Communists t’s nearly 10 p.m. in Bucharest, Romania, when Jerusalem-born Rabbi Naftali Deutsch has a bit of time for a phone interview, in which he shares the trials and triumphs he and his wife have experienced in the two decades since they arrived […]

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Digging the New Digs at Chabad of Indiana University

Doubly blessed, a Chabad campus center upgrades its space without even trying Chabad of Indiana University’s new home is only a short block away from its predecessor, but its central location acts as a magnet to the school’s 3,000 Jewish students. The new building boasts 7,000 square feet, almost double the space of its previous […]

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Rockets From Gaza Strike Israel, Including Tel Aviv

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries out in force with spiritual artillery Schools and shopping centers throughout southern and central Israel, including in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, were ordered closed by the Israel Defense Forces as terror groups in the Gaza Strip fired barrages of rockets at cities and towns throughout the country following the assassination of a […]

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The Israeli of Alamo

A Pit Stop that Changed Lives Forever Levi Goldshmid was thirsty.  Together with Yossi Posner, Goldshmid spent the month of August visiting Jewish inmates in 32 prisons across the American South. The pair, both 25 years old, brought Judaism and hope to inmates on behalf of the Aleph Institute. On this sunny afternoon, they were […]

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It’s Just About Being Jewish

Thousands of college students celebrate Jewish identity at annual Shabbaton The ballroom pulsated with the energy of 1200 college students meeting, dancing, playing games and snacking at the penultimate event of the 2019 Chabad on Campus International Shabbaton this Saturday night. From as far away as Sheffield, England and Paris, France and as locally as […]

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Gunman Kills 2 Outside German Synagogue During Yom Kippur Services

Some 80 worshippers barricade themselves inside; killer live-streams anti-Semitic diatribe After failing to get inside a synagogue where more than 80 people were attending Yom Kippur services in Halle, Germany, a heavily armed gunman shot two people dead, left explosives outside the synagogue and threw a hand-grenade into a nearby Jewish cemetery before being captured […]

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Isolated, But Not Alone

A grassroots support group for Chabad women living off the grid, convenes for an annual retreat What’s it like to keep a kosher home where kosher food isn’t available? Or to give your children a Jewish education where none exists? The geographic isolation experienced by growing numbers of Chabad representatives who serve in places far […]

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In Chicago, Reclaiming Jewish Identity Through Adult Circumcision

Organization has enabled thousands born in Soviet Union to enter the Covenant of Abraham Standing in the sun-drenched sanctuary, large windows showing manicured lawns framed by verdant shrubbery, we could just feel that something special was happening. In the floor above us, a circumcision was taking place. After nearly 60 years of life, Ilya would […]

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