When my daughter was about five, she wrote a story called “You Should Be Punished For This and I Am Very Mad.” This pretty much summarizes how many people think about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.   Purim is about joy; Passover is about freedom; Chanukah is about light prevailing over darkness. What’s not to […]

A conversation with a leading supplier of the Four Kinds It’s that time of year again. Jews all over the world will be flocking to Judaica stores, impromptu outlets, and even street vendors to procure the Four Kinds: a palm frond, a yellow citrus fruit called an etrog, willow branches and myrtle twigs. Then, for […]

Simple faith. At one time, it seemed within the grasp of virtually everyone. Its expectations were clear: to love G-d, to fear G-d, to feel his presence, to follow his commandments. The relationship was uncomplicated, and by engaging in it, one would be rewarded with a sense of meaning, purpose, place, and belonging. But modernity […]

Kaporis Chicken contraption by Chabad of Kazakhstan

Regret and resolve The High Holidays are a time dedicated to repentance and reflection. We’ve asked some Chabad leaders to share with us some of the regrets they feel as communal leaders, and what resolutions within the scope of their leadership responsibilities they’d like to make in the coming year. Mrs. Shifra Sharfstein – Rohr […]

Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, a feminine role model of Jewish activism and proponent of Jewish scholarship, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and wife of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok, is being remembered today, on her yahrzeit. In recently discovered memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana, her Jewish scholarship, Jewish education and love for Torah learning are clearly evident. Indeed, since […]

New Shluchim to the Culinary Institute of America and Marist College From warm, savory Shabbat dinners to that unforgettable Shavuot cheesecake, Chabad emissaries sure know how to cook. And Chabad-house goers sure love to eat. This symbiotic relationship between delicious food and happy, sated congregants exists in almost every Chabad house one might visit.  But […]

Yeshivah students, rabbis and volunteers posted at 150 locations around the city More than 32,000 Tel Aviv-Yafo residents and tourists heard the shofar on the city’s streets this Rosh Hashanah, thanks in part to an invitation highlighted on Tel Aviv municipality’s website. Yeshivah students, rabbis and local volunteers took up their posts at 150 locations […]

Now that Rosh HaShanah is over, it’s time for a fast day that is probably the least understood. Tzom Gedaliah is shrouded in mystery, even the date of the murder of Gedaliah is debated amongst our Sages – whether it happened on Rosh HaShana and was pushed to the 3rd of Tishrei or it actually […]

The stories that shaped the past 12 months As the Jewish year 5782 is ushered in with the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur—the second High Holiday season of the pandemic—here is a look back at some of the stories that helped define this year, as featured on Chabad.org/News. It was a year […]