Record activity this week in stores and online mark historic day in modern Chassidic history With more than 2,000 volumes in its vast catalogue, Kehot Publication Society is the world’s leading publisher of Jewish books. Yet nearly 20 percent of their annual sales takes place during a single week in December or early January. That’s […]

Students win school board’s inclusion of Jewish holidays for the first time As part of series of positive, proactive responses to antisemitic incidents at their school, five Jewish seniors at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois have successfully banded together to win change and inclusion for Jewish students in the area’s public […]

The expansion is the latest chapter in the storied collection of Jewish writings BROOKLYN, N.Y.—The iconic tri-peaked building at 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters, sits at the heart of the sprawling complex of buildings. To its right, the large synagogue and upper-level office rooms and to its left the two smaller homes in the […]

Group travels from West Bloomfield, Mich., to honor victims In the days since the Nov. 30 mass shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Mich., flowers, cards, mementos and placards have been placed on the frozen lawn outside the school to honor the four students killed in the attack, in addition to those recovering […]

On the 5th of Tevet (Hei Teves) in 1987, the extensive library of the sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, was declared as belonging to Agudas Chasidei Chabad Lubavitch. The U.S. Federal court issued this ruling after a lengthy, highly-publicized trial. The anniversary of this event is marked annually, by purchasing new sefarim (Jewish books) […]

Streamed biennial meeting will tackle the challenges and promises of life online The Shul of Bal Harbor in Southeast Florida has been a hub for the exchange of scientific knowledge with a Torah perspective since 1987. That’s when Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, its long-serving senior rabbi and founder, established a prestigious conference together with his […]

António Guterres is honored with kindling the shamash candle The annual public menorah-lighting and celebration in Manhattan’s Sutton Park, on E. 57th St., always attracts officials and dignitaries, but this year it was graced by a neighborhood resident with perhaps the broadest reach of all: U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. He was honored with lighting the […]

In Episode 14 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents Part 2 of the story of deaf Shliach Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, how he’s reaching out to deaf Jews around the world, including one formerly disaffected Jew who once aspired to be a rabbi. Through his communication skills, […]