שבע האחיות לבית גרינברג לא זוכרות מתי נפגשו בפעם האחרונה. ככה זה כשכל אחת היא שליחת חב”ד במקום אחר, בשש מדינות שונות. ביום האישה הבינלאומי – הנה הצצה לחייהן של נשים שהן גם רבניות, גם אימהות, גם מנכ”ליות, גם מתמודדות עם כל אתגרי העולם היהודי, וגם מוצאות זמן לזום משותף באמצע הלילה, כדי לתת עצות […]

Adults inconvenienced, kids delighted by unusual winter storm JERUSALEM—There were major disruptions for grownups and lots of fun for kids as more than eight inches of snow fell on Jerusalem and the surrounding area on Wednesday night and Thursday. The unusual winter storm caused the closing of schools, shuttering of shops and major delays on […]

Museum to house Chabad at Auraria Campus programs The Colorado home of Israel’s first female prime minister will continue to have an impact on the Jewish world. The Golda Meir House Museum in Denver, where Meir lived as a teenager, was rededicated earlier this month to serve as a center of Jewish learning and engagement […]

Yitzchak Kogan spent 14 years waiting for a Soviet exit visa. Then the Rebbe sent him back In the winter of 1986, Yitzchak and Sofya Kogan finally received the Soviet exit visas they had waited 14 years for. Naturally, they were thrilled—but much had changed since they first applied in 1972. Like thousands of other […]

Rebecca Sugar serves on the Boards of Chabad on Campus International, the Gatestone Institute, and Shavei Israel. She helped found the Jewish Parents’ Forum at The Tikvah Fund. She earned her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.A. in Jewish History from the Jewish Theological Seminary.  Rebecca founded and ran The Alumni Community, […]

Limited in-person gathering did not diminish universal camaraderie and shared purpose BROOKLYN, N.Y.—As 5,384 Chabad-Lubavitch women leaders gathered on six continents for a weekend of reflection, camaraderie and educational workshops—all held virtually with optional in-person attendance in Brooklyn, N.Y.—they united on Sunday, Jan. 23, for an evening of tribute to Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of […]

Spread wry Chassidic wit and wisdom throughout the Holy Land Rabbi Zushe Posner, the beloved American-born mentor to generations of Israeli yeshivah students whose piercing Chassidic wit and devotion to straightforward honesty was a canon of its own, passed away on Friday, 12 Shevat. He was 85 years old. His decades-long career in Jewish education […]

In Episode 17 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Zalman and Rebbetzin Toba Grossbaum, who started the country’s second Friendship Circle program and expanded into the 53,000 square foot Life Town facility, which creates opportunities for special needs individuals. The programs are based […]

Adam Valen-Levinson wasn’t looking for Judaism in Shanghai, China, and he definitely wasn’t thinking about starting a Jewish podcast. He wasn’t raised observant. In fact, the first time he laid tefillin was as a 21-year-old in the United Arab Emirates, a story he tells in his book, The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah. Adam, who is […]

Chabad-Lubavitch women’s conference broadcast Sunday, Jan. 23, from 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m. A program at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries honoring the legacy and ongoing influence of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, of righteous memory, will be broadcast worldwide Sunday, January 23 at 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., corresponding to the anniversary of the Rebbetzin’s […]