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 […]
Top Selling Holiday Book Features Picture of Chabad Boy
Chabad boy spotted on front cover of featured holiday book selling in Target & Amazon for Holiday Season 5780. You can order the book directly from Amazon by clicking on the picture.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Visit The Ohel
Chabad Puts Us All To Shame
If we need a meal for someone at the last minute, we say: “if they don’t find anything they can go to Chabad.” Why is it more of a responsibility of Chabad than for any other Jew? Leading a High Holiday service in New York City is one of the highlights of my year. Being […]
Poway Street Renamed For Terror Victim
Lori Lynn Lane honors the memory of a beloved local The Poway City Council voted yesterday to name a Poway, California, street in honor of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was murdered during an anti-Semitic shooting last Passover at Chabad of Poway. This was “the easiest vote we will ever take…” tweeted Poway Mayor Steve Vaus the […]
Reno Hebrew School Makes House Calls
Nevada kids get customized lessons at convenient times Monday nights are special for Eadin Jacobs, a fifth-grader in Reno, Nev. That’s when his house is temporarily transformed into a Hebrew school for one. As the only Jewish kid in his elementary school, it’s one of the few times he gets to immerse himself in Judaism […]