Working with authorities and the Israeli Embassy, Chabad has arranged a special flight to bring home the body of a young Jewish father killed in Kazakhstan As Kazakhstan’s capital city, Almaty, locks down in the wake of large-scale anti-government protests, the country’s Jewish community is staying at home and praying for peace.  Initially sparked by […]

Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and PurposeManis Friedman & Rivkah Goldstein It’s Good To Know Publishing To paraphrase the punchline of an old Chasidic story: the difference between a window and a mirror is a thin coat of silver. The affluence of our society affords us opportunities that […]

One Jewish resident has been killed in the violence As unrest and chaos unfolds in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan amid protests and a reported attempt to overthrow the government, the country’s Jewish community is staying behind closed doors and waiting out the unrest. One Jewish resident, 21-year-old Levan Kogeashvili of Ashdod, Israel, was […]

Evening of tribute streams on Monday, January 10, at 7 p.m. Eastern. During his 39 years of life, Rabbi Yehuda (“Yudi”) Dukes touched countless lives. As director of JNet, which connects people for weekly remote Torah-learning sessions, he brought the joy of Torah accomplishment to Jews on every continent. With his near-perpetual smile and genuine […]

Chabad in San Antonio challenges the community to dig inside and find the Jewish values they already live by “Rabbi, I don’t know why you’re asking me to speak. There’s nothing in my life worth sharing.” Rabbi Levi Teldon says this a response he often gets when he asks ordinary members of the south-Texas congregation […]

The 31st annual gathering will be online and in-person from Jan. 19-24 Thousands of women leaders and role models in communities around the globe will gather later this month at the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchos) for a weekend of camaraderie, bonding and inspiration, as they reconnect with their sister emissarieson […]

The $12 million structure will provide 700 public-school children with Jewish education In South Florida’s Miami-Dade county, just south of Broward County, a massive construction project is underway. When complete, the $12 million, five-story building will be the permanent home of Chabad Chayil in Highland Lakes. The project comes amid a recent construction boom among […]

Virtual reality becomes the newest place for Jews to congregate Wherever there are Jewish people, there are Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries working to teach, guide, and uplift them. Even when they are avatars. Welcome to the Metaverse, a collection of digitally based alternate realities developed to bring different aspects of life into the virtual world. As human […]

Surrounded by the world’s tallest living things, some 2,000 years old Featuring more than 100 miles of pristine Pacific coastline and mountain ranges covered with Old Growth redwoods, Humboldt County, Calif., is not easy to reach; it’s accessible via air or winding mountain roads that navigate steep ravines and carefully skirt the towering redwoods for […]