For many of us, the High Holidays will look quite different this year. But even if we won’t be able to hear Kol Nidrei in a packed shul, or celebrate Simchat Torah with the Torah as a community, the power of the month of Tishrei remains undiminished. This year, we are called upon to lead […]

One of my good friends has been a teacher most of her life. I savor the common sense observations that roll off her tongue, deliciously pointing to the obvious that is often not obvious at all. “Children don’t come with a manual,” she’ll say to comfort a parent after they send a child to school […]

Shofar in the Park brings the essence of Rosh Hashanah to the public in a Covid safe, picturesque environment “Escape the horn honking for some horn blowing,” reads a flyer advertising Shofar in the Park. In a modern twist on the time-honored Chabad mission of making the heart of Rosh Hashanah easily accessible, outdoor shofar […]

Parents and students work actively to help the school reopen after the Jewish holidays As the storm that was once Hurricane Ida lashed drenching rain on New York and reports of flooding were emerging, Rabbi Shmuel Kogan decided that he had to check on the building that houses Ganeinu, the elementary school he runs with […]

This Sunday , Chof-ches Elul, Tof Shin Pei Alef-5781- Sep 5, 2021: An unprecedented historic global gathering is taking place to unite Jews around the world to daven for the Geulah Ever since the destruction of the Temple, the Jewish people have dreamed of the Geulah, the final and complete Redemption – a time when […]

Mourning over destroyed and lost possessions coupled with gratitude for lives spared The Richler children of Mullica Hill, N.J., were celebrating back to school with a dance party in their living room when one of the oldest looked out the window and said, “There’s a tornado outside.” “It came within 500 feet of our house,” […]

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Chabad helps each day while planning for High Holidays About 12 hours after Hurricane Ida left New Orleans, the Chabad emissaries to Metairie, La., were welcoming people in the neighborhood to the Chabad center for a barbecue dinner. “We had to empty our freezers because there is no power […]

Rabbi Judah Mischel reframes repentance as a joyous journey of self-actualization The high holiday of Rosh Hashanah that begins this year at sunset on Monday, Sept. 6, is also the opening of the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah, the Ten Days of Repentance, an annual period of self-assessment during which we reflect on all that we thought, […]

Rabbi Moshe Margaretten has helped dozens escape war-torn Afghanistan, including the women’s national soccer team, with more on the way It reads like a fantastical plot: Afghanistan’s government falls to the Taliban, a group bent on undoing decades of progress. Thousands desperately trying to escape the incoming radical regime are left stranded and families are […]

New JewishU program offers high-quality Torah courses The beginning of the school year is upon us, and there’s exciting news for all Jewish college students.  Chabad on Campus International, a world leader in Jewish campus education, has been feverishly working on a new, innovative learning program called JewishU that is redefining what it means for […]